user-1: What resources are there, e.g. tutorials, for connecting engines to play automatically on remote servers such as ICC?  There are certain opening variations that I want to have a strong engine test and refine on a significant basis.  Modifying an engines book is another matter, though material on that would be nice.
But the material I find, either on engines and interfaces themselves, or on automating engines to play on ICC, is either piecemeal, or far from comprehensive.  This link is the best I can do, and as you can see, it in turn refers you to other material.  But I'm concerned about how up to date this is.

user271: WinBoard is the way to go, also check out...
http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/engine-intf.html
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/
The WinBoard forum is probably the best place to ask this question or the answer can be found there.

-1: <p>What resources are there, e.g. tutorials, for connecting engines to play automatically on remote servers such as ICC?  There are certain opening variations that I want to have a strong engine test and refine on a significant basis.  Modifying an engines book is another matter, though material on that would be nice.</p>

<p>But the material I find, either on engines and interfaces themselves, or on automating engines to play on ICC, is either piecemeal, or far from comprehensive.  <a href="http://www.horizonchess.com/FAQ/Winboard/Winboard2.html#%5BB.3%5D" rel="nofollow">This link</a> is the best I can do, and as you can see, it in turn refers you to other material.  But I'm concerned about how up to date this is.</p>
 271: <p>WinBoard is the way to go, also check out...</p>

<p><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/engine-intf.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/engine-intf.html</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/</a></p>

<p>The WinBoard forum is probably the best place to ask this question or the answer can be found there.</p>
