Command line interface

Command line parameters are passed as Java -D<name>=<value>

Parameter name	Meaning	Versions
white	Player that will play for white	0.1 - 0.3
black	Player that will play for black	0.1 - 0.3
white.engine	Player that will play for white	0.4+
black.engine	Player that will play for black	0.4+
white.depth	Depth of thinking for white	0.4+
black.depth	Depth of thinking for black	0.4+

Limitations: white.depth, black.depth are supported only for Legal player (as per 0.4) white.depth, black.depth are supported only for brain.normalized (as per 0.5)

Parameter name (s)	Value	Meaning	Versions
white/black	Legal	Denormalized brain of Legal player will play for the side	0.1 - 0.3
white.engine/black.engine	Legal	Normalized brain of Legal player will play for the side	0.4
white.engine/black.engine	brain.normalized	Normalized brain of Legal player will play for the side	0.5+
white.engine/black.engine	brain.denormalized	Denormalized brain of Legal player will play for the side	0.5+
white.engine/black.engine	brain.random	Random brain of Legal player will play for the side	0.6+
white/black	Simple	Simple player will play for the side	0.1
white/black	Simple	Simple brain of Legal player will play for the side	0.2-0.3
white.engine/black.engine	Simple	Simple brain of Legal player will play for the side	0.4
white.engine/black.engine	brain.simple	Simple brain of Legal player will play for the side	0.5+
white/black	Winboard	Winboard player will play for the side	0.1-0.3
white.engine/black.engine	Winboard	Winboard player will play for the side	0.4
white.engine/black.engine	ui.winboard	Winboard player will play for the side	0.5+
white.depth/black.depth	1	The player will think for 1 ply	0.4+
white.depth/black.depth	2	The player will think for 2 plies	0.4+

Limitations:

1. You cannot pass Winboard (ui.winboard) in white and black parameters simultaneously (the same is true for white.engine, black.engine).
2. UCI player exists in 0.1+ but is not selectable through CLI
3. Thinking for more than 2 plies is not supported (as per 0.4)

Parameter	Default	Versions
white	Winboard	0.1-0.3
black	Simple	0.1
black	Legal	0.2-0.3
white.engine	Winboard	0.4
black.engine	Legal	0.4
white.engine	ui.winboard	0.5+
black.engine	brain.normalized	0.5+
white.depth	1	0.4+
black.depth	1	0.4+

NOTE: although internally white.depth, black.depth have default 1, the value suggested in *.bat for black.depth is 2 (as per 0.4).