Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:11:40 03/06/02
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On March 06, 2002 at 12:47:47, Roy Eassa wrote: > >IMO, Bob's view is that HALF-CASTLING is a HALF-ASSED THING! > That is being _far_ too kind. :) > >On March 06, 2002 at 11:06:05, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On March 06, 2002 at 08:26:49, Bernhard Bauer wrote: >> >>>On March 06, 2002 at 08:06:29, Jouni Uski wrote: >>> >>>>On March 06, 2002 at 05:37:14, Andreas Stabel wrote: >>>> >>>>>The discussion of castling possibility or not reminds me of a silly >>>>>similar problem somebody once presented me with: >>>>> >>>>>[D]8/8/8/8/1p2p3/1P1kP3/1P3P2/2K3N1 w Q - >>>>> >>>>>White to mate in half a move :) >>>>> >>>>>Best regards >>>>>Andreas Stabel >>>> >>>>This is easy Rd1 mate! >>>> >>>>Jouni >>> >>>Ahhhm, your basically right, even most people here would say your wrong, because >>>the FEN is wrong. :-)) >>>So let me give the position again with the corrected FEN: >>>[D]8/8/8/8/1p2p3/1P1kP3/1P3P2/2K3N1 w Q/2 - >>> >>>Please notice the Q/2 flag in the position. It obviously means that castling to >>>the queen side is allowed partially - exactly by a half. >>>This new feature will be part of the new epd description as soon as S. J. >>>Edwards has time to give a new request for comment (RFC). >>>Kind regards >>>Bernhard >> >> >>Can you please explain what all this nonsense is about? half-castling and >>such?
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