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Subject: Re: Short Algebraic notation

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 12:25:25 08/23/00

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On August 23, 2000 at 14:03:52, Steve Coladonato wrote:

>On August 23, 2000 at 13:43:12, Larry Griffiths wrote:
>
>>My old principle continuation printouts used to be:
>>
>>e2-e4  a1xd1  etc.
>>
>>I converted them to short algebraic notation since this seems to be very popular
>>and the test suites seem to use this for best move.
>>
>>If I remember correctly, pawn moves are e4 g7 etc and captures are bxe4 hxg7
>>etc.
>>
>>Other moves are Rf4 Qb6 etc and captures Rxf4 Qxb6...
>>
>>I cant remember what the notation looks like when the same type of pieces can
>>move or capture to the same square and the notation shows which piece to move.
>>Something like ra4-b4?
>>How should these look?
>>
>The piece is determined by either the rank or the file that it presently sits
>on.  e.g. R8a4 or Raa4 or R6xb5 or Rbxc6
>
>Steve

Further, disambiguation by rank is incorrect if disambiguation by file is
possible.  This is something that has been broken in more than one ChessMaster
release, though.

Dave



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