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Subject: Re: WinBoard and GNUChess

Author: James Swafford

Date: 18:34:19 09/07/00

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Check if the "test legality" option is checked in Winboard.
If you're still unsure, you can use the -debug command line
option.

Rc1 is ambiguous, however.  The correct output would be
Rac1 or Rhc1....

--
James


On September 07, 2000 at 21:05:03, Larry Griffiths wrote:

>My program has a crude interface to Winboard now.  I have been playing it
>against GNUChess and have been getting responses occasionally to the effect that
>my program is making an illegal move.  I assume it is coming from GNUChess.
>
>Here was an EPD of the last time it happened.
>
>[D]2k5/pp3pp1/1n6/7p/P7/1KN1r2P/3rp3/R6R w - - 0 35
>
>My program wants to move RC1 but Winboard shows a message that program 1 (mine)
>is trying to make an illegal move.
>
>Is this message coming from Winboard, or is it coming from GNUChess?
>
>Larry.



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