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Subject: Re: XBoard engines that send moves in SAN?

Author: Sam Slutzky

Date: 21:38:05 01/03/01

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On January 03, 2001 at 17:51:32, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 03, 2001 at 16:45:43, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>Does anybody know of any XBoard engines that only use SAN in their move output?
>
>Amy
>Crafty
>ExChess
>GLC
>GnuChess5
>LambChop
>LDBlanche
>Sjeng
>SSEChess
>
>I imagine I am forgetting a bunch of them, but I am far too lazy to test them
>all.  Try asking on the Winboard forum.
>
>Interesting that all except for SSEChess are strong engines.  (I don't know how
>strong the new SSEChess is, so maybe all of them are).

SSEChess outputs its moves in SAN but it sends its moves to Winboard/Xboard in
coordinate algebraic.  Or, at least it should.  I haven't looked at that code in
a long time.

Sam

P.S.  SSEChess is getting stronger, but still has a ways to go.



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