Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 16:02:24 07/11/01
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On July 11, 2001 at 18:55:45, Dann Corbit wrote: >>As a consequence the FEN generated from such positions is not strictly >>correct according to the standard from SJE, but IMO the standard should >>be changed, here. > >Yes, I think the current PGN standard is broken in regard to e.p. squares. > >For instance, how many distinct positions is this: >[D]rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3p4/3P4/8/PPP1PPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - >You can make 4 of them, if you have to set e.p. flags, but there is only one >real position. Multiply the number of potential pawns affected and it explodes >with great stupidity. Wait a sec. Does the FEN standard according to SJE state that you *have* to have the ep square set to e3 after 1. e4? If so, that is dumb and I'm going to happily ignore it. The square shouldn't be set unless there is a legal capture, or at least it should be optional to set it if there isn't. bruce
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