Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 17:07:12 11/30/01
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On November 30, 2001 at 13:53:49, Les Fernandez wrote: >On November 30, 2001 at 12:33:35, Roy Eassa wrote: > >>On November 30, 2001 at 11:33:48, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>for pawn moves, only a destination square may be given. For piece moves, >>>the piece "letter" plus the destination square is the simplest form. If >>>this leads to an ambiguous move (either of the above) then the move is >>>qualified by adding either the originating file letter, or if that is >>>still ambiguous, by trying the originating rank number instead. >>> >> >> >>I think sometimes you need BOTH the originating rank and file: > >Hi Roy, > >Yes there are times when both are needed but my interest is strictly with regard >to pawn moves and captures. Pawn non-capture moves only have the target square. Pawn capture moves have file, x, target square. For example, here there are three possible white pawn moves from this position: [D]3k4/8/8/1p1p4/2P5/8/8/3K4 w - - c5 gives this: [D]3k4/8/8/1pPp4/8/8/8/3K4 b - - cxb5 gives this: [D]3k4/8/8/1P1p4/8/8/8/3K4 b - - cxd5 gives this: [D]3k4/8/8/1p1P4/8/8/8/3K4 b - -
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