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Subject: Re: PGN and variations question

Author: Manfred Schubert

Date: 22:51:16 02/24/02

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On February 25, 2002 at 01:27:35, Manfred Rosenboom wrote:

>Like Eelco mentioned: the move itself can't be part of the variation, because
>the variation is an alternative line of play. E.g.: if the main line in the
>initial position is 1.e4 and you want to mention, that 1.d4 is an alternative
>line of play, you have to write 1. e4 (1.d4)

So something like 1. e4 (1. e4) would be definitely invalid PGN? The standard is
maximum vague about this.

Crafty seems to create this, so I'll have to support the import, but I think I
shouldn't allow creating such variations when it is consensus that it is
illegal.


Manfred



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