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Subject: Re: Another Clever Problem; Samuel Loyd New York Albion 1857, Att. Dr. Hyatt

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 21:54:59 03/06/02

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On March 06, 2002 at 23:48:43, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On March 06, 2002 at 21:29:05, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>On March 06, 2002 at 20:53:25, Jason Williamson wrote:
>>
>>>Just a little point...this is the Computer Chess Club, not a general chess
>>>forum...hence if you don't put the correct fen string in, then its difficult to
>>>use the position with computers.
>>>
>>>JW
>>
>>Sounds lazy to me:o)
>>
>>I've been told the FEN was wrong and ok. So that doesn't help much!
>>
>>If the FEN is not ok repost my diagram with the correct FEN!
>>
>>Anyways the "Beauty" of this problem has been lost in all this quibbling:(
>>
>>Terry
>
>
>The problem is there is _no_ "correct FEN" for a position with a partially-
>completed move.  FEN does not allow nor consider such a thing, for good
>reason.  How would you indicate what piece is "off the board and 'en route'"??

I think you are confused with a different position posted before that
is not the one that Terry posted by Sam Loyd.

Miguel



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