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

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:45:30 03/07/02

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On March 07, 2002 at 00:54:59, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:

>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


That is possible.  The one with two rooks had no castle status possible for
white.  If _that_ is the position under discussion, it was _also_ wrong...




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