Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 09:18:16 03/07/02
Go up one level in this thread
On March 07, 2002 at 10:46:51, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On March 07, 2002 at 00:27:53, Terry McCracken 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'"?? >> >>That's not the point! But to you that is all there is to it, and that's that. >>It's a brilliant problem, that's the point! >> >>Terry > > >It's a "brilliant problem" to give someone a position that is _wrong_ and then >expect them to solve it? As a diagram in a chess book, it makes sense because >such diagrams never tell whether white/black can castle or not. But when you >post a FEN position description, it _does_ give that information. In fact, >it _must_ according to the FEN specification. > >That was _my_ point... Trust me I got your point all too well! First show me the correct FEN and two you have made it impossible by your FEN rule base to show such a problem as when a person knows to look for castles, then the problem is ruined! Please show me the FEN rules, list them please, with an explanation as I am not familar with them thanks! Terry
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.