Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:20:29 03/07/02
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On March 07, 2002 at 12:18:16, Terry McCracken wrote: >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 Done in another post in this topic...
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