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Subject: Re: Which Programs Play Fischer Random? [corrected]

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 06:09:38 10/22/02

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On October 22, 2002 at 09:06:24, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>On October 22, 2002 at 02:50:44, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On October 21, 2002 at 17:05:19, Rick Terry wrote:
>>
>>>does tiger 15?
>>
>>I think that the rules of fisher random that I read in Arena are not logical.
>>
>>It is not a generalization of the normal chess rules and I saw no rule that
>>there should be nothing between the king and the rook to allow castling.
>>
>>A logical generlization of the castling rules should say that the king go to
>>distance one square from the rook and the rook goes to the second side but
>>surprisingly it is not the rule that I read in arena.
>
>
>How do you apply your rule for O-O when the K starts on b1 and the Rs are on a1
>and c1?
>
>
>>
>>I see no reason for programmers to program a strange rule that is even not a
>>generalization of the normal castling rules.
>
>
>I believe the normal rule for fischer random is to put the K on g1 and R on f1


>for O-O or put the K on c1 and the rook on d1 for O-O-O. The transit [& destination] squares


>must be unoccupied for both K & R. The King cannot be under attack on either its
>begining, destination or transit squares.
>
>What could be simpler or more logical? What does Arena say the rule is?
>
>
>>
>>I know nobody who play fisher random but it is logical to guess that if people
>>play it they play it by logical generalization of castling and not by some
>>strange rules that I read in arena.
>>
>>Uri



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