Author: Peter Fendrich
Date: 00:03:19 06/25/03
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On June 25, 2003 at 01:44:47, Dann Corbit wrote: >On June 25, 2003 at 01:04:32, Russell Reagan wrote: > >>On June 25, 2003 at 00:46:39, Slater Wold wrote: >> >>>This isn't really a 'bug' report, I know there's a forum for that. I just want >>>to make sure I am not crazy, and that this is actually not working as it should. >>> >>>Take the position: >>> >>>3qk3/8/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w - - 0 1 >>> >>>and plug it into Winboard. Now move e4. Now go to File --> Copy Position To >>>Clipboard (or hit ALT+SHIFT+C). Now paste your position into a file. >>> >>>3qk3/8/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQ e3 0 1 >>> >>>Why did Winboard just give white the right to castle? >>> >>>This is using Winboard 4.2.6. Does it happen on Xboard too? >> >>I think if the king and rooks are on their original squares, then it assumes >>they haven't moved and gives them castling rights. I would assume that it would >>be right about that most of the time, because how often does a position arise >>where the king and both rooks have moved from their original squares and back >>again? > >From this position: >[D]3qk3/8/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w - - 0 1 >it is impossible for white NOT to have castling rights. Well, let's see about that... :-) White from the starting position plays Nf3 and Nc3 and picking all black pieces (except for the queen) with the knights. He also makes the moves Rh1-g1-h1 and Ra1-b1-a1. When the black pieces are captured the both knights move back to b1 and g1. Now no castling rights are left in this position. /Peter
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