Author: Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com)
Date: 16:48:25 10/23/98
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On October 23, 1998 at 04:32:47, Peter McKenzie wrote:
>On October 23, 1998 at 01:23:30, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On October 22, 1998 at 23:27:48, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On October 22, 1998 at 20:30:35, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 22, 1998 at 13:03:26, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> a b c d e f g h
>>>>> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>>8 | |///| |///| |///| |///| 8
>>>>> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>>7 |///| |///| |///| B |/p/| | 7
>>>>> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>>6 | |///| |///| P |///| |///| 6
>>>>> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>>5 |///| |///| |///| |/p/| P | 5
>>>>> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>>4 | |/b/| |/k/| |/P/| |///| 4
>>>>> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>>3 |///| |///| |///| K |///| | 3
>>>>> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>>2 | |///| |///| |///| |///| 2
>>>>> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>>1 |///| |///| |///| |///| | 1
>>>>> +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>>> a b c d e f g h
>>>>Someone was looking for a better way to display a chessboard using only
>>>>characters some time ago in r.g.c.c. I would just like to comment that this is
>>>>the best I have ever seen. I hope whoever was looking for it finds this.
>>>
>>>
>>>Boy do I disagree. :) IE how about those pawns on f4, g5 and h5? What
>>>color are they?
>>B,B,W
>>Maybe [p], #p# or even *p* would be better for black, but I could see it right
>>off.
>>
>>>I would *not* want to analyze using that (or any ascii board in fact).
>>Well, I agree there, but if it _HAS_ to be ASCII, I like this layout a lot.
>
>I found Bruce's board visually appealing but had difficulty figuring out the
>colours of pawns and pieces. For what its worth, here is the ascii board from
>my program lambChop. I find it pretty easy, but then I'm used to it...
>
> _______________________
> 8 |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
> 7 |__|__|__|__|__|WB|bp|__|
> 6 |__|__|__|__|WP|__|__|__|
> 5 |__|__|__|__|__|__|bp|WP|
> 4 |__|bb|__|bk|__|WP|__|__|
> 3 |__|__|__|__|__|WK|__|__|
> 2 |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
> 1 |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
> a b c d e f g h White to play
Just to fill out the collection, here are a few more from various programs:
MacChess 4.0:
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- -- wB bP --
-- -- -- -- wP -- -- --
-- -- -- -- -- -- bP wP
-- bB -- bK -- wP -- --
-- -- -- -- -- wK -- --
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
PGNTalk
-------------------
| : - : - : - : - |
| - : - : - B p : |
| : - : - P - : - |
| - : - : - : p P |
| : b : k : P : - |
| - : - : - K - : |
| : - : - : - : - |
| - : - : - : - : |
-------------------
ChessWriter
+ - - - - - - - - +
8 | * * * * |
7 | * * * B p |
6 | * * * * |
5 | * * * p P |
4 | b k P * |
3 | * * * K * |
2 | * * * * |
1 | * * * * |
+ - - - - - - - - +
a b c d e f g h
Andrew Williams
8 . . . . . . . .
7 . . . . . B o .
6 . . . . P . . .
5 . . . . . . o P
4 . b . k . P . .
3 . . . . . K . .
2 . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . .
a b c d e f g h
Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com)
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