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Subject: Re: Entering Moves via Keyboard [Blindfold Chess]

Author: Peter Berger

Date: 00:11:28 04/06/04

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On April 05, 2004 at 23:13:55, Bob Durrett wrote:

>
>I have been trying to enter moves into Fritz 8 using the keyboard [so I can play
>myself a blindfold game] but cannot figure out how to make the beast capture
>White's bishop on c6 with Black's queen pawn in the Ruy Lopez Exchange
>Variation.  Every time I enter "d" Black's king's bishop leaps to d6.  The Fritz
>online help does not help at all.
>
>If anybody knows the "trick" I would be very appreciative if you would tell me
>what it is.
>
>
>1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6  [and not 4...Bd6].
>
>Bob D.

That's cute, and I am afraid probably no one will be able to help - it looks
very much like a bug.

The Fritz GUI is smart and in case only one move is possible to a line pressing
the first letter is enough -> Bd6 . I guess whoever wrote this function just
forgot about the pawn's ability to leave its own line even when pinned.

Peter

• Re: Entering Moves via Keyboard [Blindfold Chess] Uri Blass 00:43:55 04/06/04
  • Re: Entering Moves via Keyboard [Blindfold Chess] Peter Berger 00:59:25 04/06/04
    • Re: Entering Moves via Keyboard [Blindfold Chess] Uri Blass 05:33:47 04/06/04
      • Re: Entering Moves via Keyboard [Blindfold Chess] Gordon Rattray 09:39:14 04/06/04
    • Re: Entering Moves via Keyboard [Blindfold Chess] Peter Berger 01:21:35 04/06/04
      • Re: Entering Moves via Keyboard [Blindfold Chess] Bob Durrett 07:20:44 04/06/04

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