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Subject: Re: The Need for Fischer Random Chess !

Author: Angrim

Date: 11:48:54 06/07/04

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On June 06, 2004 at 05:17:51, Chris Taylor wrote:

>
>Is it possible to auto232 Fischer random? Two computers, so that pondering can
>be enabled. Or of course, one dual box.. As long as the progs get to ponder!!
>
>I don't understand the bit about Hiarcs and Shredder not being able to FRC?.
>Cant you just save the frc file as an opening file similar to the Nunn testset?
>Seems like it should be easy to do..
>
>Chris

nope, because FRC has bizzare castling rules that standard chess programs
won't know.  If you make a trivial variant of FRC where castling is
never legal, all standard chess engines should be able to play it.

Angrim



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