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Subject: Re: XML standard for replacing PGN, next step

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 18:42:07 06/23/04

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On June 22, 2004 at 23:14:34, Andrew Wagner wrote:

>So, the next step is to figure out what scripts should be written for parsing
>the XML, and what tags should be built into the standard. Here are some ideas I
>have...suggestions, anyone?
>
>Tags:
><MoveList/>
><Move/>
><ComputerAnalysis>
>   <Depth/>
>   <eval/>
>   <PV/>

every field in the EPD record should be contained in the above.  (depth is a
good addition, eval == ce, pv is pv)

></Computer Analysis>
><Computer Statistics>
>   <FailHighPercent/>
>   <Nodes/>
>   <HashMoveCutoffPercent/>
>   <EGTBHits/>
>   <Extensions/>
>   <HashPercent/>
>   <BetaCutoffs/>
>   <TimeSearched/>
></Computer Analysis>
><Event/>
><White/>
><Black/>
><WhiteElo/>
><BlackElo/>
><Result/>
><Location/>
><TimeControl/>
><Round/>
><AnalyzingComputer>
>   <Hardware>
>   <Software>
></AnalyzingComputer>
>
>Scripts:
>Fen list (turns a game into a list of FENs)
>EPD list (produces an EPD list of interesting positions, possibly based on !/?
>notations
>Crosstable
>Replay (javascript replay board)
>Summary (just shows a list of moves in a format like:
>   1.e4 (00:01) e5 (00:00) etc.

Instead of naming them all, you might use something like UCI and allow the
program to define them for new parameters.

Of course, a standardized set would be nice for a foundation.

Previous attempts at chess XML fell on their face.



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