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Subject: Re: Chess960 Nullmove castling

Author: Daniel Mehrmannn

Date: 04:25:12 08/01/05

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On August 01, 2005 at 07:13:56, Tord Romstad wrote:

>On August 01, 2005 at 06:35:34, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On August 01, 2005 at 06:32:26, Daniel Mehrmannn wrote:
>>
>>>well, in this case its not allowed as Franz wrote. But basicly "NullMove"
>>>castling allowed for my program.
>>
>>Are there any setups where it is possible? It seems not.
>
>It is obvious that there are no setups where it is possible.  Before
>castling, the rook is always placed outside the king.  After castling,
>it is always inside the king.
>
>Of course, the situation changes if we remove the restriction that the
>king must be placed between the rooks in the initial position.  In this
>case, I think my program would generate and make nullmove castlings.
>
>Tord

yes, right. I can't remember in which position it was possible. I must be at
home where i can look to my files ;)

daniel



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