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Subject: Re: Fritz 9 And The Rules Of Chess (or some people just don't listen....

Author: Michael Diosi

Date: 09:46:48 09/30/05

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Hello,

On September 30, 2005 at 12:15:03, George Tsavdaris wrote:

>On September 30, 2005 at 12:05:07, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On September 30, 2005 at 12:01:24, Chris Conkie wrote:
>>
>>>> So explain me why all these engines -from the programmers who started with the
>>>>rules- try to evaluate this position:
>>>
>>>It is not about retro analysis. Whether you can reach a position or not is not
>>>what we are showing here.
>>>
>>>We are showing what should be fundamentally implemented here.
>>>
>>>You cannot have more than 32 pieces in a game of classic chess, nor can you have
>>>(or should you want to have) more that two kings on the board.
>
>Nor you can have a double Pawn when no captures made!
>
>And since no one can implement a universal illegal-position-identifying-way,
>it's better not to bother for idenifying ANY illegal position.......
>

It should play checkers also...

>>>
>>>You cannot guard against unreachable positions but you can (and should) cater
>>>for the fundamental rules of chess.
>
>Fundamental? An illegal position is illegal. No matter if you have 48 Kings on
>the board or just a double Pawn........

No retroanalys, loom at Fruit you will learn what fundamental means.

>>
>>
>>      Hi Chris
>>      This all is true but it's also a fact
>>      that your examples have not practical
>>      relevance and therefore I don't bother.
>
>Correct! You shouldn't bother. I believe that no one is stupid enough to set any
>position like this......What's the reason? I don't know......

Well this is not Chris or my fault. The question is who is stupid, we know you
don't.

Michael



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