Author: Christopher Conkie
Date: 16:40:52 11/06/05
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On November 06, 2005 at 19:15:39, Matthias Gemuh wrote: >>> >>> >>>Hi Christopher, >>>I am indeed still using Arena 1.1 : Date released 17/12/2004. >>>The game was from a gauntlet in FRC mode and BigLion is in UCI mode. >>>Best, >>>Matthias. >> >>Ah ha, now I understand. Do you follow the description of the universal chess >>interface (UCI) dated July 2005? >> >>Regards >> >>Christopher > > >1) Arena sends "variant fischerandom" in WB mode. >2) In Arena UCI mode, one must analyze the FEN to notice that it is FRC. >3) SMK announces by switching on option "UCI_Chess960". >All 3 work fine in my engine. > >However, in case 2, it is not always possible for engine to determine from >FEN that the game is in FRC mode. That is the problem. >"rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1" has no trace of FRC. > >Best, >Matthias. So you would like Arena to support the part of the UCI protocol that informs the engine that a FRC game is about to take place. Supporting Shredder FEN is an entirely different thing because of issues with certain positions. Look..... SeX-FEN, I kid you not. rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 AHah Somehow there has to be a compromise. I know that Thomas Mayer has a few ideas but I also know that X-FEN works. Do you have any good/better ideas as to how compatibility with existing software can be maintained whilst encompassing Chess960 inside a classic fen? In fact I feel so badly about it, that I am going to get on a plane right now and sort it out for you. So tell me what you want, i'll go and see if it can be achieved. Sound OK? Regards Christopher PS What do you think of Arena support? "No journey is too difficult", is our motto.
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