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Subject: Re: ICCF Numeric to Algebraic - challenge!

Author: Tim Mirabile

Date: 08:20:21 03/23/99

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On March 23, 1999 at 03:16:58, Robert Ericsson wrote:

>Hi Tim,
>
>The games are completed (there is chess programs that can solve the Numeric
>Notation vs. Algebraic during game play I think!? Or at least Filemate can
>produce Numeric out of Algebraic). The problem is that ICCF receives a lot
>of score sheets on the format 1. 5254 5755 2. 7163 7866 and so on.
>
>Now ICCF wants to make all cc games available on a standard format (pgn or
>whatever). And it's here the problems begin.
>
>For your questions: I think it will be enough if you can translate 1. 5254
>5755 2. 7163 7866 into 1. e2e4 e7e5 2. g1f3 g8f6. If I remember things right
>at least KenChess 1.2 (freeware) and ChessPad (the free Winboard Chess Game
>Viewer _not_ the Dutch freeware chess database) will do the trick to convert
>this format into PGN.
>
>Promotion is written like 1718=Q, 1728=B and so on.

Are you sure?  This would be language dependent.  I thought it would be just a
fifth digit, e.g. 17184, where 4=Q, 3=R, 2=B, 1=N.  It's been a while and my
ICCF rule sheet is at home.  Just trying to think of the best way to do it.  I
think it would be best to start with a text file, paste in PGN headers, fill
them in, then type in the moves in numeric notation.  Put a bunch of games in
one file, then convert to "computer algebraic", then import to a program which
can understand this, then export to real PGN.  Does this make sense?



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