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Subject: Re: Arena 1.99 Beta 2 is available for download............

Author: A. Zanchetta

Date: 07:50:38 01/21/06

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On January 20, 2006 at 20:11:53, Christopher Conkie wrote:

>On January 20, 2006 at 15:59:59, A. Zanchetta wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>>>>Any possibility of supporting the Novag Universal Chess Board in a future
>>>>>release?
>>...
>>>Do you have the spec somewhere?
>>
>>9600 bauds, 8 data bits, no parity, one stop bit, no flow control
>>
>>I send the moves as 'Me2-e4' and promotions like 'Me7-e8/Q'
>>
>>I receive the moves as 'me2e4' (also with /Q for promotion)
>>
>>It send a 'T' for takeback, 'N' for new game (when all pieces are put back in
>>their original position), 'J' for move now (lift the king of the colour not to
>>move and put it back)
>>
>>that's it :-)
>>
>>The UCB is very easy to work with as it know chess rules. On the other hand, it
>>cannot setup positions like the DGT does.
>>
>>
>>Alain
>
>Thanks, I'll pass this on. How is castling sent and recieved? I imagine ep is
>just an ordinary move in the format above. Is castling done the same way?
>
>Regards
>
>Christopher

castling is done the "king way" : Me1-g1, etc.

Best,

Alain



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