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Subject: Re: GNUFAIRY.EXE Proposal

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 10:26:58 11/17/99

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On November 17, 1999 at 13:06:56, David Paulowich wrote:

>Greetings!
>
>I would like to see someone write a second version of GNUCHESS.EXE,
>capable of handling different initial setups using several Fairy Chess
>pieces.  Call this program "GNUFAIRY.EXE" - note that it can also be
>used by players who like the standard pieces, but with "random setups".
>
>The Chancellor (moves like a Rook or a Knight) is a very popular piece
>these days, and probably could be given the same positional bonus table
>as the Queen.  I would prefer, however, to change the four central square
>values from "6" to "5", giving the table below. The entries in this table
>are exactly half of those I once proposed for GNUCHESS 4.00, as I see
>GNUCHESS 5.00 now uses smaller numbers.
>
>
>static const short ChanceSq[64] =
>{
>  0, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0,
>  1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1,
>  2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2,
>  3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3,
>  3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3,
>  2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2,
>  1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1,
>  0, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0
>};
>
>
>The latest version of my chess variant, with Queens and Chancellors
>on the standard 8x8 board, can be found at:
>
>http://www.chessvariants.com/usualeq.dir/chancellor2.html
>
>
>
>
>  __     copyright (c) 1997-1999     __
> / o\--                           --/o \
> \ \/       by David Paulowich      \/ /
> /  \                               /  \
>[====]      dpaulowich@UPEI.CA     [====]

It's programmed in C, it must be time for you to get some C books and start
learning about how to do that, it's very unlikely that anyone is just going to
drop everything and say "oh I think I'll rebuild GNUchess so that it plays Fairy
Chess!"

Pete



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