Author: Albert Silver
Date: 07:35:19 01/03/00
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On January 02, 2000 at 10:28:47, KarinsDad wrote:
>Unlike some people, I am not easily able to visualize a position from the
>following type of notation:
>
>2k4r/ppp2Qpp/8/q1b1p1P1/1r2Bn1P/1P1P4/P1P2P2/2KR2NR w - - 0 18
>
>Has anyone written a utility to convert this type of notation to a human
>readable format something like the following?
>
> - = k = - = - r
> p p p - = Q p p
> - = - = - = - =
> q - b - p - P -
> - r - = B n - P
> = P = P = - = -
> P = P = - P - =
> = - K R = - N R
In CA5 you will be able to export the position to the clipboard like this:
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 | | | K*| | | | | R*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 | P*| P*| P*| | | Q | P*| P*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 | | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | Q*| | B*| | P*| | P | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 | | R*| | | B | N*| | P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 | | P | | P | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
2 | P | | P | | | P | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 | | | K | R | | | N | R |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
a b c d e f g h
Albert Silver
>
>If so, it would be nice to be able to read a message here at CCC and instantly
>be able to start analyzing the position in your head. In other words, it would
>be nice to be able to read the message here at CCC without having to convert the
>position either manually or with a chess program or utility (it's kind of like
>having to decode a message before reading it, argggghhh!).
>
>If the poster took the time out to convert the position once during the creation
>of a message, then his hundreds or thousands of readers would not have to
>convert it hundreds or thousands of times.
>
>If someone has such a utility, maybe Steve would be willing to place it onto one
>of the pages as downloadable software. Or maybe someone has a Java version of it
>where Steve could have a link to a web page where it would make it easier for
>posters (and readers) to convert positions in this notation.
>
>KarinsDad :)
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