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Subject: Re: DB logs: how common is this move format?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:52:57 01/17/00

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On January 17, 2000 at 12:24:37, Shep wrote:

>
>I noticed that DB's move notation in its PV is rather unusual, e.g.
>	Rf1f7p
>for "Rook f1 moves to f7, captures pawn".
>(Hmmm, now where have I seen that before...? :-)
>How many other program(mer)s are using this extra info (which piece was
>captured) this way and what advantage does it offer?
>
>---
>Shep


No idea.  They once used things like Re4*e7 as a capture...  I can't imagine
why everyone doesn't simply use SAN and be done with it.  I don't like any of
the long forms...  e2-e4, e2e4, Pe2e4, etc...



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