Re: gnuchess problem

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Hi Ulrich,

I can reproduce some erratic behaviour by GNU Chess 6.2.7 when used with
XBoard.

I strongly recommend downloading the latest version 6.3.0, which should
work fine with it.
Please let me know otherwise.

You can find it at:

https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/chess/

Best regards,
Antonio Ceballos


On Tue, Sep 9, 2025 at 6:25=E2=80=AFPM Ulrich Lauther <ulrich.lauther@t-onl=
ine.de>
wrote:

> My environment:
> Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
> xboard version 4.9.1
> GNU Chess 6.2.7
>
> When I start gnuchess with
>         xboard -fcp 'gnuchess --xboard'
> I get no response to the first move.
>
> When I start it by
>         xboard -fcp gnuchess
> it works for the first move, but to my second move black does not answer.
>
> How can I fix it or what am I doing wrong?
>
> Best,
>
>   ulrich
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Hi =
Ulrich,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I can reproduce s=
ome erratic behaviour by GNU Chess 6.2.7 when used with XBoard.</div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gm=
ail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I strongly recommend downloading the=
 latest version 6.3.0, which should work fine with it.</div><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Please let me know otherwise.</div>=
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">You can find it at:</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><a href=3D"https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/=
chess/">https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/chess/</a></div><div class=3D"gmail_default=
" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"font-size:small">Best regards,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"=
font-size:small">Antonio Ceballos</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_qu=
ote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 9, 2025 at=
 6:25=E2=80=AFPM Ulrich Lauther &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ulrich.lauther@t-onli=
ne.de">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">My environment:<br>
Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS<br>
xboard version 4.9.1<br>
GNU Chess 6.2.7<br>
<br>
When I start gnuchess with <br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 xboard -fcp &#39;gnuchess --xboard&#39;<br>
I get no response to the first move.<br>
<br>
When I start it by <br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 xboard -fcp gnuchess<br>
it works for the first move, but to my second move black does not answer.<b=
r>
<br>
How can I fix it or what am I doing wrong?<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 ulrich<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>

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