RE[2]: WinBoard for watching Chess960 games

[email protected] Tue, 01 Mar 2022 22:04:26 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.xboard.devel
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Please provide an example of a game that produces this 'error'.=0AOp di.,=
 mrt. 1, 2022 om 20:47, Tim Mann  schreef:=0AI'm not really working on xb=
oard or WinBoard anymore. I'm cc'ing the developers mailing list on this =
reply in case anyone else can help.=0AOn Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 10:46 AM Vad=
im Trofimov  wrote:=0AHello, Tim Mann,=0AI really like your WinBoard prog=
ram. I use Winboard 4.2.7 and Winboard 4.8.0 to watch games by downloadin=
g and opening the archive in pgn format. On the website https://tcec-ches=
s.com/#x=3Darchive (https://tcec-chess.com/#x=3Darchive) there is an arch=
ive of computer engine games, for example, Season 21, where FRC 4 is Fisc=
her Chess 960: Winboard 4.2.7 Winboard 4.8.0 does not show Fischer chess =
960 games, they write an error message "Illegal move" on moves 0-0; 0-0-0=
 and other moves if there are comments in parentheses in the pgn text. In=
 previous seasons, computer engines also played Fischer's 960 chess, and =
Winboard also writes an error message "Illegal move" on moves 0-0; 0-0-0.=
 Please fix these Winboard errors to be able to view Fischer's 960 chess =
games. =0A=0APS: Archive of people's games in png format from the site ch=
ess-poster.com (http://chess-poster.com) WinBoard shows without errors.=
=0ABest wishes,=0AVadim Trofimov from Russia

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ext/html; charset=3Dutf-8" /></head><body><div data-crea=3D"font-wrapper"=
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r">Please provide an example of a game that produces this 'error'.<br><di=
v style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px"></div><br><br><div></div=
><br><br><div data-anchor=3D"reply-title">Op di., mrt. 1, 2022 om 20:47, =
Tim Mann &lt;[email protected]&gt; schreef:</div><blockquote><div><div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><div>I'm not really working on xboard or WinBoard anymore. =
I'm cc'ing the developers mailing list on this reply in case anyone else =
can help.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div><div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Mar=
 1, 2022 at 10:46 AM Vadim Trofimov &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:vadimtrofi@yaho=
o.com" target=3D"_blank" tabindex=3D"-1" rel=3D"external" class=3D"extern=
al">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote style=3D"mar=
gin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left: 1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-le=
ft: 1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,s=
ans-serif;font-size: 16px"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"> <div><div>H=
ello, Tim Mann,</div><div>I really like your WinBoard program. I use Winb=
oard 4.2.7 and Winboard 4.8.0 to watch games by downloading and opening t=
he archive in pgn format. On the website <a href=3D"https://tcec-chess.co=
m/#x=3Darchive" target=3D"_blank" tabindex=3D"-1" rel=3D"external" class=
=3D"external">https://tcec-chess.com/#x=3Darchive</a> there is an archive=
 of computer engine games, for example, Season 21, where FRC 4 is Fischer=
 Chess 960: Winboard 4.2.7 Winboard 4.8.0 does not show Fischer chess 960=
 games, they write an error message "Illegal move" on moves 0-0; 0-0-0 an=
d other moves if there are comments in parentheses in the pgn text. In pr=
evious seasons, computer engines also played Fischer's 960 chess, and Win=
board also writes an error message "Illegal move" on moves 0-0; 0-0-0. Pl=
ease fix these Winboard errors to be able to view Fischer's 960 chess gam=
es.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">PS: Archive of people's ga=
mes in png format from the site <a href=3D"http://chess-poster.com" targe=
t=3D"_blank" tabindex=3D"-1" rel=3D"external" class=3D"external">chess-po=
ster.com</a> WinBoard shows without errors.</div></div><br></div><div><br=
></div><div>Best wishes,<br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Vadim Trofimov=
=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr">from Russia</div><div><br></div><div><div st=
yle=3D"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 16px"><br><br><=
/div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div>=
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