Re: [Scid-users] Scid Chess960 or Fischer Random Redux

2010-10-26 Thread Alexander Wagner
On 08/20/10 19:05, Mario Lacunza wrote: Hi! > i check this subject in February... I think the Chess960 is taking > advantage and increase the use, in many chess clubs online (chess.com > for example) there are tournaments about Chess960 (I think the better > name is Fischer Random in memorian for

[Scid-users] Scid Chess960 or Fischer Random Redux

2010-08-20 Thread Mario Lacunza
Hello, i check this subject in February... I think the Chess960 is taking advantage and increase the use, in many chess clubs online (chess.com for example) there are tournaments about Chess960 (I think the better name is Fischer Random in memorian for our great champion) any update about ad

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Chess960 or Fischer Random Redux

2010-02-04 Thread Steven
Hmmm... Actually, i might be wrong about pgn needing changes. But another thing to consider is - A lot of Scid's database analysis is only useful because there's one starting position. In Chess960, there's many starting positions, and no such divergance, making vigorous analysis a little pointle

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Chess960 or Fischer Random Redux

2010-02-04 Thread Steven
Alex wrote: > @Steve: I asked this before but never got a clear answer on > this: does your code support to DISPLAY a complete 960 game? > No gameplay, just load a 960 game into Scid, does your code > handle the casteling properly here. No. Castling presents many many difficulties. Scid is written

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Chess960 or Fischer Random Redux

2010-02-04 Thread Alexander Wagner
Steven wrote: Hi! > It's a pretty big task to properly include this sort of thing. > My project has a hacked up Chess960 mode for playing in Tactical game. > No castling though. @Steve: I asked this before but never got a clear answer on this: does your code support to DISPLAY a complete 960 ga

Re: [Scid-users] Scid Chess960 or Fischer Random Redux

2010-02-03 Thread Steven
It's a pretty big task to properly include this sort of thing. My project has a hacked up Chess960 mode for playing in Tactical game. No castling though. Steve http://scidvspc.sf.net > Sorry to ask a question I'm sure has been asked before > but I searched the archives and the last query I found

[Scid-users] Scid Chess960 or Fischer Random Redux

2010-02-03 Thread Mike Mdr
Hi folks, It's February 3, 2009 and the latest Scid release version is 4.2.2. Sorry to ask a question I'm sure has been asked before but I searched the archives and the last query I found was in 2007.  SCID is a super nice chess data base but  as far as I can tell it's lacking support for ches