Re: Presentation of a New fairy condition
If a zero move is legal according to the inventor of some piece or condition, then both Winchloe and Popeye are wrong. Or, should people already be instructed by the computers as in some SF? A human...
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Is a zero move legal according to the inventor of PhantomChess? Do you know who the inventor was, so we can ask him? In practically every case, the move wPh3-(h2)-h4 is equivalent to wPh3-h4. I can...
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Zero move is a move, it is not skipping a move. So, what might be the reason to forbid such a move? And where can be found the "convention" which forbids it? First it must be defined what is a move and...
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My interpretation of Phantom chess has always been: The phantom makes a move from the circe rebirth square, and after this phantom move, the original piece is transferred to the phantom square. This...
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Yes, that's why an exact definition is needed. If the real piece occupies the square all the time during the "phantom's move", the consequences have to be accepted or the definition must specify...
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After playing around with some tests, it looks like Popeye actually moves the piece and then tries the possible moves, disallowing zero moves. Checking the output, it looks like moves that lead to the...
View ArticleRe: Presentation of a New fairy condition
Popeye allows wPh5 to play h5-(h2)-h4, followed by g4xh3ep., so "it may be a bug".
View ArticleRe: composing and storing chess problems on handhelds
Some more changes and improvements have been made.. So... Watch this space!
View Articlepopeye on Ubuntu
Hello, This is for those interested in running popeye on Ubuntu desktop, but not interested in compiling it every time. I have made a PPA for popeye 4.47, binaries for trusty (14.04, LTS edition). Here...
View ArticleA rare fairy piece.
In 2016 I made some rules for the old chessvariant called courier chess. I created a piece with a movement I haven't seen anywhere else. Like a bishop this piece ends it's move on a square in the same...
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The name is Foubal, See Elban Chess; "Chessics" 9, 10/1980, p.7: www.mayhematics.com/p/chessics_09.pdf"Chessics" 10, 12/1980, p.2: www.mayhematics.com/p/chessics_10.pdf or: "Шахматная поэзия"...
View ArticleC status of problems (Started in No. 1146)
Nicolas Dupont wroteMy favorite is clearly in favor of C?, so that each problem has some “C status”: C+ = correct C- = cooked C? = not computer tested I have the same comment for you as I had for...
View ArticleSaving problems in Popeye
I am using Popeye with Fancy interface. How do I save problems? The Save option is permanently greyed out.
View ArticleRe: Saving problems in Popeye
You first create (open) a collection, after that you can save it.
View ArticleForsberg twins in WinChloe
I am composing a problem, and it requires a Forsberg type twins (replacement a piece with another one). At least two of pieces are fairies (I have Bishop b8 > Nightrider b8 > Camel b8). Is it...
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Hello Georgy, I have just had the same issue with a fairy problem: twins bPAOc4 > bVAOc4 > bNAOc4. Christian Poisson has informed me that Winchloe does not know how to solve all twins together in...
View ArticleRe: Forsberg twins in WinChloe
Hello Eric, Well, so my assumption that this is impossible is unfortunately correct. I, generally, often try to add needed (or potentially needed) fairy pieces in advance - often by putting them on...
View ArticleCreating a Fairy Chess Problems Database
Hello community, I'm trying to create a big database of Chess Problems, I already have thousands of Direct mates, helpmates and Selfmates, but no fairies at all. Do you guys have access to Winchloe...
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