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Subject: Re: GM Suba sets a trap, several top engines fall straight in...

Author: Melvin S. Schwartz

Date: 17:32:39 05/27/99

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On May 27, 1999 at 08:44:26, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>On May 27, 1999 at 08:39:42, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote:
>
>>
>>rq2lk1???
>>
>>I don't understand it. It appears to me that universal algebraic either short or
>>long makes a whole lot more sense than this!! There could be no misunderstanding
>>in the algebraic form; however, I will TRY to learn this system.
>>
>>Mel
>>
>>P.S. In the meantime, could you provide the algebraic for this position?
>
>Typing in the location of each piece is a pain in the butt.  Also, people have
>thousands of these positions collected, and this is more compact yet
>human-decipherable.
>
>Forsyth notation (what FEN is based on) has been used for over a hundred years.
>You'll get used to it. :-)
>
>Maybe someone else will provide it, but I think you should just try to read it.
>I explained it in my last post, it's very easy.  Start at a8 and go across, then
>down.
>
>Dave

Hello Dave,

I still like short algebraic better!

Regards,
Mel



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