Setting up positions with XBoard/GNU Chess

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From: Anon
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 19:48

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Hi, this is my first post on this forum.  I dual-boot Win98 and Mandrake 
Linux 9 because Chessmaster 4000 (not Winex compatible) is the only 
chess program I have that lets me set up any position for pratice play. 
  XBoard does not appear to support any "setboard" functionality, so I 
always have to start with a full chess set in the standard position.  Is 
this the case?  Or is there some way to set up and play from any random 
(and legal) setting of the board?

I'm working through "The Idiot's Guide to Chess" and it's annoying to 
have to boot up Windows and run Chessmaster to do exercises like "Rook 
and King versus Lone King".

Thanks,
vaustein

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