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Re: gnu chess bug

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From: PMG
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 00:00
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Oh, don't mess around with that, I've tried to use that before, that thing is
(----).
Go to Gambitsoft at: http://www.gambitsoft.com/sharee.htm   and download a program
that lives on your computer like: GNUCHESS Windows 4.14  or my current favorite
program with it's own interface: Bringer 1.3a

Or better yet go to Tim Mann's Winboard page and download Winboard at:
http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/personal/Tim_Mann/chess.html  it comes with a
good version of GNUchess and Winboard can also be use to interface other Chess
engines too.

But those web Chess programs are not worth even looking at.

Pete

Joe Spier wrote:

> It is  gnu chess I play from the internet and can be found at
> http://www.delorie.com/game-room/chess/
>
> PMG wrote:
> >
> > Joe Spier wrote:
> >
> > > Has anyone noticed the same bug that I have. In playing gnu chess when I
> > > checkmate the computer, the computer accepts my move but indicates that
> > > my move is invalid rather than "Human Wins"
> >
> > It's never happened to me when the GUI version was set easy enough for me to
> > beat it or played full strength against another program that has beaten it.
> > It has also never happened to me with the version that comes with Winboard
> > against other Winboard engines.
> >
> > What version of GNUchess are you using? Did you compile it yourself? If so
> > what compiler did you use?
> >
> > Pete
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