Re: Q: xboard/pgn question

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From: Tim Mann
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 00:00

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In article <35782d52.0@news.uni-ulm.de>,
Achim Engelhart <achim.engelhart@e-technik.NSPuni-ulm.de> wrote:
>1) Does the pgn format require "x" for captures or is
>   also ":" possible?

The PGN format requires "x" for captures.

>2) Does xboard require "x" for captures in "Load Game" files? 

xboard permits ":" -- note that it accepted several such moves before
it got to move 20 -- but you have hit a bug.  I'll fix it in the next
release.

	--Tim
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Tim Mann <mann@pa.dec.com>
http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/personal/Tim_Mann/

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