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>>>>> "HU" == HU CARL <hucarl@ecf.toronto.edu> writes:

    HU> I'm very interested in a GNU chess database (like Chess
    HU> Assistant and the like). You asked where you could get
    HU> games---there are tens of thousands of games in PGN format
    HU> (and others) on the chess ftp site.  I have many of the games.
    HU> I'm also interested in helping you out with this program---I'm
    HU> especially interested in the analysis part (where you can
    HU> examine lines and have the program keep track of the move tree
    HU> and your evaluations for you) and position searching and the
    HU> like. If you've done a lot of work already, then you can give
    HU> me a routine to write that has simple i/o. If you still have
    HU> some fundamental design work to do, I can help with that too.
    HU> As for the GNU'ing of your program, worry about that
    HU> later. The procedure is essentially to tack on the copyright
    HU> file in the distribution with some small modifications (all
    HU> clearly explained in the GNU docs).  Carl
I am also interested in a Chess database program.
It seems to me that the hardest part of a Chess database are the
analysis parts, but these have already been done by GNUChess.  We
could use the hashfile to store positions with there evaluations.  The
main things that need to be done is the interface (modification of
XBoard ?) and methods to store the actual lines.  The storing of lines
could probably use some modification of the method used to handle the
opening books.
Any Comments?
I also have seen that something call Standard Algebraic Notation (SAN)
Kit exists (I say it in Chess FAQ) and it may be of some help.

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