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Trouble with Gnuchess ?

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From: Tarun Soni
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1992 17:24
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Hi,

I wonder if this is the right place to gripe about 
gnuchess ? In any case here goes.. 

I picked up gnuchess (and the accompanying 
gnuchessr and others) from prep about a month 
ago .. And have been very happy with it .

However, today, gnuchess played a move which
(I think) is not legal? 

It all boils down to .. Is one allowed to 
castle across the line of control of an oppponents 
force ? My li'l knowledge of chess says, NO .. 

If that is correct then gnuchess does not seem to 
follow the rules 
(Of course if my knowledge of chess itself is at 
fault, please do let me know!)

I am including a game with gnuchess playing black and 
as you can see, it castled through 
the bishops line of control ? 

Hmm.. i wonder if the rules aren;t what they seem to be >?

thanks 
tarun soni
tsoni@ucsd.edu
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X Chess -- Mon Mar  9 15:32:46 PST 1992
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 1. P/k2-k4          P/k2-k4
 2. P/kb2-kb4        P/k4xP/kb5
 3. N/kn1-kb3        P/q2-q3
 4. P/q2-q4          Q/q1-kb3
 5. N/qn1-qb3        B/qb1-k3
 6. B/kb1-qn5+       P/qb2-qb3
 7. B/qn5-qr4        B/k3-qb5
 8. B/qr4-qn3        B/qb5xB/qn6
 9. P/qb2xB/qn3      P/q3-q4
10. O-O              P/q4xP/k5
11. N/qb3xP/k4       Q/kb3-kn3
12. B/qb1xP/kb4      N/qn1-q2
13. Q/q1-k2          O-O-O
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Subject: Trouble with Gnuchess ?
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