Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rochester!ritcv!rocksvax!oswego!kinne From: kinne@oswego.UUCP (Richard Kinne) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: chess programs Message-ID: <285@oswego.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Jan-87 23:43:41 EST Article-I.D.: oswego.285 Posted: Wed Jan 14 23:43:41 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Jan-87 20:26:29 EST References: <2595@ihlpa.UUCP> <60009@ui3.UUCP> Reply-To: kinne@oswego.UUCP (The Doctor) Organization: TARDIS Control: E-Space Division. Lines: 21 In article <60009@ui3.UUCP> dickow@ui3.UUCP writes: > >...and once it [ChessMaster 2000] castled when the rook was threatened, >which I beleive is against standard rules. > >Bob Dickow, University of Idaho School of Music Actually, the ruling for castling is that you cannot castle when your KING is threatened. Your rook has nothing to do with it. You also cannot castle accross check meaning if your KING has to cross a threatened sqaure you cannot castle. Again, your rook has nothing to do with it. (Article 6.1, second section A. Laws of Chess FIDE as amended by the Congresses to 1977.) --- sunybcs\ The Doctor (AKA R. Kinne) allegra!warrior\ Instructional Computing Center seismo!rochester!rocksvax!oswego!kinne SUNY College at Oswego {batcomputer|gould}!tundra/ Oswego NY 13126 (315)341-3055 "Yea, but your gonna be stupid for the rest of your life!" -Chris Chambers to Teddy Duchamp: Stand By Me DISCLAIMER: You WANT these opinions?????