19 Aug 03
I really like the feature. Just one small problem. Once you have moved the pieces around and then click back to try another line it always goes back to the move prior to the actual position where you started. Has this been done to remind people of the last move or has a small error just slipped in. No big hassle to hit the forward button again but just thought that if there is no reason for it to be this way then it could be romoved. Thanks for all the good work Russ!!
19 Aug 03
Originally posted by dfm65I think that's because the board becomes "Dumb" in analyze mode. the only way to do en passant is to attack the opposing pawn, then move the pawn forward. It doesn't castle automatically, either :-).
also, if i'm not mistaken, it doesn't handle 'en passant' very well...or am i missing something?
19 Aug 03
Originally posted by crythiasYes, only the server understands the rules of chess; that's why, when you castle on the game page, you move the king and then, when you press 'Move', the rook moves when the screen refreshes.
I think that's because the board becomes "Dumb" in analyze mode. the only way to do en passant is to attack the opposing pawn, then move the pawn forward. It doesn't castle automatically, either :-).
To say that 'Analyze board' is dumb is a little unfair - it's way beyond what I could imagine doing in a client-side script - but you can't expect it to know much more about the rules of the game than a wooden chess set does.