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Hi Russ/chrismo/santa/mum/dad, etc...

How possible would it be for the analyse board to be made available in the forum. ie, i've just posted a load of annotation in the chess forum, maybe a link at the bottom of the post could open a blank analyse board so people can plot the moves with ease. This might just encourage people to do a bit more analysis.

Big deal, yes/no??

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Originally posted by marinakatomb
Hi Russ/chrismo/santa/mum/dad, etc...

How possible would it be for the analyse board to be made available in the forum. ie, i've just posted a load of annotation in the chess forum, maybe a link at the bottom of the post could open a blank analyse board so people can plot the moves with ease. This might just encourage people to do a bit more analysis.

Big deal, yes/no??
In which thread did you post that load? πŸ˜€

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why not just use a game link and a move number?

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In much the way a smiley faces etc are expanded, I guess it would be possible to create a set of escape chars that would then expand into board position in the forum.

This wouldn't be as good as analyse board feature but would let people post a quick, graphical position setup - easier/faster to read than playing through annotations?

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Originally posted by Toe
why not just use a game link and a move number?
e.g.
Game 558308 (me vs my first ever account who's password I forgot)

Click the link and presto, a set board position and and then you can shift the peices around as you like. As you can see, white has got into quite a mess on the example...

There are two possible reasons for not doing this: Russ may be less than pleased by X million unplayed set-piece games hanging about

Number two: a discussion on changes in the position would be tricky without two players agreeing to play the game as discussed and so provide a history.

So it really isn't ideal I'll admit.

Edit: Darn! I shouldn't have gone white: now I have a game waiting!
Edit 2: I wonder what will happen to this link when I delete the game? I'll leave it a wee while then try it out.

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Well that's answered then: a game link to a deleted game takes you to the homepage.

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Originally posted by Toe
e.g.
Game 558308 (me vs my first ever account who's password I forgot)

Click the link and presto, a set board position and and then you can shift the peices around as you like. As you can see, white has got into quite a mess on the example...

There are two possible reasons for not doing this: Russ may be less than pleased by X million unplayed set ...[text shortened]... hat will happen to this link when I delete the game? I'll leave it a wee while then try it out.
Your missing the point. The board doesn't represent a game. Nothing is saved on the server.

If i do this...

e4 e5
Nf3 Nc6
Bc4 Bc5
Bla bla......

in a post, anyone reading either has to get a board out or plot the moves in their head. If i could add a link to a blank board at the bottom of that post then anyone reading the moves can follow them and analyse them on the spot, no hassle.

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Originally posted by marinakatomb
Your missing the point. The board doesn't represent a game. Nothing is saved on the server.

If i do this...

e4 e5
Nf3 Nc6
Bc4 Bc5
Bla bla......

in a post, anyone reading either has to get a board out or plot the moves in their head. If i could add a link to a blank board at the bottom of that post then anyone reading the moves can follow them and analyse them on the spot, no hassle.
I could render a mini board in the message if someone posts a FEN?

Would this help?

-Russ

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Originally posted by Russ
I could render a mini board in the message if someone posts a FEN?

Would this help?

-Russ
I don't know about anyone else, but i don't understand the FEN notation.

What i was aiming for was just a board with the pieces in the original positions. The person looking at the moves can move them around themselves. I would have thought that would be really easy no?

i.e. I write the moves out in my post. When im done writting, click a link (same sort of thing as the faces) and my post appears in the forum with a little link 'Analyse', which, when clicked, opens a blank board.

πŸ™‚

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It would mean communal games can be played out in the forum, as well as communal analysis. It would be most groovyπŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜²

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Bump....

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Originally posted by marinakatomb
Bump....
Ok, I could do this.

A FEN would render a mini-board.

But from the 'new post' page, I could link to a 'board painter' so a FEN could be generated automatically.

It is a nice idea - and not a massive project.

-Russ

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Please,clan leagues first..................

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Originally posted by Ravello
Please,clan leagues first..................
Yeah, you are right. No more distractions... πŸ™‚

-Russ

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That sounds great, though having a board in which people can move the pieces however they please is important. That way, when i post a game in the forum, people can analyse new variations on it, and post back their new analysis.

Thanx for getting back to me πŸ™‚
James~>

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