CASTLING... (?), why not have an icon.

Originally posted by Red Night
This is a good idea.

Not an icon, but an actual button you could press to castle for you.

I've been trying to castle for days in one game and there is some glitch in the system because it won't let me and the board keeps turning pink.

Also, it would be nice if my Queen had a jet pack that allowed her to fly across the board.

And some laser c ...[text shortened]... n top? It would be way cool to dismount him and have him slashing away with his broad sword.

Yeah! that's called BATTLE CHESS and i'm old enought to remember that owesome game 😉

Originally posted by John oyates
the thing is we do have that very thing!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S THE LITTLE PINK SQUARES THAT APPEAR!!!

It told you after you moved, not before.

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The curious thing is that anyone who cuts and pastes their games into ChessBase, WinBoard, ChessPad, etc. is instantly told during analysis if a proposed move is illegal. Are those players cheating?

Originally posted by John oyates
That's more like it... let's hope there are some more open minded players out there!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's hope not.

Originally posted by Ravello
Let's hope not.

I think the pawn needs a back-up noise when it will attack another piece. How will I know if I'm under attack withouth this feature?

Keep an open mind.

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Originally posted by Redmike
Why not also have an icon which tells you if your opponent's queen is en prise? Or an icon which tells you there is a forced mate, so that you just have to find it?

It is the player's responsibility to know what moves are possible - by understanding the rules of the game.

That is how the game works.

This is a daft idea.

rubbish idea i agree,you should know if you still can castle or not,gosh.

What about an easy button? That could come in handy too!

And I need a gauge to show me how much fuel is left in my Queen's jet pack.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
I think the pawn needs a back-up noise when it will attack another piece. How will I know if I'm under attack withouth this feature?

Keep an open mind.

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I say let's implement a feature that gives a light electric shock when you click on an illegal move, then let's implement an alarm sound when clicking into a blunder........... 😀

Originally posted by skeeter
Jesus wept. No wonder the BFCC are now soon to be officially known as "the raiders of the lost carp" in memory of Bore-us, ex gay-ants-R-Us.nz and how could we forget "rats no rags".

All too easy.

skeeter

Kinda hard for you to tell when someone is being sardonic? Back to your usual inappropriate and bizzare comments.

Originally posted by John oyates
It would be fab to have a small icon on the main board or the analyse board areas (or both) to let us know if a 'CASTLEING' move is still available, doing away with the need to scroll through all moves backwards or from scratch in order to refresh our memory. 😀

War is war, loser.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Give it a rest, buddy! Everyone knows laser mountings are for sharks.

😠

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Are you saying it wouldn't be cool? LOL!

I have always wanted Russ to create a chess set that woulds shake its head yes if its the right move and no if it is the wrong move so I can spend more time in the forums beating up sissies.

Originally posted by John oyates
The problem with that approach is you can't plan ahead! Leave it that late in the game and you will have egg on your face 🙂

I can plan ahead just fine in my games without this "feature". I don't need a referee, and I don't need my hand held.

Originally posted by John oyates
It's more a question of convenience, NOT knowing the rules!

You know, the Quoting feature is also a question of convenience.

It IS a question of knowing the rules. If you know the rules, you know whether or not you can castle.

As for convenience, maybe we could have a button that finishes a game for us. Or maybe a button that deposits a million dollars in my bank account. That would be convenient.