X-FEN converter

[F.Huber]

Hello,

today I?ve written a small command-line utility ?X2FEN960?, which converts all FEN-strings in EPD-files or PGN-files (within the tags [FEN "....."]) from the X-FEN format to the new FEN960-format (as I call it) used by the new Shredder-GUIs (ShredderClassic 1.3, Shredder 9.1).

If anybody is interested in this tool, I would like to make it available to the public - maybe the best place would be Dann Corbits download-site, if he doesn?t object!?

Regards,
Franz.

[Dann Corbit]

I will put it on my site if you like

[F.Huber]

Thanks, Dann!

I?ll send it to the email-address that is given in your profile in CCC-forum - I hope this is ok!?

Regards,
Franz.

[F.Huber]

Ok, thanks to Dann it?s available now at:

http://cap.connx.com/cap/chess-utils/xfen/X2FEN960.zip

Franz.

[Roger Brown]

Hello,

today I?ve written a small command-line utility ?X2FEN960?, which converts all FEN-strings in EPD-files or PGN-files (within the tags [FEN "....."]) from the X-FEN format to the new FEN960-format (as I call it) used by the new Shredder-GUIs (ShredderClassic 1.3, Shredder 9.1).

If anybody is interested in this tool, I would like to make it available to the public - maybe the best place would be Dann Corbits download-site, if he doesn?t object!?

Regards,
Franz.

Hello Franz,

I see that you are slumming. You obviously have too much time on your hands and have decided to do some non-Chest UCI and non-EPD Util programming.

Thanks very much for informing us disadvantaged non-German speakers about the updates to EPD Util (which were supposed to have stopped but are continuing). I think I will just visit the site and download the file at intervals.

You treat your fans disgracefully.




I shall never recover.





Unless of course there is a Chest version 5 and EPD Util version 3 in the works!




Alas, development has stopped.......hmmmmmm?


Later.

[F.Huber]

Hi Roger,

I see that you are slumming.

"Slumming"? What a language is that? Jamaica-English?
(I didn?t even find it in my internet dictionary ...)

You obviously have too much time on your hands and have decided to do some non-Chest UCI and non-EPD Util programming.

Correct - I?ve too much time and too much money!

You treat your fans disgracefully.

Oh, really? Well, I?m sooo sorry about it ...

I shall never recover.
Unless of course there is a Chest version 5 and EPD Util version 3 in the works!
Alas, development has stopped.......hmmmmmm?

Yes, definitely!
I?m too old now for working any longer - maybe I?ll come to Jamaica and enjoy the rest of my life ...

Regards,
Franz.

[Joachim Rang]

Hi Roger,

I see that you are slumming.

"Slumming"? What a language is that? Jamaica-English?
(I didn?t even find it in my internet dictionary ...)
Regards,
Franz.

http://dict.leo.org/cgi-bin/dict/urlexp/20011009123407

[F.Huber]

Hi Roger,

I see that you are slumming.

"Slumming"? What a language is that? Jamaica-English?
(I didn?t even find it in my internet dictionary ...)
Regards,
Franz.

http://dict.leo.org/cgi-bin/dict/urlexp/20011009123407

Thanks Joachim - now I understand!

Really a bad, bad boy this Roger ...

Franz.

[F.Huber]

There?s now an update (ver.1.1) for this X-FEN-converter available - same link:
http://cap.connx.com/cap/chess-utils/xfen/X2FEN960.zip

I?ve included a short ?Readme? and an EPD-file for testing, and the program now has an option ?/c? (?compatibility mode?), which uses the standard letters "KQkq" for the castling notation in classical chess positions (i.e. where the rooks are on a/h-files and the king on the e-file), so that such positions could also be used by chess-GUIs or engines, which do not support FRC/Chess960.

Regards,
Franz.

[F.Huber]

Hi,

I?ve again enhanced my FEN960 tool - now it includes also a position generator for all Chess960 positions: it?s possible to get a single position (with a special FRC number), a sorted list within any given range, or even a wanted number of randomized positions.

It?s now called ?FEN960? and can be downloaded from my new own download site:
http://www.geocities.com/fhub55/chess/

Here you?ll find also my recent ChestUCI-database and the last version of ?EPDUtil?.

Regards,
Franz.

[Roger Brown]

Hi,

I?ve again enhanced my FEN960 tool - now it includes also a position generator for all Chess960 positions: it?s possible to get a single position (with a special FRC number), a sorted list within any given range, or even a wanted number of randomized positions.

It?s now called ?FEN960? and can be downloaded from my new own download site:
http://www.geocities.com/fhub55/chess/

Here you?ll find also my recent ChestUCI-database and the last version of ?EPDUtil?.

Regards,
Franz.

Hello Franz,

You are at it again........thank goodness!

Thanks for the free (high quality) software and data Franz.

It is appreciated.

Now, about Chest UCI version 5....



Later.

[F.Huber]

Hi Roger,

Now, about Chest UCI version 5....



Later.

your "Later" is absolutely correct (at least for ChestUCI v5) - much later .....
(next century )

Regards,
Franz.