Greg Strong wrote on Sun, Feb 26, 2017 05:29 PM UTC:
I mentioned this in my latest email, but I should mention it here as well for the benefit of others who might be fans of the mighty fool (actually, I also prefer the name Joker.)
Repetition detection - the game is a draw when a position is repeated for the third time. But what what if in one repetition the fool has the movement abilities of a knight, and in the next, a bishop? Is that really a repetition? Given the fact that castling privileges and en passant ability are considered to make the position different, the same should probably be true with fool ability. But fixing that in ChessV may be more trouble then it is worth. I doubt it is a situation that would arise very often.
I mentioned this in my latest email, but I should mention it here as well for the benefit of others who might be fans of the mighty fool (actually, I also prefer the name Joker.)
Repetition detection - the game is a draw when a position is repeated for the third time. But what what if in one repetition the fool has the movement abilities of a knight, and in the next, a bishop? Is that really a repetition? Given the fact that castling privileges and en passant ability are considered to make the position different, the same should probably be true with fool ability. But fixing that in ChessV may be more trouble then it is worth. I doubt it is a situation that would arise very often.