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Here is the relevant rule:
When there are no captured pieces a Cavalier may promote to, it may not move to the last rank, though it may still check the Eques Rex on the last rank.
Is there a violation of this rule?
Hi Fergus, thank you for the reply. I think there is a violation to this rule. The following is an example: 1. H d3-c5 1... h g8-h6 2. I c1-g9 2... x f10-g9 3. H c5-d7 3... x g9-h9 4. H d7-f8 // - Check! - 4... x h9-i9 5. C j2-j3 5... q e10-e9 6 . H F8- Can not promote? ===== This was done in self-play mode. 2 people at the same PC. In move #6 I thought the Cavalier could pop-into the last rank, and promote to the night-rider it lost. ===
It's not so much that there is a bug here but that this preset was written before I gave Game Courier the ability to move pieces by clicking with the mouse. So, I did not program it to handle partial moves. As long as you enter the whole move at once, which will require some typing, it will allow the promotion. I will eventually get around to updating this preset or replacing it with a new one.
ok, great. Thank you.
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I think I may have found an issue in Grand Cavalier Chess. In Self-play mode - 2 people on same PC. The Cavalier (Knight Pawn) is not able to get to the last rank for capture or promotion.
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Question: according to the rules If you do not have any captured pieces the Cavalier can not promote. Can it go to the last rank for a capture and not promote if you have no captured pieces? ===
Can you check this?
Thank you.
Jim