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If there was a pgn viewer/diagram maker that was intuitive and easy to use (existing, not just talked about!), I would definite switch my vote to this forum.
I participate at chessvideos.tv and a couple of other forums which appear to use this same type of discussion board software. There are quite a few free open source pgn viewers so I think it is just up to the proprietors here to pick one and incorporate it into the arsenal of attractions for this website. I think that Josh and the other owners and administrators over at chessvideos.tv might even be willing to share some of their bells and whistles particularly if credit and maybe a link to their site were involved.
One must also think to help new comers on the site, and many of them probably know nothing about the FEN code. Bref, I don't think it would be a nice thing to force people to learn FEN, or ChessbaseLight, or whatever.
In these days of instant information for anyone curious about "things" the argument above against learning FEN is a bit weak... You need to learn how to browse the internet, access this site, post and get around it, so why stop at learning a bit more?
Once you learn how to "write down" a position, all you need to do is enter it between
[chessboard] ... [/chessboard]
and voila! Not as hard as learning Chinese if you ask me :)
The Australians have some PGN and FEN functions implemented on their site.
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PGN Viewer (Standard Starting Position): Post a game from the normal starting position.
PGN Viewer (Non-Standard Starting Position): Post a game from a custom starting position defined by a fen string.
PGN Uploader: Formats a pgn file (can be multi-game) into single pgn games with formatted headers.
PGN Recorder: Allows you to play out the moves on a chessboard and then add the game to your post.
FEN Functions:
FEN Viewer: Display any chess position on the forum by posting a FEN string.
Position to FEN: Set up a position on the chess board and get the fen string for that position.
They also have around 450 members online, right now, and probably an army of volunteers and staff to administer their site. Yet it's probably useful to point out that these things can be done.
Dogs will bark, but the caravan of chess moves on.
In these days of instant information for anyone curious about "things" the argument above against learning FEN is a bit weak... You need to learn how to browse the internet, access this site, post and get around it, so why stop at learning a bit more?
Once you learn how to "write down" a position, all you need to do is enter it between
[chessboard] ... [/chessboard]
and voila! Not as hard as learning Chinese if you ask me :)
My argument is NOT against learning FEN... especially I know it for a long time ;)
It's just that I don't think it's wise to FORCE new comers to know it.
What's wrong with the idea of having the possibility say to clik on a button here on this site to make a diagram ?
Anyhow, I just tried your way... indeed two ways.
I copied the starting position in FEN from your link.
Just in case adding "w KQkq - 0 1" does not work,
I present the two forms, with and without it.
One of the two forms should give the intended diagram :
[chessboard]rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
[/chessboard]
Use the expression "DIAGRAM" rather than "chessboard" and your efforts should be rewarded. Edited to add: I see that Chris Mallon has already replied here.
2... Qh4++!!!
Dogs will bark, but the caravan of chess moves on.
This is an experiment with diagrams of different sizes. Also when it is Black to play the board is reversed.
I used the amazing free Asap add in for excel to build the scripts from a FEN based database. Email me for the gory details. fwevans@gmail.com or post here.
Attempting to trap Black's Queen by 1.Na4 allows flight squares at e3 and b4.
Hence Grandmaster Bronstein cleared the d5 square with 1.d6! followed by 2.
Nd5! trapping the Queen as c6 is pinned. 1. d6 Bxd6 2. Nd5 1-0
White's King is unhappy since its second rank flight squares are occupied
leaving the Queen and Rook to guard d1. Black distracts them by forking with 1...Qa3!! and 2.Qb1 Qxa1! sets up ...Rd1 mating. 1... Qa3 0-1
White's game seems mangled, in check and his forces in disarray. However the
miracle move 1.Rc4+! turns the tables. Black gets mated after 1..Kxc4 2.Qc3
mate or 1..Kd6 2.Qd8 mate. 1. Rc4+ Kxc4 2. Qc3# 1-0
White is down a pawn and his awkward Bishop prevents him from simply Rxe8
mating. He solves that problem by 1.Qh8+! Kxh8 2.Bf6+ clearing the e-file and
Re8 mate follows. 1. Qh8+ Kxh8 2. Bf6+ Kg8 3. Rxe8# 1-0
Deceptive simplicity. Black gets nowhere with 1..Rxc2 2.Qxc2 Ra1 3.Qc3. the trick is 1..Rc3! pinning the c2 Rook both horizontally and vertically. On 2.
Rxa2 Rxc1+ 3.Kh2 Black mates on h1 1... Rc3 2. Rxa2 Rxc1+ 0-1
White appears completely safe but his one problem is his optimistically
misplaced Queen. After 1..Nc4! it cannot retreat and will be trapped by 2...b6. 1... Nc4 0-1
White has nothing by 1.Qf8+ Rg8 but can distract the Rook by 1.Rxh7+ ! when 1...Rxh7 2.Qf8 mates. If the King tries to run with 1..Kg8 then 2.d6 with
discovered check wins the Queen. 1. Rxh7+ Rxh7 2. Qf8# 1-0
Black's Queenside pieces contribute nothing to defending his lonely King.
White crashes in with 1.Bxg7+! Kxg7 2.Kxg7 2.Qe5+ Kg6 3.Qf5+ Kg7 4.Qf7+ Kh6 5.Qf6+ Kh5 6.g4 mate. 1. Bxg7+ Kxg7 2. Qe5+ Kg6 3. Qf5+ Kh6 4. Qf6+ Kh5 5. g4#
Grandmaster Panno won this position in only two moves. 1..Qxg3+! breaks in since 2.Kxg3 Be5 mates while 2.Kg1 Be5 2. Nf3 Rxf3 will mate by 4..Qh2. 1... Qxg3+ 2. Kg1 Be5# 0-1
Well, I fixed the thread depth. What that means is if you're in threaded or hybrid mode and you look at the list of posts you shouldn't get "... more posts below thread depth" anymore. The server load is light enough it shouldn't make a huge difference in speed.
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