[Retros] Steno-Chess notation

[Eric Angelini]

Hello Mario,


> Is the following position the final position of your intended

> solution?   8/p1pppp2/8/6k1/6P1/3BP3/P1PKP2P/Rr2q3


... yes, congrats !
... Have you found the < 1.c3 > string ?


> new kind of stalemate


... indeed ! -- I've overlooked that ...


> One suggestion:

> I would prefer a notation that doesn't make use of

> special symbols like the underlined letters for pawn

> promotions. Using such symbols makes it difficult to

> distribute problems of that genre via text-only medias.


... yes, I know -- but I have no answer... [especially in
french notation... Perhaps a prime symbol ( ' ) after
the capital letter of the promoted piece ?]


> In the english version the only problematic letter

> is 'b', which is already used for describing a move

> which places a piece on the b-file.

> Using e.g. an uppercase 'L' for bishop and lowercase

> 'l', 'q', 'r' and 'n' for describing a move which promotes

> a pawn into a bishop, queen, rook resp. knight

> would remove the necessity of using underlined letters.


... adopted ! I'll correct accordingly my page in a few
minutes, thanks !


> Two questions:

> Does the 'K' for describing a King move include

> castling?


... good idea -- this adds more possibilities


> Would an additonal letter (e.g. 'U') for denoting a

> pawn promotion without revealing what kind of piece

> the pawn promoted into make any sense?


... yes, makes sense, but this is not "natural" -- I've thought
of more such stipulations (but discarded them) :
- make a move ending on the same square color
- move diagonally
- move a piece two ranks up or down (two files left or right)
- etc.

... but this is too early to fix, I think... Let's develop a bit
the orthodox StenoChess before trying heterodox variations !


> greetings

> mario


... the same !
É.