stark@sbstaff2.UUCP (Eugene Stark) (05/21/87)
After applying Rich $alz's patches, I compiled the Stanback program both on a VAX running 4.3BSD and a Sun 3/75. Although the user interface seems to work correctly, the program doesn't play chess on either machine. As soon as it leaves the opening book, it says "Opponent will soon mate" and then "Opponent mates" on the next move. After that, it refuses to move itself, and you can make any move you like -- even capture its king. Did anyone else have this problem? When the program was first posted, I scanned the source and decided not to bother with it, but there have since been several rave reviews posted to the net, so I decided to try it out. So far, it has lived up to my original expectations. Hopefully there is a simple fix. Gene Stark
evins@nrl-radar.arpa (Jim Evins) (05/22/87)
Ditto!
evins@nrl-radar.arpa (Jim Evins) (05/22/87)
Ditto.
amartin@wolf.UUCP (05/22/87)
In article <653@sbstaff2.UUCP>, stark@sbstaff2.UUCP (Eugene Stark) writes: > After applying Rich $alz's patches, I compiled the Stanback program > both on a VAX running 4.3BSD and a Sun 3/75. Although the user > interface seems to work correctly, the program doesn't play chess > on either machine. As soon as it leaves the opening book, it > says "Opponent will soon mate" and then "Opponent mates" on the > next move. After that, it refuses to move itself, and you can > make any move you like -- even capture its king. I just compiled it today (Gould Powernode running UTX1.2) and I get the exact same behavior. I suspect there is some type of overflow/underflow problem in the move evaluator, but I haven't yet had a chance to figure it out. -- Al Martin ...sdcsvax!wolf!amartin ...sdcsvax!ncr-sd!rb-dc1!martin
jip@nih-csl.UUCP (john powell) (05/22/87)
ditto ditto ....On a Sun 3/50 running 3.0 and 3.2 . A very short game! jip - siesmo!elsie!cecil!jip
coleman@sask.UUCP (Geoff Coleman @ College of Engineering) (05/22/87)
> > Ditto! Double Ditto Only it tells me that the computer has won when I'm not in check let alone mate. This is after about eight moves a side. WOuld someone please post a fix to this problem -- Geoff Coleman | BITNET: Coleman@sask College of Engineering | UUCP: {utcsri,ihnp4}!sask!skul!geoff University of Saskatchewan | Compserve: 76515,1513 just a number Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | voice: (306) 966-5415