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From: c928400@tycho.gbar.dtu.dk (Preben Guldberg)
Subject: Re: Chess Stuff
Date: 1997/07/31
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[---snip---] (though I reaaly liked those chess pieces :-)

> And ...
> How's that for a go in King graphics?
>      _
>    _| |_
>   |_ + _|   M\/M
>   __| |__   M  Meindert de Jong
>  ( . . . )
>   \_____/   Voice: (+31) 8370 21937
>   [_____]   
>     l l 
>    / - \  "In order to win you must cheat.
>   / --- \ If you lose; Hell start a fight!"
> -{-------}---------------------------------

>  *White* : Meindert de Jong <TPEjong@rcl.wau.NL>  
>   Black  : Any Taker <alt.ascii-art>
>  
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+        *White*        Black
>  | R |.N.| B |.Q.| K |.B.| N |.R.| 8    1. 
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      2.
>  |.P.| P |.P.| P |.P.| P |.P.| P | 7    3.
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      4.
>  |   |...|   |...|   |...|   |...| 6    5.
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      6.
>  |...|   |...|   |...|   |...|   | 5    7.
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      8.
>  |   |...|   |...|   |...|   |...| 4    9.
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     10.
>  |...|   |...|   |...|   |...|   | 3   11.
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     12.
>  |*P*|*P*|*P*|*P*|*P*|*P*|*P*|*P*| 2   13.
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     14.
>  |*R*|*N*|*B*|*Q*|*K*|*B*|*N*|*R*| 1   15.
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     16.
>    a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h       17.


Nice board, small, yet precise.  I'd prefer, though, if the 
notation of white and black pieces where switched, to make
white the lighter visual pieces and black the darker.  Or in 
short, use the stars for black pieces instead.  I think it
wuld improve reading the board.

  
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+         White        *Black*
  |*R*|*N*|*B*|*Q*|*K*|*B*|*N*|*R*| 8    1. 
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      2.
  |*P*|*P*|*P*|*P*|*P*|*P*|*P*|*P*| 7    3.
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      4.
  |   |...|   |...|   |...|   |...| 6    5.
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      6.
  |...|   |...|   |...|   |...|   | 5    7.
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+      8.
  |   |...|   |...|   |...|   |...| 4    9.
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     10.
  |...|   |...|   |...|   |...|   | 3   11.
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     12.
  | P |.P.| P |.P.| P |.P.| P |.P.| 2   13.
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     14.
  |.R.| N |.B.| Q |.K.| B |.N.| R | 1   15.
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+     16.
    a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h       17.


regards

Peppe
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        |\                  Ralph's Observation:      All inanimate objects 
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Preben Guldberg                                      c928400@student.dtu.dk