tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post5086510487716830780..comments2024-02-20T07:50:13.558+01:00Comments on Chess960 (FRC): Another Chess960 Position GeneratorMark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-45326871915552726922010-11-30T06:49:01.369+01:002010-11-30T06:49:01.369+01:00Thanks very much for going to the effort to do thi...Thanks very much for going to the effort to do this. You could promote your work to put the generator at the top of the form rather than at the bottom. A possible improvement would be to have only one text box and one random generator button. If you press the button you get a random SP. If you type the position number into the text box you are presented with SP piece setup for that number. If you type in the piece setup you are presented with the number. For each presentation you are also informed of the equivalent twin both in number and piece notation as well as the PGN notation. For extra information, the form could also list all positions that have a pre-designated characteristic in common with the selected SP. For example here are some common characteristics that could be useful:<br />1) All positions with the knights in the same spot<br />and/or:<br />2) All positions that have the king and rooks in the same spot<br /><br />The rationale is that the knights are the absolute critical pieces for us humans to understand the character of an SP and the rooks and king form the fundamental framework of the SP.<br /><br />Thanks again, best wishes, cheers and thanks<br />Harry<br /><br />PS) I also think the mental arithmetic way for calculating the SP number is marvelous and I will use it to practice not to get my head rusty for mental arithmetic (but it is anyway).HarryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971894954907592580noreply@blogger.com