That's a known and documented limitation. Please read the LIMITATIONS section of the man page.
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:49:56 -0700 (PDT), simon phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I've found what I believe is an error in > implementation of the 'en passent' rule in WinBoard > 4.2.7.... > > If a pawn advances by 2 squares on its initial > move, it can subsequently be taken 'en passent' AT ANY > TIME. e.g. If White opens with e4, Black can do :- > 1. (e4), d5, > 2. (h3), d4, > 3. (h4), dxe4(e.p.) > > The FIDE rules state (My Capitals):- > A pawn attacking a square crossed by an opponent`s > pawn which has advanced two squares in one move from > its original square may capture this opponent`s pawn > as though the latter had been moved only one square. > THIS CAPTURE IS ONLY LEGAL ON THE MOVE FOLLOWING THIS > ADVANCE and is called an `en passant` capture. > > I did a quick search on the savannah site and couldn't > find this mentioned. > Cheers, > Simon P. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-XBoard mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-xboard > -- Tim Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tim-mann.org/ _______________________________________________ Bug-XBoard mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-xboard
