Explore link broken for non-standard start positions?

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17th May 2009, 10:24am
#1
by Spiffe
Orlando, FL United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 948

Hey, in a game I'm playing, I hit the "Explore" button, and it didn't work properly -- it went to an incorrect position, at the following URL:

http://www.chess.com/explorer/index.html?movelist=1.d4+f5+2.c4+Nf6+3.g3+g64.Bg2+Bg7+5.Nf3+d6+6.Nc3+a5+7.O-O+O-O+8.d5+Na6+9.Nd4+Nc5+10.Rb1+Bd7+11.b3+Nfe4+12.Nxe4+Nxe4+13.Bb2+c5

Note the lack of a + between 3...g6 & 4.Bg2.  I suspect this may be because this game is from a thematic tournament, and that's where the game really started -- the first three moves were preset.

I also was unable to edit the URL in that window to fix it myself; perhaps that's intentional.  By copying the URL to another window and fixing it, I was able to access the position.

BTW, is there a better place to reports bugs when one finds them?

17th May 2009, 03:18pm
#2
by Patzer24
United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 11396

Yes, it appears you are correct. I have forwarded this bug on to the appropriate place for you. In the future you can use the Report Bugs link.

Below is the corrected game explorer link for your opening position:

http://www.chess.com/explorer/index.html?movelist=1.d4+f5+2.c4+Nf6+3.g3+g6+4.Bg2+Bg7+5.Nf3+d6+6.Nc3+a5+7.O-O+O-O+8.d5+Na6+9.Nd4+Nc5+10.Rb1+Bd7+11.b3+Nfe4+12.Nxe4+Nxe4+13.Bb2+c5

 

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