I learned to play using Descriptive Notation... I can use Algebraic but still like the old "P-K4" style. I know this is old-fashioned of me. Does anybody have some software to convert Algebraic to Descriptive? Or would any clever programmer care to rise to the challenge?

I'll try getting someone to assign it as final assignment in a first course in programming:) Easy and tedious! Off the cuff - finite-state-machine coding might help.

 Cartesian, you *know* that! Write it - don't pass the buck!

 

cartesian if you download the free chessbase light, load your game into that then choose menu options tools/options click the notation tab and select P-K4 click ok and hey presto instanst translation.

of course if you wish to save the game you will need to pay for the activation code.

Thank you PerfectGent I will try that. :)

 

Thanks normajean... I know I know how to, but ah I'm tired...

actually i was feeling guilty about not taking it up -- begin younger than you --- but hell it is not a job for a 46-year old either :) actually i passed the buck back.

In clinical psychology, it is called a projective defence mechanism :)

question: Freud recognised, researched and named  the concept of defence mechanism and  ['projective defence mechanism' is Freud's term. What is the first name of the Freud  who I am talking about? Answer in my next post.

 

Answer: Anna (Sigmund's daughter)

Oh how could i forget? It is easy to program: just use lex for parsing tokens [token = 1 move], yacc to convert descriptive<->algebraic either way.

There, ive done 75% of the work. Now anyone who wants experience at using lex and yacc can write the code.