Chess Anyone?

[pmbguy]

Sorry, I have to go, will jam tomorrow, Good luck for monday, however you are in the hospitality industry, so monday might be more relaxed for you than the weekend, good night.

[IMHO]

do we save the game?

[pmbguy]

Illegal move. Can not castle when king or one of the blocks it must move over, is under attack

dammit, ok, e1-f1

[IMHO]

Nc2:a1

[IMHO]

do we save the game?

We can carry on at a later stage.

[Dave S]

PMBGuy: Sorry, I had a network crash yesterday. My next move (after your Na8-b6) is f6-f5+, Never give up, never surrender!

[Dave S]

Did Dave S surrender? He made the last move, so PMBGuy(White) is technically next to move?

Thanks for that tip on penguin. Lovely program, but difficult to learn. I made all the moves on your game so far and what a pleasure and easy to replay and check all the moves. Still battling to figure out all the features. How do you undo a move if you made a mistake?

Never Give up, Never surrender!

If you want to take back a move, simply move the piece back to its original location, and make the move you want, however this would be illegal in a real game, the rule of chess, touch a piece, move that piece (if it can be moved). That's half the reason i'm in the predicament i'm in...

[IMHO]

ok, I tried to do that, but the piece will not let you pick it up and move back. I know the rule, I am more worried about what to do if I follow a game and make an incorrect move, or I move the other players piece incorrectly.

[Dave S]

IMHO, Ooops sorry, wrong advice. Click on the previous move (the move immediately before the wrong one) in the notation list, this will automatically move your piece back to where it was, now make the move you originally wanted, the old move will now be noted in yellow on the notation list (indicating a branched, or alternative move).

I too am still learning to use Penguin properly.

[IMHO]

Dave S, sorry for all the questions, I know there is instructions, but I can not find the answers. Just want to know if you also battle with the same stuff.

Next Q.
How do you start a new game? My work around is to exit the program and start again.

Next Q.
How do you turn the board around, so that black is at the bottom if you play black?

[IMHO]

OK, I see. You can then remove the branch you do not want.

[IMHO]

Ah, I found the reverse board icon, top right hand side. hehe

[Dave S]

Yes I did battle with the same stuff, but I'm learning fast.

A1: Click on "Collections" and then on "Start new collection" or "Start new game". Then click on "File and Print" and "Save as.." to save the new game name, otherwise it will keep the same name as your current game and will overwrite it.

A2: Click on "Options" and then on "Reverse Board".

Now I have a question, does anyone know how to display the board Notation or cell numbers (block grid, a, b, c... 1, 2, 3... Etc.), it's a bit of a pain counting blocks whenever someone makes a move?

[IMHO]

Now I have a question, does anyone know how to display the board Notation or cell numbers (block grid, a, b, c... 1, 2, 3... Etc.), it's a bit of a pain counting blocks whenever someone makes a move?

hehe, I do not have the patience to count. Will not play like that. The answer is you can toggle the notation markers on and of with the AH icon on the top row of icons, third from right. V 9.

[IMHO]

Or you can go to Options, Preferences.