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I think the problem is this: with things like hash moves, good captures, killers, etc, by the time you have tried all of those, either you have already failed high, or you are never going to fail high at this position. In the so-called ALL positions, ordering is irrelevant anyway, and wasting comput...

you know as much as I do about that... I might begin to play in the CCT type events and not bother with the WCCC. It takes too much time. Costs too much. Has just a handful of participants each year. CCTs are more fun competition-wise...

You do have to be an ICGA member to participate... but it is not horribly expensive to join. It just costs a small fortune to attend an event that is a long way away and which lasts for almost 2 weeks including travel time.

It was modified a few years ago after I kept pointing out the problem. Rather than do what the charter said, they made the charter say what they do.

The lateness isn't a surprise. But I doubt I will be able to participate. It takes time to prepare, arrange for hardware, and so forth. With no official announcement yet, it is probably too late for me...

I had an idea about deternining if a move gives check (the new? part is about discovered check). A move gves check iff 1. a. The piece moved is not a slider and it attacks the opposing king. b. The piece moved is a slider and there is a horizontal, vertical, or diagional line between the to square ...