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Laila Stefan wrote on Sun, Dec 14, 2003 04:12 AM UTC:

Fergus, I am currently in the middle of a Pocket Mutation Chess game with Andreas Kaufmann. However, neither of us can make our next move because when we click on the link to do so, the following error message appears: 'R h1-@ is an invalid move, because @ is not a known coordinate. Go back and enter a valid move.' Could this be a glitch in the Courier?Thanks, ~ Laila

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Laila Stefan wrote on Mon, Nov 10, 2003 10:03 PM UTC:

Tony, that's exactly what I had in mind! Thanks :·) I think we've got it now! ~ Laila

Laila Stefan wrote on Mon, Nov 10, 2003 09:34 PM UTC:

Ahh, you make fine points, Fergus. Unfortunately, I am without the necessary knowledge to modify the board in such a way. Perhaps Tony can lend a hand ?Thank you for your helpful observations! ~ Laila

Laila Stefan wrote on Mon, Nov 10, 2003 03:33 AM UTC:

Tony, make it so! <center> ~ Laila</center>

Laila Stefan wrote on Mon, Nov 10, 2003 02:47 AM UTC:

Hello, I'd like to ask what everyone thinks of the following preset for Imposter Chess?: <a href='/play/pbm/play.php?game%3DImposter+Chess%26set%3Dmagnetic%26colors%3DAAAACC+444544%26cols%3D14%26code%3D3rnbqkbnr3%2F3pppppppp3%2F%2A%2A%2A%2A%2F3PPPPPPPP3%2F3RNBQKBNR3%26rules%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2Fpurpledove2k%2Fimpchs.html%26board%3D01.10.%26files%3DA+B++a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h++C+D%26bcolor%3D000000%26bsize%3D23'>Click here</a> It has been modified so the pieces are better viewable. I will probably end up asking Tony to change it from black to the one above. But before I go about doing that, I need to know if this Preset is satisfactory to the average player. <center> Thanks, ~ Laila</center>

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Laila Stefan wrote on Sun, Nov 9, 2003 09:02 AM UTC:

<center> Here is the result of the first ever Imposter Chess game played in 'solitaire' mode! <a href='/play/pbm/play.php?game=Imposter+Chess&log=Magenta_Spiral-magenta_spiral-2003-312-402'>MS vs MS (White Wins)</a> </center> Lookin' forward to the outcome of me and Tony's game! <center>~ Laila

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Laila Stefan wrote on Sun, Nov 9, 2003 06:25 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Hey! The Courier is working beautifully now!I don't know how ya did it, but I think it's great! Good Job :·) Now, Tony, we can continue our game without interruptions. Oh, and by the way, I was thinking it might be a good idea if the rules could be seen on the Imposter Chess Courier page, so that if during play, someone forgets something, they can just scroll down instead of clicking a link. Keep the link though, but gotta have those rules right where you can see 'em! Thank You! ~ Laila

Laila Stefan wrote on Fri, Nov 7, 2003 08:10 PM UTC:

Fergus, I seem to be having difficulty making my first move in me and Tony's game. I was chosen to play Black and for my first move, I typed: n b8-a6I received this message: 'Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in /home/chessvar/public_html/play/pbm/sendmove.php on line 40' Is this a new type of error, or a ghost from the last one? Also, I notice that at the top of the game page (the one showing the board and 'moves' form) there is a message from you (I think) telling me about a debugging code, this message contains also the changing comments/moves from the current opponent of my game, and my 'status bar' becomes empty when this page is clicked. On WebTV, usually a (javascript[?]) error has occured when the status bar is empty. I'll be on the look-out for anymore 'bugs'. In the meantime, until the aforementioned is found/corrected, I will be unable to make any moves on my games. ~ Laila

Laila Stefan wrote on Fri, Nov 7, 2003 03:38 AM UTC:

Tony, I'm deleting our game and sending a new invitation in e-mail. I want to try this again with the fresh version.Fergus, I'll test out everything once again and report back to you about what I observe. ~ Laila

Laila Stefan wrote on Wed, Nov 5, 2003 02:47 AM UTC:

To Tony and Fergus: It is my conclusion based upon what I have observed that you are correct about WebTV not reading the feeds properly. Thus this means that WebTV may very well be incompatible with the Game Courier. Since this is the first time you've ever had it tested with someone on a WebTV unit, I would say there needs to be more research done on other kinds of access to the internet. Not just on this site, but many around the WWW. I tried to make my move as White on our Imposter Chess game, Tony. However, I'm encountering a completely new error message. I entered in the 'moves' field this notation: N b1-a3I then 'Verified' my move. But instead of being taken to the page that says my move was submitted, I get this peculiar error message: 'Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in /home/chessvar/public_html/play/pbm/sendmove.php on line 40' I haven't the slightest clue as to what caused this one. Perhaps it could be once again blamed on the incompatibility of the Courier & WebTV ?? <center>You tell me... ~ Laila

Laila Stefan wrote on Mon, Nov 3, 2003 07:51 PM UTC:

Hi, During a game of Imposter Chess in 'solitaire mode', I made the following moves: 1. N b1-a3 1... p e7-e6 1... P c2-c3 After the initial 'P c2-c3', the 'N' that is on 'a3' disappears from the board. When I attempted to make the next move, 'p e6-e5' it gave me an error message saying: 'No move was made, because there was no p on e6. Go back and try again.' I then clicked on 'Annotate' to record the moves and the board on this page showed both the 'N' on 'a3' and the 'p' on 'e6' missing. I'm definitely experiencing a malfunction of some kind. I've tried this same experiment using the exact same moves as above, both in 'Solitaire' and 'Log' mode, each coming up with basically the same results -- disappearing pieces from the board. The vanishing usually begins when a new move is made. To get a better idea of this problem, check the log of Imposter Chess 'Laila Stefan vs. Laila Stefan'.You will notice in the movelist there is a repetative pattern of putting the 'N' back onto square 'a3' and the 'p' back on the square 'e6'. This is proof that they won't remain on the board, so no other moves can be made because it is confusing to play with vanishing pieces. <center> Hope this information will help somehow! ~ Laila

Laila Stefan wrote on Mon, Nov 3, 2003 02:17 AM UTC:

Hello, In the beginning of my game with Andreas, on my turn, playing Black, this is EXACTLY what I typed in the 'Moves' field: <center>p e7-e6</center> By the way, I like the Courier Preset Tony created for Imposter Chess. However, I'm still having trouble with disappearing pieces during solitaire gameplay: Game Courier error, recorded during gameplay: 1. P d2-d3 1... n g8-h6 1... B c1-h6 The board shows the Black Knight captured by the White Bishop, but at the same time, the White Pawn residing on d3 disappears. It's unclear why it does this. <center>Thank you for your attention in this matter. Let me know if I can do anything to help out further. ~ Laila

Laila Stefan wrote on Sun, Nov 2, 2003 06:13 AM UTC:

Hi, I made sure to type lowercase 'p', as I was playing Black. Could I be getting this error because my WebTV Plus isn't compatible with the PbEm system? <center>~ Laila</center>

Laila Stefan wrote on Sun, Nov 2, 2003 02:33 AM UTC:

Hello, I recently accepted an invitation for a game of Pocket Mutation Chess. I'm playing Black. When I attempt to make a move by typing in 'p e7-e6' I encounter an error message saying 'No move was made, because there was no P on d2. Go back and try again.' I seem to be able to make my move by just typing 'e7-e6' without specifying the piece, but then my move is not visible to me or my opponent. My opponent thinks I made a mistake by not 'specifying', so he made my move for me. Why doesn't it go through when I specify my piece like it says to do? <CENTER> ~ Laila</CENTER>

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Laila Stefan wrote on Sat, Nov 1, 2003 07:26 PM UTC:

<html>Hi Tony, Imposter Chess is currently not a playable game online. I've attempted numerous times to create a proper Game Courier Preset for it so others could play. Unfortunately, I'm encountering at least one error; If I'm playing White vs. Black and during the game, White's Bishop tries to take Black's Knight, both the White Bishop AND Black Knight disappear off the board!This is not what it should be. Also, in tests on the Courier, I have noticed that during gameplay, pieces that I've previously moved tend to vanish without any capture initiated. Is there something in the form I missed? I'm on WebTV Plus, is this type of internet connection compatible with the Courier? <center>Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks, ~ Laila</center></html>

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Laila Stefan wrote on Fri, Oct 31, 2003 09:19 PM UTC:

<html>Hello Tony, I am the Inventor of <a href='http://www.chessvariants.com/link2.dir/imposterchess.html'>Imposter Chess</a>, and new to the Courier. I'm interested in any help you can offer with creating a preset for this game. <center>Thanks, ~ Laila</center></html>

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Laila Stefan wrote on Fri, Oct 31, 2003 10:02 AM UTC:

<html>Hello Fergus, I have created an HTML version of the rules and layout for Imposter Chess. It is located here: <a href='http://www.geocities.com/purpledove2k/impchs.html'>http://www.geocities.com/purpledove2k/impchs.html</a> <center>~ Laila</center></html>

Laila Stefan wrote on Wed, Oct 29, 2003 05:04 AM UTC:

<html>Hello, I am the Inventor of a new Chess Variant called Imposter Chess. For Rules & Layout, click here: <a href='http://www.geocities.com/purpledove2k/impchs.txt'>http://www.geocities.com/purpledove2k/impchs.txt</a> <center>Thank you for your time, ~ Laila

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