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Jeremy Good wrote on Tue, Jan 6, 2015 11:25 PM UTC:
Georg, here is my first advice. Let's see if it works. If not, please try to email me and if that doesn't work I will try to email you.

A. Please go to this site: http://play.chessvariants.org/pbmlogs/index.php

(Save the link because it can be a good idea to check in on it frequently. For some reason, not every move that's made via game courier goes through to email.)

B. When you go to that site, please enter your userid avunjahei where it says userid and then click the button on the right that says "submit". Then click on your name in blue for any of the three games you've started there. It will take you to that game.

Now, there are two ways you can enter a move and then there are some tricks for unusual moves that you may sometimes need to use especially in presets that aren't rules enforced (like all the ones I have submitted so far since I haven't taught myself that much programming yet for game courier). I will attempt to tell you the tricks if and when you may need them but for now, let me try to walk you through entering a move with a step-by-step process:

1. Point at the piece you want to move. Click on it. Click on its destination square. The move should show up in the space marked "Moves."

OR

2. Enter the actual move into the space marked "Moves" - this means entering the first coordinate followed by the last coordinate. (d2-d4 for example would move a pawn from d2 - d4 in a variant where this is possible).

3. Now, after completing step 1 OR 2, click the button "Preview."

4. In the new screen, there will be a space for you to enter your password. Enter it if you are satisfied with the move that appears on the screen (good to double-check!) and then click "Send."

Voila. It should now record your move. The move might not show up right away but it will.

Does that work for you?

I am working on a preset for Duking Falcons. It should ultimately require me to design a piece, get it and its movement approved by others who are working on this, and then get it uploaded. But in the mean time, I can send you a mockup preset with a piece we will pretend is the new one and / or one with the rook as the consort piece. Let me know if you want to do this. I'm glad you want to try it out.


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