[Exceptional C++ Style] Item 26 -- Data Formats and Efficiency

[Adrian Fagg]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: effective-cpp-bounces at accu.org
> [mailto:effective-cpp-bounces at accu.org]On Behalf Of Paul Grenyer

> Somebody must have some comments? I felt a bit lost and didn't follow
> exactly how the moves work in Chess. I haven't played for
> years and never
> understood the notation.

You don't need to know the notation, just a few bare facts:
Chessboard has 64 squares. Half the squares are initially occupied, the
players take turns to move one piece at a time (with interesting but
well-defined consequences. Except for pawn promotion.

Of course, you could beef up the bandwidth no end if you decided to record
more about the game, e.g. the timing of each move, when the grand master
blinked, etc.

Regards,

Adrian

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