Software for retro-analysis?

Marco

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Mar 30, 2004, 1:02:54 PM3/30/04

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I am looking for programs (either pay- or shareware) for
retrograde analysis, i.e. where you start from a given
position and try to work out the previous moves. Where
can I find such a program?
Thanks,

Marco

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Luther Barnum

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Mar 30, 2004, 2:14:33 PM3/30/04

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Joost de Heer

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Mar 30, 2004, 3:17:44 PM3/30/04

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In artikel <90243823e72d4d935b0...@mygate.mailgate.org>
schreef Marco:

> I am looking for programs (either pay- or shareware) for retrograde analysis,
> i.e. where you start from a given position and try to work out the previous
> moves. Where can I find such a program?

http://xenon.stanford.edu/~hwatheod/Retractor/

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NoKetch

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Mar 30, 2004, 7:28:22 PM3/30/04

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http://natch.free.fr/Natch.html

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Joost de Heer

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Mar 31, 2004, 12:11:20 AM3/31/04

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>>I am looking for programs (either pay- or shareware) for retrograde analysis,
>>i.e. where you start from a given position and try to work out the previous
>>moves. Where can I find such a program?

> http://natch.free.fr/Natch.html

Natch (and Euclide: http://lestourtereaux.free.fr/euclide/index.html) are
programs for proofgames, not for classical 'last n moves?' retro compositions.

Peter Pein

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Mar 31, 2004, 8:09:06 AM3/31/04

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"Marco" <md...@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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http://lestourtereaux.free.fr/euclide/

sorry, it's neither pay- nor shareware.

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NoKetch

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Mar 31, 2004, 9:11:42 AM3/31/04

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>>>I am looking for programs (either pay- or shareware) for retrograde
>analysis,
>>>i.e. where you start from a given position and try to work out the previous
>>>moves. Where can I find such a program?
>
>> http://natch.free.fr/Natch.html
>
>Natch (and Euclide: http://lestourtereaux.free.fr/euclide/index.html) are
>programs for proofgames, not for classical 'last n moves?' retro
>compositions.
>
>Joost
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The original poster did not ask about a program that solved the "last n moves".
Natch will do what he specified.

Dave

Joost de Heer

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Mar 31, 2004, 11:24:53 AM3/31/04

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>>>>I am looking for programs (either pay- or shareware) for retrograde
>>>>analysis, i.e. where you start from a given position and try to work out
>>>>the previous moves. Where can I find such a program?

> The original poster did not ask about a program that solved the "last n moves".

> Natch will do what he specified.

The way I interpret the question is that he wants a program that, when given a
position, will determine the last few moves. That's different from proofgames,
in which the number of moves needed to reach the given position is given.