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I agree, but I wonder if it's on purpose. I found the repo[1] and it's very small readme says it's a "Chess visualization exercise" So I'm wondering if it's a

• hgsgm 4y ago
  why would I practice visualizing not-chess information about chess pieces, when I could visualize actual chess information? The history of a pieces moves is irrelevant to chess, except in extreme corner cases of repetition.
  • trfzx 4y ago
    The history is irrelevant here as well, you just need to know the next goal, which is always indicated.
    • hgsgm 4y ago
      I see that now. The UI has poor discover ability of the goal, especially on mobile.
• soperj 4y ago
  It is, because you need to get to the square that's indicated, not any random square.
  • gus_massa 4y ago
    They should highlight the target square in the board instead of only writing it in the "clock".
    • JumpCrisscross 4y ago
      > should highlight the target square in the board instead of only writing it in the "clock". If it's a visualization exercise, they should not. Gaining intuition for notation is strangely enabling, particularly if you have an algebraic mind.
      • fsckboy 4y ago
        yes, i have an algebraic mind, and I find it easy to visual where the squares are, and if you say "N-KP4", I'm Johnny-on-the-spot! now, what's this a-b-c stuff?
        • chongli 4y ago
          N-KP4 is descriptive notation [1] which was the standard notation used in chess until about 1980. Ne4 is algebraic notation [2] which is the standard notation used in chess today (since 1980). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive_notation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive_notation [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_notation_(chess) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_notation_(chess)
          • jessaustin 4y ago
            I'm relieved to see that the following is included at that link: The term "algebraic notation" may be considered a misnomer, as the system is unrelated to algebra.
      • II2II 4y ago
        It depends upon what you are trying to visualize. If you are trying to visualize the pattern of the knight's moves, e.g. how to reach a specific square using a sequence of moves, then highlighting the target would be more valuable. The displacement matters, not the absolute positions. The absolute positions are more of a hindrance since it makes it more difficult to generalize the sequence of moves.
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• b4je7d7wb 4y ago
  That's how I took it as well. Everyone talks about highlighting stuff but you don't get highlights in real games. I got more comfortable with knight manouvers and chess notation thanks to this puzzle. It should definitely have some visual tutorial for people to understand how it works though.
• ak_111 4y ago
  Still doesn't make it sense from a UX perspective. You can make it an option to highlight the square or just show coordinates and cater for both crowds.
• xg15 4y ago
  Ah ok! If this is part of some sort of chess training course, this would make sense. Sadly, HN is really bad at presenting context for a submission.