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OCR: Setup Positions To start a game with a position other than the standard starting position specify the position using Forsyth notation after the game and before any mov es Forsyth notation ic one. -line representati the board scanned by row starting with a8 -h8 followed by a7-h7 a1-h1 For each row denote Black pieces by prnbqk, White pieces PRNBQK and empty squares by an integer to (being the num consecutive empty squares) Use comma or slash to separate rc enclose the whole string in slashes For example the standard starting position itself is /rnbqkbnr ddddddd PPPPPPPP RNBOKBNR/ posi ti .on entered in this way is assumed to have Whi te S1 .des with max imum possible castling r- ghts, and no TO overri ide these defaults, append up to three terms T.C sepa ra ted with comma S 'whi te or bl la ...