#301 While Playing ChessX online with FICS, I can *not* use White pieces

[IAHM-COL]

Hi All,

(Bug)(Critical) FICS online unable to use White pieces

Using current ChessX master (commit ff2a4a7d):
https://github.com/Isarhamster/chessx/commit/ff2a4a7d4fbec5b066e54e60e65a0ada8a8d6ae2

Compiled (clean exit) with:

$ qmake-qt5 --version
   QMake version 3.1 
   Using Qt version 5.12.7 in /usr/lib64

OS, OpenSuse Linux Leap 15.2:

uname -a
Linux 5.3.18-lp152.84-default #1 SMP Tue Jul 20 23:04:11 UTC 2021 (baaeecf) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Description of problem:

After entering a game with the "Seek" function, I can play normally (telnet), if I am assigned the Black Pieces; however, if I am assigned the White pieces, the board starts flipped (black down). The opponent reports that I am assigned white. Flipping Board, does not allow me to move the white pieces, but if I make a valid move the game either aborts or timer starts count-down, even the board FEN remains as "beginning board"

It also happens with timeseal

Testing this problem with timeseal under linux, wit commit (fa2f7ad); as in pull request #72 demostrates this is not a telnet specific issue.

In earlier version of ChessX I could play either color assignment in FICS, succesfully;
(Last tested Version 1.4.6)

[IAHM-COL]

Hi All,

A workaround that fixed this for me in :
https://github.com/IAHM-COL/chessx/tree/fics-whitepieces-bugfix

Regards,

[IAHM-COL]

@all,

I still can't figure out or solve this bug, and to be honest, I am unaware if it is reproducible to anyone else, but it is for me, on two different Linux computers.

I was able to collect a little more information, in case it helps anyone to grasp the origins of this issue:

If I remove chessx.ini file, and start ChessX completely new, I can log in FICS with a guest user. The system works.
If I enter the Preferences menu and add username + password, for FICS, then I cannot play the white pieces anymore.

In fact, I can manually edit the ini file (or via the preference menu change):

guestLogin=false

to

guestLogin=true

And then FICS works as expected, and white pieces (as well as black) can be played as Guest, but if guestLogin is false, then FICS connects with username, however, if I am assigned the white pieces, as described, the black pieces show below, and no move is able to be entered

See the images for example of FICS playing white as guest (normal) and as Logged user (failed)

Regards,

[Jens Nissen]

Can't reproduce it :-(