Re: [Scid-users] PGN Bug? SCiD v3.3.beta5

[jason v. <jva...@jv...>]

On Fri, 31 May 2002, Michael Thomas wrote:
> jason varsoke wrote:
> >
> > The following PGN, when loaded into SCiD and viewed in the Database
> > window, reports White's and Black's Elo as: 368 instead of 4464.  However,
> > the round is reported correctly.  In the PGN window the Elos are also
> > incorrect (with the same error).  The same PGN loaded into XBoard and view
> > under "Edit Tags" reports the correct Elos.

> Yes I can confirm that bug. My guess, some kind of wraparound bug

Strangely, Chessbase has no problem with the high Elo but uses a short int
for the Round so wraps at 255.

-j