dark

The dark filter takes a single set filter as argument. It has as value the set of dark squares that are in the set of squares represented by its argument.

Thus, to find positions with more than one dark-squared white bishop, use

  dark ♗>1

The set of dark squares (dark ▦) can be computed directly via:

  diagonal 0 7 
         diagonal 0 7 a1

Examples

The dark filter is used in chameleon.cql. When run on sample database, it matches the following study from John Nunn with two thematic positions:

Nunn 1994, after 8. Rhe7
(found from CQL file: chameleon.cql)

and

Nunn 1994, after 12. Kf1

Note that these positions differ in that the pieces have all been rigidly shifted and stand on different colored squares. A typical filter in from chameleon.cql is:

  light ♔ and source:dark ♔

which matches a position in which the white King is on a light square in the current position and a black square in the position represented by the position variable named source.