Restrict use of a2a3 kludge

[xboard.git] / backend.c

diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index de835ae..9bad36b 100644 (file)
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -5595,7 +5595,8 @@ SendBoard(cps, moveNum)
       /* Kludge to set black to move, avoiding the troublesome and now
        * deprecated "black" command.
        */
-      if (!WhiteOnMove(moveNum)) SendToProgram("a2a3\n", cps);
+      if (!WhiteOnMove(moveNum)) // [HGM] but better a deprecated command than an illegal move...
+        SendToProgram(boards[0][1][BOARD_LEFT] == WhitePawn ? "a2a3\n" : "black\n", cps);
 
       SendToProgram("edit\n", cps);
       SendToProgram("#\n", cps);