Bug#989809: Loading chess.sty cause Babel error

To: Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux.fr>, 989809@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#989809: Loading chess.sty cause Babel error
From: Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:47:11 +0900
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Reply-to: Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>, 989809@bugs.debian.org
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> Why then including it in TexLive and Debian if it is not usable ?

I don't know the reasons, but some ideas I can give:
- because it works in plain tex
- because nobody looked into fixing it
- because nobody asked for removing it

Why are you fixed onto chess.sty when there are many others?
https://bfy.tw/R6TC top hit e.g. helps.

Best

Norbert

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