Bug#989809: Loading chess.sty cause Babel error

[Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux.fr>]

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 07:47:11AM +0900, Norbert Preining wrote:
> > 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?

scid generates files similar to the ones I sent you.

Now, I can easily fix chess.sty. On the other hand, contacting someone
not seen for 30 years is a tall order.

Cheers,
Bill.