6 Shows the results of the last 10 or so games that 'user' played. If no
7 user handle is specified, your history will be displayed to you. There are
8 columns in the history display for the players and their ratings (as
9 adjusted by the result of the match), the winner, the type of match
10 (blitz/standard, rated/unrated), the type of opening and the date.
15 Here is the history header, a sample line from User 1's history file, and an
16 explanation of this line:
18 Opponent Type ECO End Date
19 23: + 1681 W 1521 User 2 [ br 2 12] A84 Res Fri Apr 21 06:29:12 1995
22 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 23 -- Game number in User 1's history
24 + -- User 1's result; '+' means Won; '-' means Lost; '=' means Draw.
25 1681 -- User 1's revised rating given the result
26 W -- User 1's color in the match
27 1521 -- User 2's revised rating given the result
28 br -- Category of game -- 'b' Blitz; 'd' bughouse; 'l' Lightning;
29 'n' Nonstandard times; 's' Standard; 'u' Untimed; 'w' Wild
30 Rated/unrated --'r' Rated; 'u' Unrated
31 a 'p' in fron of these codes would mean a Private match
32 2 12 -- The time controls for the match
33 ECO -- The ECO (Encyclopedia of Chess Openings) classification of the
34 opening moves of the match
35 Res -- How the match ended; 'Res' for Resignation; 'Mat' for Mate; 'Fla'
36 for Flag, or time forfeit; 'Agr' for Agreed to a draw; 'Rep' for
37 three-time Repetiion of position (same player to move); 'NM' for
38 Neither player has Material for delivering mate; 'Adj' for result
40 The date and time of the match are also given.
42 Here is how to read this example: User1 (playing White; blitz rating now
43 1681) Won (+) against User2 (blitz rating now 1521) in a rated (r) blitz (b)
44 match using the time controls of 2 minutes to start and 12 second increments
45 on Friday April 21, 1995, at 06:29 hours when User 2 resigned (Res); the type
46 of opening (ECO) was A84.
50 (a) ECO will not be given for games that are "private" (see the variables help
53 (b) Games in history can now be examined.
55 See Also: adjudication eco examine games match variables
57 [Last modified: December 19, 1995 -- Friar]