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<h2 class="chapter">4 Chess Servers</h2>
-<p><a name="index-ICS-382"></a><a name="index-ICS_002c-addresses-383"></a><a name="index-Internet-Chess-Server-384"></a>An <dfn>Internet Chess Server</dfn>, or <dfn>ICS</dfn>, is a place on the
+<p><a name="index-ICS-416"></a><a name="index-ICS_002c-addresses-417"></a><a name="index-Internet-Chess-Server-418"></a>An <dfn>Internet Chess Server</dfn>, or <dfn>ICS</dfn>, is a place on the
Internet where people can get together to play chess, watch other
people's games, or just chat. You can use either <code>telnet</code> or a
client program like XBoard to connect to the server. There are
<p>Some useful ICS commands
include
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-<dt><kbd>help <topic></kbd><dd><a name="index-help_002c-ICS-command-385"></a>to get help on the given <topic>. To get a list of possible topics type
+<dt><kbd>help <topic></kbd><dd><a name="index-help_002c-ICS-command-419"></a>to get help on the given <topic>. To get a list of possible topics type
<dfn>help</dfn> without topic. Try the help command before you ask other
people on the server for help.
<p>For example <kbd>help register</kbd> tells you how to become a registered
ICS player.
-<br><dt><kbd>who <flags></kbd><dd><a name="index-who_002c-ICS-command-386"></a>to see a list of people who are logged on. Administrators
+<br><dt><kbd>who <flags></kbd><dd><a name="index-who_002c-ICS-command-420"></a>to see a list of people who are logged on. Administrators
(people you should talk to if you have a problem) are marked
with the character ‘<samp><span class="samp">*</span></samp>’, an asterisk. The <flags> allow you to
display only selected players: For example, <kbd>who of</kbd> shows a
list of players who are interested in playing but do not have
an opponent.
-<br><dt><kbd>games</kbd><dd><a name="index-games_002c-ICS-command-387"></a>to see what games are being played
+<br><dt><kbd>games</kbd><dd><a name="index-games_002c-ICS-command-421"></a>to see what games are being played
<br><dt><kbd>match <player> [<mins>] [<inc>]</kbd><dd>to challenge another player to a game. Both opponents get <mins> minutes
for the game, and <inc> seconds will be added after each move.
If another player challenges you, the server asks if you want to
accept the challenge; use the <kbd>accept</kbd> or <kbd>decline</kbd> commands
to answer.
-<br><dt><kbd>accept</kbd><dt><kbd>decline</kbd><dd><a name="index-accept_002c-ICS-command-388"></a><a name="index-decline_002c-ICS-command-389"></a>to accept or decline another player's offer.
+<br><dt><kbd>accept</kbd><dt><kbd>decline</kbd><dd><a name="index-accept_002c-ICS-command-422"></a><a name="index-decline_002c-ICS-command-423"></a>to accept or decline another player's offer.
The offer may be to start a new game, or to agree to a
<kbd>draw</kbd>, <kbd>adjourn</kbd> or <kbd>abort</kbd> the current game. See <a href="Action-Menu.html#Action-Menu">Action Menu</a>.
is challenging you, or if your opponent offers both a draw and to adjourn the
game), you have to supply additional information, by typing something
like <kbd>accept <player></kbd>, <kbd>accept draw</kbd>, or <kbd>draw</kbd>.
-<br><dt><kbd>draw</kbd><dt><kbd>adjourn</kbd><dt><kbd>abort</kbd><dd><a name="index-draw_002c-ICS-command-390"></a><a name="index-adjourn_002c-ICS-command-391"></a><a name="index-abort_002c-ICS-command-392"></a>asks your opponent to terminate a game by mutual agreement. Adjourned
+<br><dt><kbd>draw</kbd><dt><kbd>adjourn</kbd><dt><kbd>abort</kbd><dd><a name="index-draw_002c-ICS-command-424"></a><a name="index-adjourn_002c-ICS-command-425"></a><a name="index-abort_002c-ICS-command-426"></a>asks your opponent to terminate a game by mutual agreement. Adjourned
games can be continued later.
Your opponent can either <kbd>decline</kbd> your offer or accept it (by typing the
same command or typing <kbd>accept</kbd>). In some cases these commands work
abort the game unilaterally if your opponent is out of time, and you can claim
a draw by repetition or the 50-move rule if available simply by typing
<kbd>draw</kbd>.
-<br><dt><kbd>finger <player></kbd><dd><a name="index-finger_002c-ICS-command-393"></a>to get information about the given <player>. (Default: yourself.)
-<br><dt><kbd>vars</kbd><dd><a name="index-vars_002c-ICS-command-394"></a>to get a list of personal settings
-<br><dt><kbd>set <var> <value></kbd><dd><a name="index-set_002c-ICS-command-395"></a>to modify these settings
-<br><dt><kbd>observe <player></kbd><dd><a name="index-observe_002c-ICS-command-396"></a>to observe an ongoing game of the given <player>.
-<br><dt><kbd>examine</kbd><dt><kbd>oldmoves</kbd><dd><a name="index-examine_002c-ICS-command-397"></a><a name="index-oldmoves_002c-ICS-command-398"></a>to review a recently completed game
+<br><dt><kbd>finger <player></kbd><dd><a name="index-finger_002c-ICS-command-427"></a>to get information about the given <player>. (Default: yourself.)
+<br><dt><kbd>vars</kbd><dd><a name="index-vars_002c-ICS-command-428"></a>to get a list of personal settings
+<br><dt><kbd>set <var> <value></kbd><dd><a name="index-set_002c-ICS-command-429"></a>to modify these settings
+<br><dt><kbd>observe <player></kbd><dd><a name="index-observe_002c-ICS-command-430"></a>to observe an ongoing game of the given <player>.
+<br><dt><kbd>examine</kbd><dt><kbd>oldmoves</kbd><dd><a name="index-examine_002c-ICS-command-431"></a><a name="index-oldmoves_002c-ICS-command-432"></a>to review a recently completed game
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<p>Some special XBoard features are activated when you are
in examine mode on ICS. See the descriptions of the menu commands
‘<samp><span class="samp">Forward</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Backward</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">Pause</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">ICS Client</span></samp>’,
-and ‘<samp><span class="samp">Stop Examining</span></samp>’ on the <a href="Step-Menu.html#Step-Menu">Step Menu</a>, <a href="Mode-Menu.html#Mode-Menu">Mode Menu</a>, and
-<a href="Options-Menu.html#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a>.
+and ‘<samp><span class="samp">Stop Examining</span></samp>’ on the <a href="Edit-Menu.html#Edit-Menu">Edit Menu</a>, <a href="Mode-Menu.html#Mode-Menu">Mode Menu</a>, and
+<a href="Action-Menu.html#Action-Menu">Action Menu</a>.
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