Zippy README file
For version xboard/WinBoard 4.2.4 and later only
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Zippy is a program that lets GNU Chess act as a computer player on an
tends to work poorly because it is dull when shouted in isolated
250-character chunks.
- --Tim Mann <tim@tim-mann.org>
+ --Tim Mann
http://www.tim-mann.org/chess.html
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If you have problems building or running Zippy, see the rest of the
xboard documentation: INSTALL documents the configure program, while
-READ_ME and xboard.man (or xboard.doc) document xboard itself, and
+READ_ME and xboard.man (or xboard.txt) document xboard itself, and
WinBoard.hlp documents WinBoard. FAQ answers some frequently asked
questions. The file engine-intf.html contains some information about
the interface between xboard/WinBoard and GNU Chess (or other chess
starts a game between Zippy and the first opponent to respond,
giving Zippy no choice about whether to accept or decline.
+ -zippyShortGame int
+ If zippyShortGame > 0, Zippy will decline all challenges
+ from an opponent that terminated a game before the given number
+ of ply (with an explanatory tell) until either someone else has
+ played or zippyReplayTimeout seconds have elapsed. Do not set
+ the number of moves to large; the number of ply during which
+ opponents can abort a game without rating change would be a
+ good setting. Default: zippyShortGame=0.
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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