An Internet Chess Server, or ICS, is a place on the
+
An Internet Chess Server, or ICS, 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 telnet or a
client program like XBoard to connect to the server. There are
@@ -66,25 +66,25 @@ unique guest name for you.
Some useful ICS commands
include
-
help <topic>
to get help on the given <topic>. To get a list of possible topics type
+
help <topic>
to get help on the given <topic>. To get a list of possible topics type
help without topic. Try the help command before you ask other
people on the server for help.
For example help register tells you how to become a registered
ICS player.
-
who <flags>
to see a list of people who are logged on. Administrators
+
who <flags>
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 ‘*’, an asterisk. The <flags> allow you to
display only selected players: For example, who of shows a
list of players who are interested in playing but do not have
an opponent.
-
games
to see what games are being played
+
games
to see what games are being played
match <player> [<mins>] [<inc>]
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 accept or decline commands
to answer.
-
accept
decline
to accept or decline another player's offer.
+
accept
decline
to accept or decline another player's offer.
The offer may be to start a new game, or to agree to a
draw, adjourn or abort the current game. See Action Menu.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ The offer may be to start a new game, or to agree to 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 accept <player>, accept draw, or draw.
-
draw
adjourn
abort
asks your opponent to terminate a game by mutual agreement. Adjourned
+
draw
adjourn
abort
asks your opponent to terminate a game by mutual agreement. Adjourned
games can be continued later.
Your opponent can either decline your offer or accept it (by typing the
same command or typing accept). In some cases these commands work
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@ immediately, without asking your opponent to agree. For example, you can
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
draw.
-
finger <player>
to get information about the given <player>. (Default: yourself.)
-
vars
to get a list of personal settings
-
set <var> <value>
to modify these settings
-
observe <player>
to observe an ongoing game of the given <player>.
-
examine
oldmoves
to review a recently completed game
+
finger <player>
to get information about the given <player>. (Default: yourself.)
+
vars
to get a list of personal settings
+
set <var> <value>
to modify these settings
+
observe <player>
to observe an ongoing game of the given <player>.
+
examine
oldmoves
to review a recently completed game
Some special XBoard features are activated when you are
in examine mode on ICS. See the descriptions of the menu commands
‘Forward’, ‘Backward’, ‘Pause’, ‘ICS Client’,
-and ‘Stop Examining’ on the Step Menu, Mode Menu, and
-Options Menu.
+and ‘Stop Examining’ on the Edit Menu, Mode Menu, and
+Action Menu.