timeControl period.
-Default: 5 minutes.
-The additional options movesPerSession and timeIncrement
-are mutually exclusive.
-movesPerSession moves, a
-new timeControl period is added to both clocks. Default: 40 moves.
-movesPerSession is ignored.
-Instead, after each player's move, timeIncrement seconds are
-added to his clock.
-Use ‘-inc 0’ if you want to require the entire
-game to be played in one timeControl period, with no increment.
-Default: -1, which specifies movesPerSession mode.
-searchTime
-is set, the chess engine still keeps track of the clock time and uses it to
-determine how fast to make its moves.
-showThinking must be on for this option to work. Default: -1 (off).
-Not many engines might support this yet!
-loadGameFile or loadPositionFile option is set,
-XBoard
-starts each game with the given opening moves or the given position;
-otherwise, the games start with the standard initial chess position.
-If the saveGameFile option is set, a move record for the
-match is appended to the specified file. If the savePositionFile
-option is set, the final position reached in each game of the match is appended
-to the specified file. When the match is over, XBoard
-displays the match score and exits. Default: 0 (do not run a match).
-matchMode to true is equivalent to setting
-matchGames to 1.
-remoteShell
-option described below.)
-new - random +
timeControl period.
+Default: 5 minutes.
+The additional options movesPerSession and timeIncrement
+are mutually exclusive.
+movesPerSession moves, a
+new timeControl period is added to both clocks. Default: 40 moves.
+movesPerSession is ignored.
+Instead, after each player's move, timeIncrement seconds are
+added to his clock.
+Use ‘-inc 0’ if you want to require the entire
+game to be played in one timeControl period, with no increment.
+Default: -1, which specifies movesPerSession mode.
+searchTime
+is set, the chess engine still keeps track of the clock time and uses it to
+determine how fast to make its moves.
+showThinking must be on for this option to work. Default: -1 (off).
+Not many engines might support this yet!
+loadGameFile or loadPositionFile option is set,
+XBoard
+starts each game with the given opening moves or the given position;
+otherwise, the games start with the standard initial chess position.
+If the saveGameFile option is set, a move record for the
+match is appended to the specified file. If the savePositionFile
+option is set, the final position reached in each game of the match is appended
+to the specified file. When the match is over, XBoard
+displays the match score and exits. Default: 0 (do not run a match).
+matchMode to true is equivalent to setting
+matchGames to 1.
+remoteShell
+option described below.)
+new + random-
Setting this option from the command line is tricky, because you must -type in real newline characters, including one at the very end. -In most shells you can do this by -entering a ‘\’ character followed by a newline. It is easier to set -the option from your .Xresources file; in that case you can -include the character sequence ‘\n’ in the string, and it will -be converted to a newline. - -
If you change this option, don't remove the ‘new’ -command; it is required by all chess engines to -start a new game. - -
You can remove the ‘random’ command if you like; including it -causes GNU Chess 4 to randomize its move selection slightly so that it -doesn't play the same moves in every game. Even without -‘random’, GNU Chess 4 randomizes its choice of moves from its -opening book. Many other chess engines ignore this command entirely -and always (or never) randomize. - -
You can also try adding other commands to the initString; see the
-documentation of the chess engine you are using for details.
-
Setting this option from the command line is tricky, because you must
+type in real newline characters, including one at the very end.
+In most shells you can do this by
+entering a ‘\’ character followed by a newline. It is easier to set
+the option from your .Xresources file; in that case you can
+include the character sequence ‘\n’ in the string, and it will
+be converted to a newline.
+
+If you change this option, don't remove the ‘new’
+command; it is required by all chess engines to
+start a new game.
+
+You can remove the ‘random’ command if you like; including it
+causes GNU Chess 4 to randomize its move selection slightly so that it
+doesn't play the same moves in every game. Even without
+‘random’, GNU Chess 4 randomizes its choice of moves from its
+opening book. Many other chess engines ignore this command entirely
+and always (or never) randomize.
+
+You can also try adding other commands to the initString; see the
+documentation of the chess engine you are using for details.
+