-- Backward
- Steps backward through a series of remembered moves.
-The ‘[<]’ button and the b key are equivalents,
-as is turning the mouse wheel towards you.
-In addition, pressing the Control key steps back one move, and releasing
-it steps forward again.
-
-
In most modes, ‘Backward’ only lets you look back at old positions;
-it does not retract moves. This is the case if you are playing against
-a chess engine, playing or observing a game on an ICS, or loading a game.
-If you select ‘Backward’ in any of these situations, you will not
-be allowed to make a different move. Use ‘Retract Move’ or
-‘Edit Game’ if you want to change past moves.
-
-
If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of ‘Backward’
-depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is
-off, ‘Backward’ issues the ICS backward command, which backs up
-everyone's view of the game and allows you to make a different
-move. If Pause mode is on, ‘Backward’ only backs up your local
-view.
-
- Forward
- Steps forward through a series of remembered moves (undoing the
-effect of ‘Backward’) or forward through a game file. The
-‘[>]’ button and the f key are equivalents,
-as is turning the mouse wheel away from you.
-
-
If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of Forward
-depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is
-off, ‘Forward’ issues the ICS forward command, which moves
-everyone's view of the game forward along the current line. If
-Pause mode is on, ‘Forward’ only moves your local view forward,
-and it will not go past the position that the game was in when
-you paused.
-
- Back to Start
- Jumps backward to the first remembered position in the game.
-The ‘[<<]’ button and the shifted B key are equivalents.
-
-
In most modes, Back to Start only lets you look back at old
-positions; it does not retract moves. This is the case if you
-are playing against a local chess engine, playing or observing a game on
-a chess server, or loading a game. If you select ‘Back to Start’ in any
-of these situations, you will not be allowed to make different
-moves. Use ‘Retract Move’ or ‘Edit Game’ if you want to change past
-moves; or use Reset to start a new game.
-
-
If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of ‘Back to
-Start’ depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode
-is off, ‘Back to Start’ issues the ICS ‘backward 999999’
-command, which backs up everyone's view of the game to the start and
-allows you to make different moves. If Pause mode is on, ‘Back
-to Start’ only backs up your local view.
-
- Forward to End
- Jumps forward to the last remembered position in the game. The
-‘[>>]’ button and the shifted F key are equivalents.
-
-
If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of ‘Forward to
-End’ depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode
-is off, ‘Forward to End’ issues the ICS ‘forward 999999’
-command, which moves everyone's view of the game forward to the end of
-the current line. If Pause mode is on, ‘Forward to End’ only moves
-your local view forward, and it will not go past the position
-that the game was in when you paused.
-
- Revert
- If you are examining an ICS game and Pause mode is off, issues
-the ICS command ‘revert’.
-
- Truncate Game
- Discards all remembered moves of the game beyond the current
-position. Puts XBoard into ‘Edit Game’ mode if it was not there
-already.
-
- Move Now
- Forces the chess engine to move immediately. Chess engine mode only.
-
- Retract Move
- Retracts your last move. In chess engine mode, you can do this only
-after the chess engine has replied to your move; if the chess engine is still
-thinking, use ‘Move Now’ first. In ICS mode, ‘Retract Move’
-issues the command ‘takeback 1’ or ‘takeback 2’
-depending on whether it is your opponent's move or yours.
-
- Adjudicate to White
- Adjudicate to Black
- Adjudicate Draw
- Terminate an ongoing game in Two-Machines mode (including match mode),
-with as result a win for white, for black, or a draw, repsectively.
-The PGN file of the game will accompany the result string
-by the comment "user adjudication".
+
- Backward
- Steps backward through a series of remembered moves.
+The ‘[<]’ button and the b key are equivalents,
+as is turning the mouse wheel towards you.
+In addition, pressing the Control key steps back one move, and releasing
+it steps forward again.
+
+In most modes, ‘Backward’ only lets you look back at old positions;
+it does not retract moves. This is the case if you are playing against
+a chess engine, playing or observing a game on an ICS, or loading a game.
+If you select ‘Backward’ in any of these situations, you will not
+be allowed to make a different move. Use ‘Retract Move’ or
+‘Edit Game’ if you want to change past moves.
+
+If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of ‘Backward’
+depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is
+off, ‘Backward’ issues the ICS backward command, which backs up
+everyone's view of the game and allows you to make a different
+move. If Pause mode is on, ‘Backward’ only backs up your local
+view.
+
- Forward
- Steps forward through a series of remembered moves (undoing the
+effect of ‘Backward’) or forward through a game file. The
+‘[>]’ button and the f key are equivalents,
+as is turning the mouse wheel away from you.
+
+If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of Forward
+depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode is
+off, ‘Forward’ issues the ICS forward command, which moves
+everyone's view of the game forward along the current line. If
+Pause mode is on, ‘Forward’ only moves your local view forward,
+and it will not go past the position that the game was in when
+you paused.
+
- Back to Start
- Jumps backward to the first remembered position in the game.
+The ‘[<<]’ button and the shifted B key are equivalents.
+
+In most modes, Back to Start only lets you look back at old
+positions; it does not retract moves. This is the case if you
+are playing against a local chess engine, playing or observing a game on
+a chess server, or loading a game. If you select ‘Back to Start’ in any
+of these situations, you will not be allowed to make different
+moves. Use ‘Retract Move’ or ‘Edit Game’ if you want to change past
+moves; or use Reset to start a new game.
+
+If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of ‘Back to
+Start’ depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode
+is off, ‘Back to Start’ issues the ICS ‘backward 999999’
+command, which backs up everyone's view of the game to the start and
+allows you to make different moves. If Pause mode is on, ‘Back
+to Start’ only backs up your local view.
+
- Forward to End
- Jumps forward to the last remembered position in the game. The
+‘[>>]’ button and the shifted F key are equivalents.
+
+If you are examining an ICS game, the behavior of ‘Forward to
+End’ depends on whether XBoard is in Pause mode. If Pause mode
+is off, ‘Forward to End’ issues the ICS ‘forward 999999’
+command, which moves everyone's view of the game forward to the end of
+the current line. If Pause mode is on, ‘Forward to End’ only moves
+your local view forward, and it will not go past the position
+that the game was in when you paused.
+
- Revert
- If you are examining an ICS game and Pause mode is off, issues
+the ICS command ‘revert’.
+
- Truncate Game
- Discards all remembered moves of the game beyond the current
+position. Puts XBoard into ‘Edit Game’ mode if it was not there
+already.
+
- Move Now
- Forces the chess engine to move immediately. Chess engine mode only.
+
- Retract Move
- Retracts your last move. In chess engine mode, you can do this only
+after the chess engine has replied to your move; if the chess engine is still
+thinking, use ‘Move Now’ first. In ICS mode, ‘Retract Move’
+issues the command ‘takeback 1’ or ‘takeback 2’
+depending on whether it is your opponent's move or yours.
+
- Adjudicate to White
- Adjudicate to Black
- Adjudicate Draw
- Terminate an ongoing game in Two-Machines mode (including match mode),
+with as result a win for white, for black, or a draw, repsectively.
+The PGN file of the game will accompany the result string
+by the comment "user adjudication".
+