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article-telnet-freechess-server.mw (1936B) |
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1 .SH telnet |
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2 FreeChess chess server |
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4 .PP |
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5 Chess has likely been there since forever, it might have as well been |
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6 there since longer than life on earth [citation needed]. |
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7 As such, software for playing chess might have been around for a |
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8 similarly long amount of time. |
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9 . |
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11 Possibly one of the longest-running chess system online for playing |
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12 chess is \fBFreeChess\fR, the free online chess server, and it is |
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13 accessible over telnet: |
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14 . |
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15 .PP |
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16 .DS |
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17 $ telnet freechess.org 5000 |
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18 .DE |
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20 .PP |
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21 A prompt offers to logon, and "guest" can be entered for using it |
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22 without an account, then \fC<Enter>\fR (then once again later): |
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23 .DS |
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24 login: guest |
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28 By just staying here waiting, battle offers from other players start |
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29 to spawn: |
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30 .DS |
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31 GuestJZMS (++++) seeking 5 0 unrated blitz f \e |
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32 ("play 50" to respond) |
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33 GuestJZMS (++++) seeking 5 0 unrated wild/fr f \e |
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34 ("play 72" to respond) |
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35 GuestJZMS (++++) seeking 1 0 unrated lightning f \e |
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36 ("play 73" to respond) |
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37 fics% |
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38 .DE |
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39 . |
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41 Playing one of these games leads you to an ASCII chessboard ready for |
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42 white to play: |
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43 .DS |
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44 fics% play 72 |
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46 --------------------------------- |
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47 8 | *R| *N| *B| *Q| *K| *B| *N| *R| |
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48 |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---| |
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49 7 | *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| |
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59 2 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
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61 1 | R | N | B | Q | K | B | N | R | |
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62 --------------------------------- |
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63 a b c d e f g h |
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64 fics% |
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66 . |
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67 .PP |
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68 In complement to the raw telnet interface, a graphical client may be |
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69 used to join a game with the board shown on-screen. |
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