iarticle-telnet-freechess-server.mw - tgtimes - The Gopher Times Err bitreich.org 70 hgit clone git://bitreich.org/tgtimes git://enlrupgkhuxnvlhsf6lc3fziv5h2hhfrinws65d7roiv6bfj7d652fid.onion/tgtimes URL:git://bitreich.org/tgtimes git://enlrupgkhuxnvlhsf6lc3fziv5h2hhfrinws65d7roiv6bfj7d652fid.onion/tgtimes bitreich.org 70 1Log /scm/tgtimes/log.gph bitreich.org 70 1Files /scm/tgtimes/files.gph bitreich.org 70 1Refs /scm/tgtimes/refs.gph bitreich.org 70 1Tags /scm/tgtimes/tag bitreich.org 70 1README /scm/tgtimes/file/README.md.gph bitreich.org 70 i--- Err bitreich.org 70 iarticle-telnet-freechess-server.mw (1936B) Err bitreich.org 70 i--- Err bitreich.org 70 i 1 .SH telnet Err bitreich.org 70 i 2 FreeChess chess server Err bitreich.org 70 i 3 . Err bitreich.org 70 i 4 .PP Err bitreich.org 70 i 5 Chess has likely been there since forever, it might have as well been Err bitreich.org 70 i 6 there since longer than life on earth [citation needed]. Err bitreich.org 70 i 7 As such, software for playing chess might have been around for a Err bitreich.org 70 i 8 similarly long amount of time. Err bitreich.org 70 i 9 . Err bitreich.org 70 i 10 .PP Err bitreich.org 70 i 11 Possibly one of the longest-running chess system online for playing Err bitreich.org 70 i 12 chess is \fBFreeChess\fR, the free online chess server, and it is Err bitreich.org 70 i 13 accessible over telnet: Err bitreich.org 70 i 14 . Err bitreich.org 70 i 15 .PP Err bitreich.org 70 i 16 .DS Err bitreich.org 70 i 17 $ telnet freechess.org 5000 Err bitreich.org 70 i 18 .DE Err bitreich.org 70 i 19 . Err bitreich.org 70 i 20 .PP Err bitreich.org 70 i 21 A prompt offers to logon, and "guest" can be entered for using it Err bitreich.org 70 i 22 without an account, then \fC\fR (then once again later): Err bitreich.org 70 i 23 .DS Err bitreich.org 70 i 24 login: guest Err bitreich.org 70 i 25 .DE Err bitreich.org 70 i 26 . Err bitreich.org 70 i 27 .PP Err bitreich.org 70 i 28 By just staying here waiting, battle offers from other players start Err bitreich.org 70 i 29 to spawn: Err bitreich.org 70 i 30 .DS Err bitreich.org 70 i 31 GuestJZMS (++++) seeking 5 0 unrated blitz f \e Err bitreich.org 70 i 32 ("play 50" to respond) Err bitreich.org 70 i 33 GuestJZMS (++++) seeking 5 0 unrated wild/fr f \e Err bitreich.org 70 i 34 ("play 72" to respond) Err bitreich.org 70 i 35 GuestJZMS (++++) seeking 1 0 unrated lightning f \e Err bitreich.org 70 i 36 ("play 73" to respond) Err bitreich.org 70 i 37 fics% Err bitreich.org 70 i 38 .DE Err bitreich.org 70 i 39 . Err bitreich.org 70 i 40 .PP Err bitreich.org 70 i 41 Playing one of these games leads you to an ASCII chessboard ready for Err bitreich.org 70 i 42 white to play: Err bitreich.org 70 i 43 .DS Err bitreich.org 70 i 44 fics% play 72 Err bitreich.org 70 i 45 Err bitreich.org 70 i 46 --------------------------------- Err bitreich.org 70 i 47 8 | *R| *N| *B| *Q| *K| *B| *N| *R| Err bitreich.org 70 i 48 |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---| Err bitreich.org 70 i 49 7 | *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| Err bitreich.org 70 i 50 |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---| Err bitreich.org 70 i 51 6 | | | | | | | | | Err bitreich.org 70 i 52 |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---| Err bitreich.org 70 i 53 5 | | | | | | | | | Err bitreich.org 70 i 54 |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---| Err bitreich.org 70 i 55 4 | | | | | | | | | Err bitreich.org 70 i 56 |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---| Err bitreich.org 70 i 57 3 | | | | | | | | | Err bitreich.org 70 i 58 |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---| Err bitreich.org 70 i 59 2 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Err bitreich.org 70 i 60 |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---| Err bitreich.org 70 i 61 1 | R | N | B | Q | K | B | N | R | Err bitreich.org 70 i 62 --------------------------------- Err bitreich.org 70 i 63 a b c d e f g h Err bitreich.org 70 i 64 fics% Err bitreich.org 70 i 65 .DE Err bitreich.org 70 i 66 . Err bitreich.org 70 i 67 .PP Err bitreich.org 70 i 68 In complement to the raw telnet interface, a graphical client may be Err bitreich.org 70 i 69 used to join a game with the board shown on-screen. Err bitreich.org 70 .