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CHESS(1)			 User Commands			      CHESS(1)

NAME
       Chess - GNU Chess

SYNOPSIS
       gnuchess [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
       GNU  Chess  6.2.2  Copyright  ©	2015  Free  Software  Foundation, Inc.
       License	   GPLv3+:     GNU     GPL     version	   3	 or	 later
       <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>  This is free software: you are free
       to change and redistribute it.  There is NO  WARRANTY,  to  the	extent
       permitted by law.

       Play the game of chess

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
	      display this help and exit

       -v, --version
	      display version information and exit

       -q, --quiet
	      make the program silent on startup

       --silent
	      same as -q

       -x, --xboard
	      start in engine mode

       -p, --post
	      start up showing thinking

       -e, --easy
	      disable thinking in opponents time

       -m, --manual
	      enable manual mode

       -u, --uci
	      enable UCI protocol (externally behave as UCI engine)

       -M size, --memory=size
	      specify memory usage in MB for hashtable

       -a filename, --addbook=filename
	      compile book.bin from pgn book 'filename'

       -g, --graphic
	      enable graphic mode

	      Options  xboard and post are accepted without leading dashes for
	      backward compatibility.

	      Moves are accepted either in standard algebraic  notation	 (SAN)
	      or in coordinate algebraic notation.

	      The file 'gnuchess.ini' allows setting config options. See 'info
	      gnuchess' for details. The file will be looked up in the current
	      directory or, if not found there, in the directory pointed to by
	      environment variable GNUCHESS_PKGDATADIR.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-chess@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for Chess is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
       the  info  and  Chess programs are properly installed at your site, the
       command

	      info gnuchess

       should give you access to the complete manual.

Chess 6.2.2			 October 2015			      CHESS(1)

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