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CHESS(1)			 User Commands			      CHESS(1)

NAME
       Chess - GNU Chess

SYNOPSIS
       gnuchess	[OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
       GNU  Chess 6.2.9	Copyright (C) 2021 Free	Software Foundation, Inc.  Li-
       cense  GPLv3+:  GNU  GPL	 version  3   or   later   <http://gnu.org/li-
       censes/gpl.html>	 This is free software:	you are	free to	change and re-
       distribute 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  if	 --uci
	      is not used. See 'info gnuchess' for details. The	file is	looked
	      for in three locations according to this precedence: current di-
	      rectory,	the  directory	pointed	 to  by	 environment  variable
	      GNUCHESS_PKGDATADIR, or the package  data	 directory  stated  at
	      configure	time.

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 6.2.9			   July	2021			      CHESS(1)

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