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Date: 19 Apr 2006 19:19:48
From: Ignoramus16588
Subject: Linux person-to-person chess program?
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I would like to find a linux program that would easily allow me to
play chess with another person remotely. I would prefer to avoid using
ICS (internet chess server), although if no better alternatives are
available, I could use it.
Another question is, how to make gnuchess play chess very poorly. I am
teaching my 5 year old to play chess and it would be great to have a
bad opponent.
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Date: 19 Apr 2006 21:59:06
From: Schraalhans Keukenmeester
Subject: Re: Linux person-to-person chess program?
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Ignoramus16588 wrote:
> I would like to find a linux program that would easily allow me to
> play chess with another person remotely. I would prefer to avoid using
> ICS (internet chess server), although if no better alternatives are
> available, I could use it.
>
> Another question is, how to make gnuchess play chess very poorly. I am
> teaching my 5 year old to play chess and it would be great to have a
> bad opponent.
>
> i
>
Not especially linux, but useable for peer-2-peer chessplay, provided at
least one of them has access to some php-enabled webspace...
http://www.happypenguin.org/show?Online%20Chess%20Club
I don't know if Gnuchess has settings for making it play like my grampa
used to. Most computers I played against are at least fair (from a 5 yr
old point of view anyway). No idea of course how talented your
son/daughter is...
I used to play against kids, where they got a head start. I'd take my
queen and rooks away first, then depending on their ability either one
by one put them back or take more stuff off the board. You could always
setup boards like that and make the pc play against the rugrat from that
starting point...
I gave up computer chess right after I managed to get three consecutive
wins in against Fritz7 at full throttle. I spent sooo much time on it in
the past, and actually have become bored a bit with the game. Perhaps it
weill come back to me when I am old and wise...
Have fun teaching the kid, great to see them picking up on new tricks.
If you have the server up, maybe I cam be coerced into having a go as
well....
Good Luck !
Sh.
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Date: 19 Apr 2006 15:51:46
From: Chris F.A. Johnson
Subject: Re: Linux person-to-person chess program?
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On 2006-04-19, Ignoramus16588 wrote:
> I would like to find a linux program that would easily allow me to
> play chess with another person remotely. I would prefer to avoid using
> ICS (internet chess server), although if no better alternatives are
> available, I could use it.
You can use FICS (www.freeshess.org) rather than ICS.
> Another question is, how to make gnuchess play chess very poorly. I am
> teaching my 5 year old to play chess and it would be great to have a
> bad opponent.
A better group in which to ask would be rec.games.chess.computers.
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Chris F.A. Johnson, author
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