Provided by: gnuchess_6.2.2-1_amd64 
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.