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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.