Re: How do I use xboard + gnuchess to play bughouse standalone?

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From: John Hardin
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 23:48

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Tim Mann sez:

> On Sat, 01 Feb 2003 11:44:42 -0800, John Hardin <jhardin@impsec.org>
> wrote:
>> The FAQ covers how to use xboard to play bughouse on an ICS server, but
>> I'd like to practice by myself. Is there any way to set up xboard +
>> gnuchess to play bughouse with the computer playing three of the
>> players?
> 
> No.  GNU Chess doesn't understand bughouse, and xboard doesn't have
> support for playing bughouse against a local engine anyway.
 
Bummer. Thanks!

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