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Front end chess programs for the chess servers.

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From: atilla
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 1995 00:00
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I WANT a front end chess program that will enable my mouse and provide a 
decent board, so I can play faster on all of the chess servers.  I love to 
play, and never get the chance, normally.  I don't mind playing computers, 
but I enjoy conversation along with the game.  I am getting extremely 
frustrated because it takes me so long to move.  I have always had a problem 
visualizing and figuring out bishop moves. (If it were not for the bishop 
and the diagonal queen moves, I would not have a problem playing blindfold.) 
 Then I must type in the move.  The board off the server is also rather 
confusing.  I can usually play into the middle game without much lag, but 
blitz can be a real pain when everything is so non-user friendly.  I run out 
of time and look like a fool.  

Also I am having BIG problems with all but the chess.lm.com 5000 chess 
servers, in that I must use control J to enter my moves.  Fortunately I 
found out control J actually works by using the telnet helium.daimi.aau.dk 
5000 server.  At the login they said to use enter or control J to continue, 
which worked.  I then used it on the other 2 servers telnet 
anemone.daimi.aau.dk 5000 and telnet ics.onenet.net 5000.  But even though I 
can access these servers now, the control J really slows me down.  The pinky 
sometimes misses and when I destructive backspace it get more garbage, so I 
must control J a bad command/move and more time is wasted.

What exactly is Gnu chess?  Does it enable front end graphic user interfaces 
with telenet through a slip/ppp internet connection?  I will buy a copy if 
it does.  Please respond by e-mail with any suggestions, or possible sources 
of information.  I understand there are multiple systems out there on the 
internet, but mine is a rather simple 486 EISA compaq with 12Meg of memory, 
and 6oo meg of hard drive.  I also have OS2 on a partition of my largest 
drive.  I really don't use it much, but it will help, I will.  Thank you for 
your time.


Sincerely,


Tom Koszoru
Huns in Space
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From: atilla@icon.net
Subject: Front end chess programs for the chess servers.
Date: 1995/04/01
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