opus2: add freechess.org chess server - tgtimes - The Gopher Times
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DIR commit 6b3386e5326064c5075f2b5a1b4c86d5d96280ed
DIR parent 005ce9c8cb09b58b6eb4fd936bb50958f8b8e2a7
HTML Author: glenda <glenda@9front.local>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 01:15:56 +0000
opus2: add freechess.org chess server
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D opus2/article-ascii-test.mw | 46 -------------------------------
M opus2/article-sdf-anonradio.mw | 3 ++-
A opus2/article-telnet-freechess-ser… | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
M opus2/tgtimes2.mw | 4 ++--
4 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
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DIR diff --git a/opus2/article-ascii-test.mw b/opus2/article-ascii-test.mw
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-.SH
-A world of TCP/IP
-.DS
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- You are never stuck alone at home
-
- when you have TCP/IP
-
-.DE
DIR diff --git a/opus2/article-sdf-anonradio.mw b/opus2/article-sdf-anonradio.mw
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ and operation, so do not be surprised if you hear him talk about IRC
channels or server updates straight from the waves.
.PP
There are music from community DJ and artists broadcast, weekly radio
-shows, handpicked tunes and even world news.
+shows, handpicked tunes, announce about upcoming shows, and even world
+news.
.PP
There are also Open MiC sessions where anyone may join and discuss or
broadcast, so drop them a word if you want something played to that
DIR diff --git a/opus2/article-telnet-freechess-server.mw b/opus2/article-telnet-freechess-server.mw
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+.SH telnet
+FreeChess chess server
+.
+.PP
+Chess has likely been there since forever, it might have as well been
+there since longer than life on earth [citation needed].
+As such, software for playing chess might have been around for a
+similarly long amount of time.
+.
+.PP
+Possibly one of the longest-running chess system online for playing
+chess is \fBFreeChess\fR, the free online chess server, and it is
+accessible over telnet:
+.
+.PP
+.DS
+$ telnet freechess.org 5000
+.DE
+.
+.PP
+A prompt offers to logon, and "guest" can be entered for using it
+without an account, then \fC<Enter>\fR (then once again later):
+.DS
+login: guest
+.DE
+.
+.PP
+By just staying here waiting, battle offers from other players start
+to spawn:
+.DS
+GuestJZMS (++++) seeking 5 0 unrated blitz f \e
+ ("play 50" to respond)
+GuestJZMS (++++) seeking 5 0 unrated wild/fr f \e
+ ("play 72" to respond)
+GuestJZMS (++++) seeking 1 0 unrated lightning f \e
+ ("play 73" to respond)
+fics%
+.DE
+.
+.PP
+Playing one of these games leads you to an ASCII chessboard ready for
+white to play:
+.DS
+fics% play 72
+
+ ---------------------------------
+ 8 | *R| *N| *B| *Q| *K| *B| *N| *R|
+ |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
+ 7 | *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| *P| *P|
+ |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
+ 6 | | | | | | | | |
+ |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
+ 5 | | | | | | | | |
+ |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
+ 4 | | | | | | | | |
+ |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
+ 3 | | | | | | | | |
+ |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
+ 2 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
+ |---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
+ 1 | R | N | B | Q | K | B | N | R |
+ ---------------------------------
+ a b c d e f g h
+fics%
+.DE
+.
+.PP
+In complement to the raw telnet interface, a graphical client may be
+used to join a game with the board shown on-screen.
DIR diff --git a/opus2/tgtimes2.mw b/opus2/tgtimes2.mw
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
.TL
The Gopher Times
.AB
-Opus 2 - Gopher news and more - Nov. 2021
+Opus 2 - Gopher news and more - ..-..-2021
.AE
.
-.so opus2/article-ascii-test.mw
.so opus2/article-sdf-anonradio.mw
+.so opus2/article-telnet-freechess-server.mw
.so opus2/footer.mw