Challenges
In the players window you can see all the visitors who are
currently in a room. You can challenge anyone who is not playing by clicking
Challenge (or double-clicking the name). Or better, you can send a
general invitation to a game ("Seek") to everybody in the room.
In the dialog that appears you can suggest time controls, ask for
white or black, etc. “Challenger sends game” allows you to send the starting
moves, e.g., to resume an adjourned game.
When you are challenged, the name of your challenger appears in
the "Challenges" window. If it is a direct challenge the arrow is red. Black
arrows are general challenges to anyone in the room. The rating of your
opponent, time controls and other conditions are visble.
You can accept, decline or modify the
challenge (i.e., negotiate the conditions).
Seek allows you to send out a
general challenge to everyone who is currently available. This is the most
efficient way to offer a game. General challenges appear as black arrows,
personal challenges are red arrows.
In Formula you can set a number of conditions, e.g.,
time controls, strength of the opponent, etc. Challenges that do not meet them
will be automatically rejected.
Pause allows you to visit a room
and not be challenged by other visitors. Note that general challenges will still
appear in the list. Naturally you cannot challenge players who have paused
themselves.
When you challenge a player you suggest
time controls. The colours are automatically determined by the server, or you
can ask for White or Black.
In your challenge you can offer to play a
rated game. This means that the result will
be used to calculate and record your playing strength on the internationally
recognised Elo rating system. There are three separate ratings, one for “bullet
chess” (three minutes for the entire game), one for traditional blitz (5 to 15
minutes) and one for long games.
Challenger sends game allows you
to start a game from a position other than the normal starting position. This is
used to resume adjourned games or to play a theme tournament. You should load a
game from a database or enter the moves on the board before you challenge your
opponent.
Note: when you click on an
incoming challenge the program shows you how your rating would change in case of
a win, draw or loss, as well as the current lag time of the opponent.
Start computer game:
If you want to actively participate in a computer game yourself, choose the option option Centaur. Here you can enter or analyse moves during a game.
The playing modes Computer and Centaur only work in the computer room. All games (Computer or Centaur) get rated for the computer rating.
A list of all engines playing on the server is available at: Engine Popularity Ranking
- Menu Edit -> Playing mode
- Choose option Computer
- Click on Engine button, choose engine and opening book, and adjust hash tables.
- Activate the option Automatic challenge if you want a challenge to be sent to all other players in the computer room.
- Clock: Adjust the time limit. All games get rated.
- Activate the option Automatic accepts if you want challenges to be accepted automatically.
If you want to actively participate in a computer game yourself, choose the option option Centaur. Here you can enter or analyse moves during a game.
The playing modes Computer and Centaur only work in the computer room. All games (Computer or Centaur) get rated for the computer rating.
A list of all engines playing on the server is available at: Engine Popularity Ranking
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