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Net Chess 5.13 - User Guide and FAQ
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How to begin game with a human
Direct network game
- First select the On-line Game page in the main window, the Network Game dialog appears. If not you can always call it by selecting Setup new network connection... from the Options menu, or pressing the Setup Connection button on the toolbar.
- One of the opponents should choose "As the Game Server" and press the OK button. The second chooses "Connect to the Game Server", enters an IP address of the Server's computer and presses the OK button. The both players will see "Player connected" message in the output window of the Information panel when the connection will be established.
- Only the opponent on the server can begin new game, load any game and position, choose the color of the opponents and then start the network game by selecting Play from the Control menu, or pressing the Play button on the toolbar.
- If the connection will be lost the opponent on the server should not try to restore, but the opponent on the client should call the Network Game dialog and repeat the connection again.
Multiplayer game on the same computer
- First select the Off-line Game page in the main window.
- Select New -> Game from the Game menu, or press the New Game button on the toolbar. If you want to change clock settings of the game select New -> Game and Clock Settings... from the Game menu.
- Choose your name in the both White and Black boxes in the Information panel.
- Select Play from the Control menu, or press the Play button on the toolbar.
Correspondence email chess
- First select the Off-line Game page in the main window.
- Choose your name in the both White and Black boxes in the Information panel.
- If you want to begin new game select New -> Game from the Game menu, or press the New Game button on the toolbar. If you continue just paste your game in the PGN-format from the body of the email message.
- Select Play from the Control menu, or press the Play button on the toolbar.
- After you make the move press the Stop button on the toolbar to stop the current game. Then copy your game in the PGN-format from Net Chess to the body of the email message.
- Send email message to your opponent.
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