H. G. Muller wrote on Tue, Sep 29, 2009 08:34 AM UTC:
Last week I bought an Asus EeePC 1000 laptop, to serve as a dedicated
computer for running my ICS. Sunday I managed to install Linux on it, and
the Chessd server. So from now on the Variant-ICS will be up and running
24/7.
Variants that people can currently play there are:
Bughouse
Crazyhouse
Chess960
Capablanca Chess, with some sub-variants:
Bird
Carrera
Embassy
Sovereign
{unspeakable}
Capablanca Random Chess
Shatranj
Superchess
Great Shatranj (requires legality-testing to be off in WinBoard)
Fairy (some minor variants replacing Q on 8x8 by an unorthodox piece)
Archbishop
Chancellor
Orthodox Chess
Xiangqi
Shogi (might not fully work yet)
To connect, use IP address /icshost=80.100.28.169 in WinBoard. You can
login under any name, but if you want a registered account (so the server
will keep track of your rating), you must send me an e-mail (as per
instructions readable on the ICS).
Like with any starting ICS, when you login there, you will probably be
alone. So until it gets really busy (if it ever will), if you really want
to play, arrange an opponent by appointment. I have provided two computer
opponents that should be logged in permanently, FairyMax and MaxQi.
Have fun!
Last week I bought an Asus EeePC 1000 laptop, to serve as a dedicated computer for running my ICS. Sunday I managed to install Linux on it, and the Chessd server. So from now on the Variant-ICS will be up and running 24/7. Variants that people can currently play there are: Bughouse Crazyhouse Chess960 Capablanca Chess, with some sub-variants: Bird Carrera Embassy Sovereign {unspeakable} Capablanca Random Chess Shatranj Superchess Great Shatranj (requires legality-testing to be off in WinBoard) Fairy (some minor variants replacing Q on 8x8 by an unorthodox piece) Archbishop Chancellor Orthodox Chess Xiangqi Shogi (might not fully work yet) To connect, use IP address /icshost=80.100.28.169 in WinBoard. You can login under any name, but if you want a registered account (so the server will keep track of your rating), you must send me an e-mail (as per instructions readable on the ICS). Like with any starting ICS, when you login there, you will probably be alone. So until it gets really busy (if it ever will), if you really want to play, arrange an opponent by appointment. I have provided two computer opponents that should be logged in permanently, FairyMax and MaxQi. Have fun!