Synopsis
chess list
chess info [<#>]
chess board [<#>] [<'flip'>]
chess history [<#>]
chess start '<title>' [<password>]
chess stop
chess resign
chess draw [<'cancel'>]
chess join <#> [<password>]
chess lock
chess move <source> <destination> [<piece name>]
chess castle <'kingside', 'queenside'>
chess pieces
Description
Chess is a game of logic and skill between two players called 'White' and 'Black'. Each player has sixteen pieces: A King and a Queen, two Rooks, two Knights, two Bishops, and eight Pawns. These pieces face each other in individual squares on opposing sides of the chess board, which has sixty-four squares - eight across, eight down.
Alyrian chess is a modified version of Fischer960 chess- all non-pawn pieces will start in a random location in their back row.
Each piece is moved according to its own rules. When a piece is allowed to move onto a square occupied by an opposing piece, the piece is considered 'taken' and is removed from play.
The King is considered in 'check' if he is in imminent danger of being taken by an opposing piece.
The objective of the game is to get the opponent's King in 'checkmate'; which means that the King is trapped on all sides and cannot move and no pieces on his side can come to his rescue. When a checkmate occurs, the game is over.
It is possible to reach a stalemate in chess. This means that enough pieces have been taken by both sides that there is no real way to get the opposing player's King in check. When a stalemate occurs, the game is considered a draw (neither side wins) and is ended.
Commands
CHESS LIST - Lists all games and suspended Alyrian Chess games.
CHESS INFO [<#>] - If you are currently playing an Alyrian Chess game, this will display information about that game (such as whose turn it is). If a number is specified, it will display information about that specific Alyrian Chess game. Numbers are displayed in CHESS LIST.
CHESS BOARD [<#>] {<'flip'] - If you are currently playing an Alyrian chess game, this will display the current chess board visually (note that this doesn't look good on clients that can't handle ANSI). If a number is specified, it will display the board of that specific Alyrian Chess game. Game numbers are displayed in CHESS LIST.
The 'flip' option shows you the board reversed from your current view.
CHESS PIECES <#> - Displays the current chess coordinates of all pieces on the specified board, making it more accessible than the CHESS BOARD command.
CHESS HISTORY [<#>] - If you are currently playing an Alyrian chess game, this will display the current chess board move history. If a number is specified, it will display the move history of that specific Alyrian Chess game. Game numbers are displayed in CHESS LIST.
CHESS START '' [] - Begins a new chess game. Titles must adhere to normal public channel rules. If you do not specify a password, the game will be considered 'open', which means anyone can join. If you specify a password, only a player who knows the password can join that game.
CHESS STOP - Stops the current chess game, if no other players have joined. If other players have joined you must use the CHESS RESIGN