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diff --git a/games/gnuchess/pkg/DESCR b/games/gnuchess/pkg/DESCR index 148737dfeea..f993cb91198 100644 --- a/games/gnuchess/pkg/DESCR +++ b/games/gnuchess/pkg/DESCR @@ -1,5 +1,24 @@ -This is gnome-chess, a graphical user interface for playing chess. + Gnuchess plays a game of chess against the user or it + plays against itself. -It works with chess programs and chess servers - it is also a PGN viewer. -For chess programs, it works best with the chess engine crafty but most -features should also work with GNU Chess. + Gnuchess is an updated version of the GNU chess playing + program. It has a simple alpha-numeric board display, an + IBM PC compatible interface, or it can be compiled for use + with the chesstool program on a SUN workstation or with + the xboard program under X-windows. To invoke the program + gnuchess + - simple curses based version + + gnuchessn + - fancy version using curses and inverse video on + UNIX, or IBM PC cursor controls and characters on + MSDOS + + gnuchessr + - ASCII based version + + gnuchessc + - chesstool compatible version + + gnuchessx + - xboard compatible version |