The Knights Handbook

The Knights Handbook

Troy Corbin Jr. <tcorbin@users.sf.net>

Developer: Troy Corbin Jr.


Revision 0.6

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Knights is a graphical chess interface for KDE. It supports chess matches against computer engines like GNUChess and Crafty, watching two computer engines play against each other, solitaire chess, matches played via Internet Chess Servers, and reviewing matches saved in Portable Game Notation.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Getting Started
The Chessboard
Making a Move
Using Preview
SAN Notation
Starting a New Match
The New Match Window
3. Using Knights Online
Getting Started
Connecting to a Server
Online Tools
The Console
The Sought Games List
The Sought Games Graph
4. Organizing Your Tabs
5. Settings
General
Display
General
Console
Audio
Computer Opponents
Chess Servers
Servers
Options
6. Command Reference
7. Credits and License
A. Installation
How to obtain Knights
Requirements
Compilation and Installation
B. Command Line Options
C. Knights Markup Language
KDE Logo