поиск в интернете шахмати

is often used: the time control is specified by two numbers, the minutes each player is allotted at the start of the game, and the seconds added to a player's clock after making a move (th

People tend to play much faster games on the Internet, typically three or five minutes per player (blitz) or one minute per player (lightning). Longer games are called standard and are also common on the server. Separate ratings are maintained for lightning, blitz and standard as well as for the variants.

All games are recorded by a and made publicly available for viewing and download at the (Chess and all variant games except bughouse) and ( games).

Moves are made with the mouse on an image of the chess board. However, the user also has the option of typing in moves in , ideal for laptop users with only the built in touchpad as their mouse.

may watch for seeks, game requests other users broadcast, or put out their own seeks and wait for someone else to respond. Seeks include the proposed time controls as well as a ratings limit if desired. Seeks can be set to manual, if the person who makes the seek wants to screen potential opponents before deciding which one to play. Users can also challenge a specific player to a game using the match command.

Playing chess on FICS requires connecting to the server either through a web-based applet on the or using a program, which could be as simple as a client, but is usually an designed specifically for playing Internet chess. Users can log in as an anonymous guest or they can use the website to register for a free account. Each user is permitted only one account. The server maintains game statistics and ratings for registered users. FICS uses the .

FICS using Babaschess interface.

FICS is a non-profit site, administered entirely by volunteers. There are approximately 330,000 registered accounts. In 2012 it had over 92,000 active players who played a total of over 20 million games.

Unhappy with the commercialisation of ICS, which they saw as exploiting their work, a handful of programmers, led by Chris Petroff, formed FICS and gave users free, unrestricted access. The server debuted March 3, 1995.

The first , named the Internet Chess Server (ICS), started in January, 1992. Volunteers coded and ran it free of charge. In 1995, administrators began charging players for membership and changed the name to .

The Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) is a volunteer-run . It was organised as a free alternative to the (ICC), after that site began charging for membership.

A chess game on FICS using an interface named .

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