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1.1       root        1: .th CHESS VI 11/1/73
                      2: .sh NAME
                      3: chess \*- the game of chess
                      4: .sh SYNOPSIS
                      5: .bd /usr/games/chess
                      6: .sh DESCRIPTION
                      7: .it Chess
                      8: is a computer program that plays class D chess.
                      9: Moves may be given either in standard (descriptive) notation
                     10: or in algebraic notation.
                     11: The symbol `+' is used to specify check
                     12: and is not required;
                     13: `o-o' and `o-o-o' specify castling.
                     14: To play black, type `first';
                     15: to print the board, type an empty line.
                     16: .s3
                     17: Each move is echoed in the appropriate notation followed by
                     18: the program's reply and
                     19: the elapsed time in seconds.
                     20: .sh FILES
                     21: /usr/lib/book          opening `book'
                     22: .sh DIAGNOSTICS
                     23: The most cryptic diagnostic is `eh?' which
                     24: means that the input was syntactically incorrect.
                     25: .sh WARNING
                     26: Over-use of this program has been known
                     27: to cause it to go away.
                     28: .sh AUTHOR
                     29: K. Thompson
                     30: .sh BUGS
                     31: Pawns may be promoted only to queens.

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