dreamchess(6)

📦 version 0.3.0, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, fedora 43, fedora 44, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 dreamchess — the manual, but make it cute 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the dreamchess page, part of the Games Manual section 6. it's giving "user interface for XBoard-compatible chess engines" and honestly? iconic. let's get into it. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

dreamchess — a user interface for XBoard-compatible chess engines 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

dreamchess [options]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. you run it, you pass it some options, it slays. 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so DreamChess is a user interface for XBoard-compatible chess engines, periodt. 👑

now, DreamChess ships with its own little baby engine called Dreamer — it's cute, it's simple, it's the default bestie. but lowkey? you don't have to stay loyal. you can plug in stronger engines like GNU Chess or Crafty and let them do the heavy lifting. no cap. 🔥

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --help, -h — shows you the help and then dips out. exit stage left. 🙈
  • --list-drivers, -l — lists literally all the available drivers, so you know what you're working with. vibe check your options. ✨
  • --ui driver, -udriver — tells DreamChess which user interface driver to use. and what do UI drivers do, you ask? they handle both the display output and the user input. the whole glow-up, front to back. 💅
  • --fullscreen, -f — enables fullscreen. main character energy, no distractions. 👑
  • --width num, -Wnum — sets the screen width. you pick the num. 📐
  • --height num, -Hnum — sets the screen height. again, num is on you. 📏
  • --1st-engine engine, -1engine — the name of the first chess engine. it defaults to 'dreamer', so if you don't say anything, Dreamer's up first. 🍓
heads up bestie: yes, the flag really is --1st-engine with a lil 1 in it. not a typo, that's just how it is. iykyk. 💀

🌸 that's the whole page, bestie 🌸

okay that's everything, you're fully caught up. go play some chess, plug in Crafty or GNU Chess if you're feeling spicy, and let Dreamer hold it down if not. 🫶

this was DreamChess 0.3.0, from 2014-10, in the Games Manual — dreamchess(6). mwah. bye bestie, slay your games. 💖✨🎀

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