Re: [Bug-XBoard] ICS protocol

[Tim Mann]

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On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:56:41 +0200, "Jan Rummens" <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
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> I'm doing some research for documenting the ICS protocol to better
> understand how FICS and ICC protocols behave. I did some reading on the web,
> but didn't find any relevant documentation. I did some snooping on my
> network during a chess game and found some interesting stuff (see details
> below). Some of it is obvious by looking at it, but other isn't, like these
> sequences -1 1 1 1 1 0 28, 3 1 1 1 1 0 28,. and 1 20 12 39 39 1200 1200 and
> 0 0 0.. etc. These and other things I would like to know. For example I see
> nowhere in my communication between myclient and server port 5000 the
> individual moves, only what I get back from the server (as listed below;
> does it use a different port for the individual moves?). First aim is to
> understand the client/server communication of a game.
> 
> Could you point me to some detailed writings (I already have the server
> code) or somebody that could answer my question? 
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> Thanks,
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> Jan Rummens.
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> Flanders, Brasschaat.
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> [Event "ICS Game"]
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> [Site "ICS"]
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> [Date "2008.04.12"]
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> [White "jarum"]
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> [Black "cyed"]
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> [Result "1/2-1/2"]
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> 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 Bxc3 6. Bxc3 O-O 7. e3 Nbd7 
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> 8. Be2 Nb6 9. c5 Nc4 10. Bxc4 dxc4 11. Ne5 b5 12. O-O Bb7 13. f3 c6 14. Qe2 
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> Nd5 15. e4 Nf4 16. Qe3 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. f4 Bc8 19. e5 Bd7 20. Rf3 Qh4 
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> 21. Rh3 Qg4 22. Rf1 Qf5 23. Rff3 f6 24. Rh4 Kf7 25. g4 Qb1+ 26. Rf1 Qd3 27.
> Qxd3 
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> cxd3 28. Rd1 Rh8 29. Rxh8 Rxh8 30. Rxd3 Rh4 31. Rg3 f5 32. h3 Bc8 33. Bd2 
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> Ba6 34. b4 Bc8 35. Kg2 a6 36. Ra3 fxg4 37. hxg4 Rxg4+ 38. Rg3 Rh4 39. Rh3 
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> Rh5 40. Rxh5 gxh5 41. Kg3 Kg6 42. Kh4 Bd7 43. Be3 Be8 44. Kg3 Kf5 45. Kf3 
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> Bf7 46. Bf2 g5 47. fxg5 Kxg5 48. Be3+ Kf5 49. Bf2 Bg6 50. Bh4 Bf7 51. Bf6 
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> Bg6 52. Bh4 Bf7 53. Bf6 Bg6 54. Bh4 Bf7  1/2-1/2
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> Chess server output until and included line 81
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> rnbqkbnr pppppppp -------- -------- -------- -------- PPPPPPPP RNBQKBNR W -1
> 1 1 1 1 0 28 jarum cyed  1 20 12 39 39 1200 1200 1 none    (0:00) none 0 0
> 0..fics%
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> rnbqkbnr pppppppp -------- -------- ---P---- -------- PPP-PPPP RNBQKBNR B  3
> 1 1 1 1 0 28 jarum cyed -1 20 12 39 39 1200 1200 1 P/d2-d4 (0:00) d4   0 0
> 0..fics% 
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> rnbqkbnr ppp-pppp -------- ---p---- ---P---- -------- PPP-PPPP RNBQKBNR W  3
> 1 1 1 1 0 28 jarum cyed  1 20 12 39 39 1200 1200 2 P/d7-d5 (0:00) d5   0 1
> 0....[G]..fics%
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> rnbqkbnr ppp-pppp -------- ---p---- ---P---- -----N-- PPP-PPPP RNBQKB-R B -1
> 1 1 1 1 1 28 jarum cyed -1 20 12 39 39 1206 1200 2 N/g1-f3 (0:06) Nf3  0 1
> 215..fics% 
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> rnbqkb-r ppp-pppp -----n-- ---p---- ---P---- -----N-- PPP-PPPP RNBQKB-R W -1
> 1 1 1 1 2 28 jarum cyed  1 20 12 39 39 1206 1209 3 N/g8-f6 (0:03) Nf6  0 1
> 61....[G]..fics% 
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> rnbqkb-r ppp-pppp -----n-- ---p---- --PP---- -----N-- PP--PPPP RNBQKB-R B  2
> 1 1 1 1 0 28 jarum cyed -1 20 12 39 39 1205 1209 3 P/c2-c4 (0:12) c4   0 1
> 193..fics%
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> rnbqkb-r ppp--ppp ----pn-- ---p---- --PP---- -----N-- PP--PPPP RNBQKB-R W -1
> 1 1 1 1 0 28 jarum cyed  1 20 12 39 39 1205 1217 4 P/e7-e6 (0:05) e6   0 1
> 60....[G]..fics%
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> rnbqkb-r ppp--ppp ----pn-- ---p---- --PP---- --N--N-- PP--PPPP R-BQKB-R B -1
> 1 1 1 1 1 28 jarum cyed -1 20 12 39 39 1212 1217 4 N/b1-c3 (0:06) Nc3  0 1
> 175..fics%
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> rnbqk--r ppp--ppp ----pn-- ---p---- -bPP---- --N--N-- PP--PPPP R-BQKB-R W -1
> 1 1 1 1 2 28 jarum cyed  1 20 12 39 39 1212 1226 5 B/f8-b4 (0:03) Bb4  0 1
> 60....[G]..fics%
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> rnbqk--r ppp--ppp ----pn-- ---p---- -bPP---- --N--N-- PP-BPPPP R--QKB-R B -1
> 1 1 1 1 3 28 jarum cyed -1 20 12 39 39 1219 1226 5 B/c1-d2 (0:04) Bd2 0 1
> 183..fics% 
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> rnbqk--r ppp--ppp ----pn-- ---p---- --PP---- --b--N-- PP-BPPPP R--QKB-R W -1
> 1 1 1 1 0 28 jarum cyed  1 20 12 36 39 1219 1233 6 B/b4-c3 (0:04) Bxc3 0 1
> 59....[G]..fics%
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> rnbqk--r ppp--ppp ----pn-- ---p---- --PP---- --B--N-- PP--PPPP R--QKB-R B -1
> 1 1 1 1 0 28 jarum cyed -1 20 12 36 36 1229 1233 6 B/d2-c3 (0:02) Bxc3 0 1
> 174..fics%
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