ICC Help: games

Command:	games
Examples:	"games" -- lists all games currently being played or examined
	"game 4" -- lists info about game 4 only
	"game Fred" -- lists info about the game Fred is currently playing
	"games *C" -- lists all computer games
	"games *T" -- lists all games involving titled players

This command displays information about the game or games requested.about all Read help games2 for info on how to shorten the "games" list by selecting which games to see. Here are typical lines from the output:

264 1706 GuruTactician 1677 PAVELI br 5 0 B: 21 354 1418 JanMatthies 1959 daarpe su 30 10 W: 10 205 1624 shufflechess 1721 spopa br 3 0 W: 30 109 1751 dentist 1593 ido or 1 0 B: 6 85 1573 redbishop41 1766 XaDo fr 5 0 B: 11 107 2501 *Bartel(POL) 2670 *Radjabov(AZE) Ex: FIDE04-1B %1 W: 54

Here is what the info on the first line above means:

264 -- Game board index. "observe 264" to watch this game. 1706 GuruTacticia -- White's rating and name 1677 PAVELI -- Black's rating and name br -- "b" for blitz, "r" for rated. See help history for other symbols. 5 0 -- 5 is the initial clock time in minutes, -- 0 is the clock increment in seconds B: 21 -- Whose move it is, and the number of the move

Examined games show up somewhat differently, with an "Ex: continuation" for post-mortem analysis, or "Ex:" and some other description in other cases.

See also: games2, observe, history, events, clocks, seeking, sought