It is easy to seek an opponent using your "Seek Graph", as shown
below. If you don't see a window like this after you have connected, choose
Seek Graph from the Window menu. Each dot represents
somebody wanting to play a game. Faster games are listed to the left, slower
ones to the right. The vertical dotted lines divide between the different time
controls: Bullet (extremely fast), Blitz (fast), and Standard (normal). The
highest rated players are listed on the top, lower rated ones near the bottom.
The color of the dots represent the kind of
game being sought:
Green dots are for normal chess
Blue dots are computer opponents, either robotic
or human operated
Grey dots are games that are out of your range
or for which you are not eligible to play
Red dots are for wild
games. Wild games are unusual chess variants.
Click on a dot to start a game. You can also right-click
a dot to perform various tasks.
Advanced Topic: 'm' or 'f' You may see that some seeks
have an 'm' or an 'f' after their seek advertisement. See help
formula and help seeking for more information.
Beginning a Game
If you decide you would like to play allan, and the dot is green on your graph,
use your left mouse button to click on that dot. The game will automatically begin.
(If the seeker - in this case Allan - adds an 'm' to his seek he has the
choice to manually accept or decline your challenge.)
You can also send your own seek, adding your challenge as a dot on the graph.
To do this, click your left mouse button on the grey Seek Box located on the
top right corner of the seek graph or choose Seek a Game from the
Game menu. A dialog window will appear on your screen.
To learn how to fill in this dialog correctly please go to the next
page.
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