"the Internet Chess Club was integral in my leap to tournament-level strength and has been invaluable in my continued development as a chessplayer." — Matthew Herman (former top-rated U.S. junior in blitz)
The backward command is used when a player is in the "examine" mode. It
shows the position in the game the specified number of moves back. If no
number is given, the default is '1'. Type "backward 999" to go back to the
beginning of the game.
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