Play P2P Chess Online via Chronos
Implemented as an HLA/RTI application, the WinBoard Chronos Adapter is a network adapter that enables WinBoard or WinBoard-compatible chess GUIs to play or observe on-line chess games against each other via the Chronos peer-to-peer network. This essentially creates a Chess Federation that includes WinBoard compatible GUI programs like WinBoard or Ubi's ChessMaster series. The adapter acts as a chess engine to the WinBoard GUI application, but instead of formulating chess moves as an AI player, it forwards and receives moves to and from the Chronos RTI.
WinBoard Chronos Adapter is a proof-of-concept application created to explore the possibility of using RTI as a network engine for on-line peer-to-peer games. By enhancing the Federation Object Model, it is possible to create on-line chess applications such as tournaments or on-line commentary. Visit our Chronos page to see our initiative on creating the first DoD HLA/RTI implementation on the .NET platform.
Play WinBoard via Tryst
To lobby a WinBoard chess game via Tryst, all you need to do is tell Tryst the installation directory of WinBoard. The WinBoard distribution is installed at C:\Program Files\WinBoard by default. Locate supportedgames.xml
of Tryst in the default installation directory of C:\Program Files\Magnetar
Games\FederationX, find the XML node <Game commonname="WinBoard" ...>, and update the path attribute
"exepath" with the installation path of WinBoard. Restart Tryst; now you will be able to host, join, and observe with Tim Mann's WinBoard chess client using Chronos over FederationX.NET.
Visit FederationX website to
download Tryst.
System Requirements
To play chess via the Chronos Adapter, you need:
Download
Visit our download center to obtain a copy of the WinBoard Chronos Adapter.
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