addresses

The Internet Chess Servers are services providing you a means for playing chess with a wide range of players, both human and machine, from around the world. The following lists give both the server names and telnet IP numbers for the sites for chess servers.

Chess servers using a version of FICS

NameDomainportIP adressportTimeseal AwareIICLocation
AICSics.onenet.net 5000164.58.253.10 5000YesNoMain US Server
BICScrocus.warwick.ac.uk5000137.205.192.13 5000NoNo British server
GrICSfly.cc.fer.hr5000161.53.70.1305000NoNoCroatian server
DICSfreechess.nl 5000 82.161.49.2135000 YesYesDutch server
EICSkrypton.daimi.aau.dk 5000 130.225.18.1575000 YesNoMain EURO server
FRICSchess.eerie.fr5000146.19.2.35000YesNoFrench Server
GICSchess.unix-ag.uni-kl.de5000 131.246.89.3 5000YesYesGerman server
HEICSviolin.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il5000 ------NoNoWild-only server
Italianfics.infcom.it5000------NoNoItalian Server
MaxICScallisto.si.usherb.ca5000------NoNoCanadian Server
MEWISchess.mds.mdh.se5555------YesYesWild-only server
Mexicanmezquite.iico.uaslp.mx5000148.224.6.995000NoNoMexican Server
MICSwisdom.weizmann.ac.il 5000132.76.80.77 5000NoNoMid-east server
PICSxadrez.esoterica.pt 5000194.130.254.65000NoNoPortugese Server
SICSchess.mds.mdh.se5000 130.238.251.2085000NoNoSwedish server
UCHICScipres.cec.uchile.cl5000146.83.5.130 5000NoNo Chilean server
ZICSics.interdomain.net.au5000203.17.167.45000NoNoAustralian

Alternative sites:

gsi.gsini.net 206.20.43.1 5000

rogue.coe.ohio-state.edu 5000 128.146.144.12 5000 Columbus, OH, US

getnet.com 4000 204.157.9.29 4000 Phoenix, AZ, US

Other Chess related Servers:

Fischer random chess 193.55.112.8 5000

Internet Chess Club commercial $$ chess server :

chess.lm.com 192.231.221.16 5000 Pittsburgh, PA, US

Other useful locations

WWW-servers

  • Internet Chess Library
  • Connex Chess page
  • The Dane Page
  • www.zone.com

    FTP-servers:

    Main FICS ftp site
    uni-hamburg
    Timeseal files for use on AICS,EICS,DICS,GICS

    Connection information

    To connect to a chess server: telnet 'server_address' 5000

    To connect to an anonymous ftp server: ftp 'ftp_address' at LOGIN type: ftp [or anonymous] at PASSWORD type: your_email_address

    To connect to a www location: use your web browser such as lynx or netscape and go to the URL address

    See Also:

    iicftp_hintsinternetchesslibtimeseal





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