history

Usage: history [user]

Shows the results of the last 10 or so games that 'user' played. If no user handle is specified, your history will be displayed to you. There are columns in the history display for the players and their ratings (as adjusted by the result of the match), the winner, the type of match (blitz/standard, rated/unrated), the type of opening and the date.

EXAMPLE:

Here is the history header, a sample line from User 1's history file, and an explanation of this line:

Gamenr	result	revised rating player 1	colour player 1	revised rating player 2	name player 2	time controls	eco	match ending	time&date
23	+	1681	W	1521	player2	br 2 12	A84	Res	Fri Apr 21 06:29:12 1995

Explanation

23 -- Game number in User 1's history

+ -- User 1's result; '+' means Won; '-' means Lost; '=' means Draw.

1681 -- User 1's revised rating given the result

W -- User 1's color in the match

1521 -- User 2's revised rating given the result

br -- Category of game -- 'b' Blitz; 'd' bughouse; 'l' Lightning; 'n' Nonstandard times; 's' Standard; 'u' Untimed; 'w' Wild Rated/unrated --'r' Rated; 'u' Unrated

a 'p' in one of these codes would mean a Private match

2 12 -- The time controls for the match

ECO -- The ECO (Encyclopedia of Chess Openings) classification of the opening moves of the match

Res -- How the match ended; 'Res' for Resignation; 'Mat' for Mate; 'Fla' for Flag, or time forfeit; 'Agr' for Agreed to a draw; 'Rep' for three-time Repetition of position (same player to move); 'NM' for Neither player has Material for delivering mate; 'Adj' for result was adjudicated.

The date and time of the match are also given.

Here is how to read this example: User1 (playing White; blitz rating now 1681) Won (+) against User2 (blitz rating now 1521) in a rated (r) blitz (b) match using the time controls of 2 minutes to start and 12 second increments on Friday April 21, 1995, at 06:29 hours when User 2 resigned (Res); the type of opening (ECO) was A84.

SPECIAL NOTES:

(a) ECO will not be given for games that are "private"(see the variables help file).

(b) Games in history can now be examined.