Some Important Shortcut Keys / Commands
List of general commands:
/soundΒ /soundsΒ Β Β Β Toggles sound.
/followΒ Β Β Β Follows a member's games / prints a list of followed members. Example:Β /follow BishopΒ orΒ /follow
/unfollowΒ Β Β Β Stops following a member / stops following all. Example:Β /unfollow BishopΒ orΒ /unfollow
/friendΒ Β Β Β Sends a friend request. Example:Β /friend Bishop
/observeΒ Β Β Β Observes ongoing member's games. Example:Β /observe Bishop
/pingΒ Β Β Β Checks my lag or a member's lag. When in a game, it checks both players' lag. Example:Β /pingΒ orΒ /ping Bishop
/examineΒ /analysisΒ Β Β Β Opens an Analysis board. If you are in a game, it opens a board to analyze together the recently finished game.
/archiveΒ /historyΒ Β Β Β Loads a member's games archive. Example:Β /archive BishopΒ orΒ /archive
/topΒ Β Β Β Observes top games of the type bullet, blitz, standard or friend. Example:Β /top friend,Β /top blitz
/quitΒ /exitΒ Β Β Β Quits Live Chess.
/1,3,5,10Β Β Β Β {0} Creates a seek of 0 minutes.|{1} Creates a seek of 1 minute.|]1,Inf] Creates a seek of 1,3,5,10 minutes.
/seekΒ Β Β Β Creates a seek with specified clock settings. Example:Β /seek 5 0
/playΒ /challengeΒ Β Β Β Challenges a member with specified clock settings. Example:Β /play Bishop 2 12
/acceptΒ Β Β Β Accepts last challenge received.
/declineΒ Β Β Β Declines last challenge received.
/matchΒ Β Β Β Starts a game between two players. Example:Β /match Knight Bishop 5 0 rated
/partnerΒ /+partnerΒ Β Β Β Request bughouse partnership. Example:Β /partner Bishop
/nopartnerΒ /-partnerΒ Β Β Β Leave bughouse partnership. Example:Β /nopartner
/tellΒ /tΒ Β Β Β Sends a chat request. Example:Β /tell Bishop How was your vacation?
/chatΒ /cΒ Β Β Β Sends a chat request. Example:Β /chat Bishop
/bestΒ /rankΒ Β Β Β Opens a tab with a histogram of the best live chess players. ExampleΒ /bestΒ orΒ /best bullet
/fingerΒ /profileΒ /fΒ /fiΒ /infoΒ /whoΒ Β Β Β Shows a member's profile information. Example:Β /finger Bishop
/statsΒ /statΒ /statisticsΒ Β Β Β Displays specified player's statistics. Example:Β /stats Bishop
/messagesΒ Β Β Β Takes you to the messaging board
/passwordΒ Β Β Β Takes you to the change password page
/referΒ Β Β Β Takes you to the refer to friends page
List of Game commands:
/friendΒ Β Β Β Sends a friend request. Example:Β /friend Bishop
/pingΒ Β Β Β Checks my lag or a member's lag. When in a game, it checks both players' lag. Example:Β /pingΒ orΒ /ping Bishop
/rematchΒ Β Β Β Offers a rematch.
/closeΒ Β Β Β Closes game tab/window if possible.
/resignΒ Β Β Β Resigns current game.
/drawΒ /dΒ Β Β Β Offers a draw / accepts a draw.
/abortΒ Β Β Β Aborts current game.
/qΒ Β Β Β Need queen
/rΒ Β Β Β Need rook
/bΒ Β Β Β Need bishop
/nΒ Β Β Β Need knight
/pΒ Β Β Β Need pawn
/-qΒ Β Β Β No queen
/-rΒ Β Β Β No rook
/-bΒ Β Β Β No bishop
/-nΒ Β Β Β No knight
/dmΒ Β Β Β Diagonals mate
/amΒ Β Β Β Anything mates
/ndΒ Β Β Β No diagonals
/qmΒ Β Β Β Queen mates
/rmΒ Β Β Β Rook mates
/nmΒ Β Β Β Knight mates
/akΒ Β Β Β I'm attacking
/dkΒ Β Β Β I'm defending
/tpΒ Β Β Β Trade pieces
/ntΒ Β Β Β No trades
/stΒ Β Β Β Stall
/nsΒ Β Β Β Don't stall, we are low on time
/moΒ Β Β Β Mates opponent
List of Analysis Board commands:
/closeΒ Β Β Β Closes game tab/window if possible.
/inviteΒ Β Β Β Invites a member to your Analysis Board. Example:Β /invite Bishop
/muteΒ Β Β Β Mutes a member
/unmuteΒ Β Β Β Unmutes a member
/studentΒ Β Β Β Makes the member a student
/ownerΒ Β Β Β Passes ownership to a student.
/viewerΒ Β Β Β Makes the member a viewer.
Urls to create challenges:
* /live#time=10m0s0i
* /live#time=10m0s0i&game=&rated=&minrating=&maxrating=&color=&member=
Note:Β the options for game type are chess, chess960, threecheck, kingofthehill, crazyhouse and bughouse.
Keyboard/mouse shortcuts:
* Press X to flip board.
* Press Z to go into focus mode.
* Press Arrow Right to go to next move on board.
* Press Arrow Left to go to the previous move on board.
* Press Arrow Up to go to the first move on board.
* Press Arrow Down to go to the last move on the board.
* Press ctrl/shift + Right Click on a square to highlight green.
* Press alt + Right Click on a square to highlight blue.
* Right Click on a square to highlight red.
* Hold Right Click from one square to another to draw arrow on board.
* Hold alt key to temporarily disable auto-queen.