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{{Short description|Service to play, discuss, and view chess over the internet}}

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The '''American Internet Chess Server''', commonly known as '''Internet Chess Server''' ('''ICS''') was a [[telnet]]-based [[Online chess|chess server]] which allowed users to play live chess over the internet.

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In addition to standalone clients, many servers also offer websites that can be used directly from a [[Web browser]]. These are popular with [[Newbie|new users]] and users of public computers.

== See also ==

* [[List of Internetinternet chess serversplatforms]]

* [[Chess engine]]

* [[Computer chess]]

* [[Correspondence chess server]]

* [[List of Internet chess servers]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100313150500/http://members.cox.net/cpetroff/FICS/ History of the Internet Chess Server 1992–1995], Chris Petroff

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