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== Protocol and access ==

The [[ICS protocol]] is a simple, [[text-based]] variant of the [[TELNET]] protocol. It is sparsely [[Documentation|documented]] and not standardised, although a few [[Reference implementation (computing)|reference implementations]] and several [[Client (computing)|clients]] exist.

In theory, an ICS can be accessed from any TELNET client. However, almost all [[User (computing)|users]] choose to play using a graphical client, called an interface. Currently, the most popular interface is [[XBoard]] (and its [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] counterpart, [[XBoard|WinBoard]]){{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}. In recent years, however, it has lost ground to newer interfaces like [[Pychess]] and [[eboard (chess)|eboard]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}.