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eco

Usage: eco [game, name]

  This command displays the category of the opening being played in the game
requested, whether a game being played or examined.

  eco        gives information about the game you are playing
  eco 2      gives information about game 2
  eco hawk   gives information about the game hawk is playing

  The display includes several kinds of information about the opening being
played in the game:

   ECO[ ##]  Encyclopedia of Chess Openings classification
   NIC[ ##]  New In Chess classification
  LONG[ ##]  Name of opening

The number in the [] is the ## halfmoves used for classifying this game's
opening according to the data base being used.

  ECO information is also given in a user's "history" display.

SPECIAL NOTES:

(a)  If a game was 'private' (meaning that no one could observe it), the eco
category is not given in the history table.

See Also:  history  private

[Last modified: October 9, 1995 -- Friar]