Correspondence Icons and Status Indicators

To shorten the display, a set of icons is used in the game list. Some of them are only present in certain circumstances, some are only valid for Xfcc based games, some for eMail based games. These indicators are stored internally and are restored to the last update from the server if no interet connection is available.

• is shown if the game list was refreshed from the server within the current Scid session. The tool tip for this icon shows date and time of the last refresh.
• indicates, that Xfcc status icons are restored from saved results. No update has taken place in the current Scid session. The tool tip for this icon shows date and time of the last refresh.
• This is an eMail based game. In those games many of the status flags used in Xfcc-based games are not available due to the limitation of the medium.
• Its your move. Note: this status is only updated if you synchronise your games with the server, that is, it always refers to the servers status at last syncronisation.
• Its the opponents move. Note: this status is only updated if you synchronise your games with the server, that is, it always refers to the servers status at last syncronisation.
• Peace was agreed by a draw.
• The use of opening books is allowed for this game.
• The use of databases is allowed for this game.
• The use of endgame tablebases (e.g. Nalimov tablebases etc.) is allowed for this game.
• Chess Engines are allowed for this game. Sometimes these games are also refered to as "Advanced Chess".
• Your opponent ran out of time. You may claim a win on time.
• Your oppenent sent a message along with his last move. Check the game notation.

In Xfcc games, each opponents country may be displayed by the associated flag, if the server provides that information. For eMail based games this can be achieved by adding additional PGN tags for whiteCountry and blackCountry, each followed by the international three letter country code according to ISO 3166-1 (e.g. "EUR" , "USA" , "GBR" , "FRA" , "RUS" , "CHN" ...).

See also the chapter Correspondence Chess for general information.