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| 27 A table with all message codes can be found [below](#message-code-table). | 27 A table with all message codes can be found [below](#message-code-table). |
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| 29 The datatypes used in the message payloads are as follows: | 29 The datatypes used in the message payloads are as follows: |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 * BYTE — a single byte | 31 * BYTE — a single byte |
| 32 * WORD — two bytes integer (big-endian) | 32 * WORD — two bytes integer (little-endian) |
| 33 * DWORD — four bytes integer (big-endian) | 33 * DWORD — four bytes integer (little-endian) |
| 34 * MOVE — a data structure describing a move, consisting of | 34 * MOVE — a data structure describing a move, consisting of |
| 35 * a DWORD for the elapsed move time in seconds | 35 * a DWORD for the elapsed move time in seconds |
| 36 * a DWORD for additional elapsed move time in microseconds | 36 * a DWORD for additional elapsed move time in microseconds |
| 37 * a BYTE describing the moved piece (see below) | 37 * a BYTE describing the moved piece (see below) |
| 38 * a BYTE index for the file the piece was moved from | 38 * a BYTE index for the file the piece was moved from |
| 39 * a BYTE index for the row the piece was moved from | 39 * a BYTE index for the row the piece was moved from |
| 40 * a BYTE index for the file the piece was moved to | 40 * a BYTE index for the file the piece was moved to |
| 41 * a BYTE index for the row the piece was moved to | 41 * a BYTE index for the row the piece was moved to |
| 42 * a BYTE describing the selected piece for promotion (otherwise zero) | 42 * a BYTE describing the selected piece for promotion (otherwise zero) |
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| 44 Note carefully that the byte order used by this protocol is little-endian while | |
| 45 the standard network byte order would be big-endian. But since the vast majority | |
| 46 of processors use little-endian nowadays, this protocol uses little-endian, too. | |
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| 44 The following table shows the possible values for the BYTEs describing a piece. | 48 The following table shows the possible values for the BYTEs describing a piece. |
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| 46 | Piece | Value (Hex) | | 50 | Piece | Value (Hex) | |
| 47 |--------------|-------------| | 51 |--------------|-------------| |
