Controlling Apple Chess from the command line

Hello is it possible to control Apple Chess with the command line? I would like to get two computers to play against each other over a wireless connection, either airport of bluetooth.
Any other suggestions would be great!
Thanks,
Tim

Hey all thanks for your replies. I have figured it out using Max/MSP to send Applescript UI messages to the terminal. Each computer has a patch on it and plays after the other one has made a move. It is quite fun to program as it is using the chess app as an algorithm... anyhow i can't use screen sharing because i want the computers to talk to each other as if they were playing a game of chess against against one another by speaking the moves to each other.
As if they were two computers at leisure playing chess in a park!
Best,
Tim

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