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This is a comparison of chess video games.
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Developer
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First release
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Latest release
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License
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Platform
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| Battle Chess
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Interplay
Silicon & Synapse (C64)[1]
|
1988
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1994
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Commercial
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Windows, Apple Inc., Amiga, 3DO, Acorn Archimedes, Atari, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, FM Towns, NES, PC-98, Sharp X68000
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| Battle Chess: Game of Kings
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Interplay
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2014
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n/a
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Commercial
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Windows
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| Battle vs. Chess
|
Targem Games
Zuxxez Entertainment
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2011
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n/a
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Commercial (Topware Interactive)
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Windows, Mac OS X, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii
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| Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure
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Pixel Wizards[2][3]
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2018
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n/a
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Commercial
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Windows, Mac OS X
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| Chess Assistant
|
Victor Zakharov
|
1988
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2018
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Commercial (Convekta)
|
Windows
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| Chessbase
|
Mathias Wüllenweber, Mathias Feist
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1987
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2018
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Commercial (Chessbase)
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Windows, Android
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| Chessmaster
|
David Kittinger, Kathe and Dan Spracklen, Johan de Koning
|
1986
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2008
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Commercial (Ubisoft)
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Various
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| Chess Titans
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Oberon Games
|
2007
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n/a
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Included in Microsoft Windows Vista and 7
|
Windows Vista, Windows 7
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| ChessV
|
Gregory Strong
|
2009
|
n/a
|
GPL
|
Windows
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| Combat Chess
|
Minds Eye Productions
|
1997
|
n/a
|
Commercial
|
Windows
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| Fritz
|
Frans Morsch, Mathias Feist, Gyula Horvath, Vasik Rajlich
|
1991
|
2018
|
Commercial (Chessbase)
|
Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS
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| Fritz and Chesster
|
Chessbase
|
2005
|
2010
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Commercial (Chessbase)
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Windows, Mac, Nintendo DS
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| GNOME Chess
|
Robert Ancell, GNOME Team
|
2000
|
2018
|
Free
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Unix-like
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| GNU Chess
|
Stuart Cracraft, John Stanback, Chua Kong-Sian, Fabien Letouzey
|
1984
|
2013
|
Free
|
Windows, Unix-like
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| HIARCS
|
Mark Uniacke
|
1980
|
2012
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Commercial (Chessbase, Hiarcs.com)
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Windows, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows Mobile, Freescale DragonBall, ARM-based Palm OS
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| Houdini
|
Robert Houdart
|
2010
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2018
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Commercial (Chessbase, Convekta)
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Windows
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| Junior
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Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky
|
1997
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2014
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Commercial (Chessbase, Hiarcs.com)
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Windows
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| Komodo
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Don Dailey, Larry Kaufman, Mark Lefler
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2010
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2018
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Commercial (Chessbase, Komodochess.com)
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Windows, Linux, Macintosh Operating System, Android
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| Playchess
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Chessbase
|
2003
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2018
|
Commercial (Chessbase)
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Windows, web
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| Play Magnus
|
Tord Romstad
|
2014
|
2018
|
Free to try with in-app purchases
|
Android, iOS
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| Pure Chess
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VooFoo Studios
|
2012
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n/a
|
Commercial (Ripstone)
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Windows, Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
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| pyChess
|
PyChess Project
|
2006
|
2018
|
GPL
|
Unix-like Windows
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| Rybka
|
Vasik Rajlich
|
2010
|
|
Commercial (Chessbase, rybkachess.com)
|
Windows
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| Shredder
|
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
|
1993
|
2010
|
Commercial (Chessbase Shredderchess.com)
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Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android
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| Wii Chess
|
Fritz Reul
|
2008
|
n/a
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Commercial
|
Wii
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| Winboard/xBoard
|
Tim Mann, Harm Geert Muller
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|
2013
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Free GPL
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Unix-like, X11, Windows
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Gameplay
|
|
included chess engine(s)
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Can open/save PGN
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Can import UCI[a] engines
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Levels
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3D or Animated pieces
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Variants
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Online multiplayer
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| Aquarium
|
Crafty, Delfi, Rybka, Spike
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
multivariation,[b] uci_elo[a]
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No
|
Chess960
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No
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| Battle Chess
|
n/a
|
No
|
No
|
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
| Battle Chess: Game of Kings
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n/a
|
No
|
No
|
|
Yes
|
No
|
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| Battle vs. Chess
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Fritz
|
No
|
No
|
levels 1-9
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Yes
|
|
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| Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure
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Chessaria AICE
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No
|
No
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| Chess Assistant
|
Dragon, Rybka
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
multivariation, uci_elo[a]
|
No
|
Chess960
|
No
|
| Chessbase
|
Fritz
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
uci_elo[a] for analysis but no timed games
|
Yes
|
Chess960
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No
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| Chessmaster
|
The King
|
Yes
|
No
|
Personalities with Elo ratings
|
Yes
|
No
|
No longer supported
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| Chess Titans
|
n/a
|
No
|
No
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Yes
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No
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No
|
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| ChessV
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|
|
|
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|
|
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| Combat Chess
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n/a
|
Yes
|
|
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Yes
|
|
Yes
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| Fritz
|
Rybka, earlier Pandix or Fritz
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Friend Mode,[c] Handicap and Fun,[d] uci_elo[a]
|
Yes
|
Chess960
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| Fritz and Chesster
|
Koenig Schwarz
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|
|
|
|
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| GNOME Chess
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|
|
|
|
|
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| GNU Chess
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GNU chess
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Yes
|
No
|
|
No
|
Knightmate, Capablanca, Gothic, Shatranj, Courier, Cylinder, Berolina
|
No
|
| Hiarcs Chess Explorer
|
Hiarcs
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
uci_elo[a]
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Chessbase Houdini
|
Houdini
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Friend Mode,[c] Handicap and Fun,[d] uci_elo[a]
|
Yes
|
Chess960
|
Yes
|
| Chessbase Junior
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Junior
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Friend Mode, Handicap and Fun, uci_elo[a]
|
Yes
|
Chess960
|
Yes
|
| Chessbase Komodo
|
Komodo
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Friend Mode,[c] Handicap and Fun,[d] uci_elo[a]
|
Yes
|
Chess960
|
Yes
|
| Playchess
|
none
|
Yes
|
No
|
Other players have Elo rating
|
No
|
Chess960
|
Yes
|
| Play Magnus
|
Glaurung
|
Yes
|
No
|
can choose Magnus' age
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Pure Chess
|
n/a
|
No
|
No
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
| pyChess
|
Pychess engine, Stockfish
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
Yes
|
| Chessbase Rybka
|
Rybka
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Friend Mode, Handicap and Fun, uci_elo[a]
|
Yes
|
Chess960
|
Yes
|
| Shredder UCI GUI
|
Shredder
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
uci_elo[a]
|
No
|
Chess960
|
No
|
| Wii Chess
|
Loop Express
|
No
|
No
|
|
|
|
No longer supported
|
| Winboard/xBoard
|
Crafty
|
Yes
|
via UCI2WB
|
No
|
No
|
Knightmate, Capablanca, Gothic, Shatranj, Courier, Cylinder, Berolina
|
Yes
|
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Acronym for Universal Chess Interface
- ^ The GUI will take a second or third best move from the engine.
- ^ a b c The GUI will adjust the level of play during each game based on how well you are playing.
- ^ a b c You can select the Elo rating and style that the engine will play.
References
