Comparison of chess video games

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This is a comparison of chess video games.

General information[]

Developer First release Latest release License Platform
Battle Chess Interplay
Silicon & Synapse (C64)[1] 		1988 1994 Commercial Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Amiga, 3DO, Acorn Archimedes, Atari, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, FM Towns, NES, PC-98, Sharp X68000
Battle Chess: Game of Kings Interplay 2014 n/a Commercial Steam
Battle vs. Chess Targem Games
Zuxxez Entertainment 		2011 n/a Commercial (Topware Interactive) Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure Pixel Wizards[2][3] 2018 n/a Commercial Steam, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Chess Assistant Victor Zakharov 1988 2018 Commercial (Convekta) Microsoft Windows
Chessbase Mathias Wüllenweber, Mathias Feist 1987 2018 Commercial (Chessbase) Microsoft Windows, Android, Steam
Chessmaster David Kittinger, Kathe and Dan Spracklen, Johan de Koning 1986 2007 Commercial (Ubisoft) Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Xbox 360, (XBLA), PSP, PS2
Chess Titans Oberon Games 2007 n/a Included in Microsoft Windows Vista and 7 Windows Vista, Windows 7
ChessV Gregory Strong 2009 n/a GPL Microsoft Windows
Fritz Frans Morsch, Mathias Feist, Gyula Horvath, Vasik Rajlich 1991 2018 Commercial (Chessbase) Microsoft Windows, Steam, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS
Fritz and Chesster Chessbase 2005 2010 Commercial (Chessbase) Microsoft Windows, Mac, Nintendo DS
GNOME Chess Robert Ancell, GNOME Team 2000 2018 Free Unix-like
GNU Chess Stuart Cracraft, John Stanback, Chua Kong-Sian, Fabien Letouzey 1984 2013 Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like
HIARCS Mark Uniacke 1980 2012 Commercial (Chessbase, Hiarcs.com) Microsoft Windows, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows Mobile, Freescale DragonBall, ARM-based Palm OS
Houdini Robert Houdart 2010 2018 Commercial (Chessbase, Convekta) Microsoft Windows
Junior Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky 1997 2014 Commercial (Chessbase, Hiarcs.com) Microsoft Windows
Komodo Don Dailey, Larry Kaufman, Mark Lefler 2010 2018 Commercial (Chessbase, Komodochess.com) Microsoft Windows, Linux, Macintosh Operating System, Android
Playchess Chessbase 2003 2018 Commercial (Chessbase) Microsoft Windows, web
Play Magnus Tord Romstad 2014 2018 Free to try with in-app purchases Android, iOS
Pure Chess VooFoo Studios 2012 n/a Commercial (Ripstone) Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
pyChess PyChess Project 2006 2018 GPL Unix-like Microsoft Windows
Rybka Vasik Rajlich 2010 Commercial (Chessbase, rybkachess.com) Microsoft Windows
Shredder Stefan Meyer-Kahlen 1993 2010 Commercial (Chessbase Shredderchess.com) Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android
Wii Chess Fritz Reul 2008 n/a Commercial Nintendo Wii
Winboard/xBoard Tim Mann, Harm Geert Muller 2013 Free GPL Unix-like, X11, Microsoft Windows

Gameplay[]

included chess engine(s) Can open/save PGN Can import UCI[4] engines Levels 3D or Animated pieces Variants Multiplayer
Aquarium Crafty, Delfi, Rybka, Spike Yes Yes multivariation,[5] uci_elo[6] No Chess960 No
Battle Chess n/a No No Yes No
Battle Chess: Game of Kings n/a No No Yes No
Battle vs. Chess Fritz No No levels 1-9 Yes
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure Chessaria AICE No No Yes Yes Yes
Chess Assistant Dragon, Rybka Yes Yes multivariation, uci_elo[7] No Chess960 No
Chessbase Fritz Yes Yes uci_elo[8] for analysis but no timed games Yes Chess960 No
Chessmaster The King Yes No Personalities with Elo ratings Yes No no longer supported
Chess Titans n/a No No Yes No No
ChessV
Fritz Rybka, earlier Pandix or Fritz Yes Yes Friend Mode,[9] Handicap and Fun,[10] uci_elo[11] Yes Chess960
Fritz and Chesster Koenig Schwarz
GNOME Chess
GNU Chess GNU chess Yes No No Knightmate, Capablanca, Gothic, Shatranj, Courier, Cylinder, Berolina No
Hiarcs Chess Explorer Hiarcs Yes Yes uci_elo[12] No No No
Chessbase Houdini Houdini Yes Yes Friend Mode,[13] Handicap and Fun,[14] uci_elo[15] Yes Chess960 Yes
Chessbase Junior Junior Yes Yes Friend Mode, Handicap and Fun, uci_elo[16] Yes Chess960 Yes
Chessbase Komodo Komodo Yes Yes Friend Mode,[17] Handicap and Fun,[18] uci_elo[19] 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[20] Yes Chess960 Yes
Shredder UCI GUI Shredder Yes Yes uci_elo[21] No Chess960 No
Wii Chess Loop Express No No
Winboard/xBoard Crafty Yes via UCI2WB No No Knightmate, Capablanca, Gothic, Shatranj, Courier, Cylinder, Berolina Yes

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "A Decade of Blizzard". IGN. 2001-02-01. Archived from the original on February 18, 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-07. Commodore 64 Battle Chess, Windows Battle Chess, Amiga Battle Chess II, Amiga Lord of the Rings, and Windows Shanghai were some of our early projects.
  2. ^ "Steam store page (Chessaria)". Steam.
  3. ^ "Review page of Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure". metacritic.com.
  4. ^ Universal Chess Interface
  5. ^ The GUI will take a second or third best move from the engine.
  6. ^ Universal Chess Interface
  7. ^ Universal Chess Interface
  8. ^ Universal Chess Interface
  9. ^ The GUI will adjust the level of play during each game based on how well you are playing.
  10. ^ You can select the Elo rating and style that the engine will play.
  11. ^ Universal Chess Interface
  12. ^ Universal Chess Interface
  13. ^ The GUI will adjust the level of play during each game based on how well you are playing.
  14. ^ You can select the Elo rating and style that the engine will play.
  15. ^ Universal Chess Interface
  16. ^ Universal Chess Interface
  17. ^ The GUI will adjust the level of play during each game based on how well you are playing.
  18. ^ You can select the Elo rating and style that the engine will play.
  19. ^ Universal Chess Interface
  20. ^ Universal Chess Interface
  21. ^ Universal Chess Interface
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