Comparison of chess video games

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This is a comparison of chess video games.

## General information

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| Developer | First release | Latest release  | License  | Platform

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Battle Chess | Interplay
Silicon & Synapse (C64)[1] | 1988  | 1994  | Commercial | 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 | Windows
Battle vs. Chess | Targem Games
Zuxxez Entertainment | 2011  | n/a  | Commercial (Topware Interactive)  | 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 | Windows, Mac OS X
Chess Assistant | Victor Zakharov  | 1988  | 2018  | Commercial (Convekta)  | Windows
Chessbase | Mathias Wüllenweber, Mathias Feist | 1987  | 2018  | Commercial (Chessbase)  | Windows, Android
Chessmaster | David Kittinger, Kathe and Dan Spracklen, Johan de Koning  | 1986  | 2008  | Commercial (Ubisoft)  | Various
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 | Windows
Combat Chess | Minds Eye Productions  | 1997  | n/a  | Commercial | Windows
Fritz | Frans Morsch, Mathias Feist, Gyula Horvath, Vasik Rajlich | 1991  | 2018  | Commercial (Chessbase)  | Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS
Fritz and Chesster | Chessbase | 2005  | 2010  | Commercial (Chessbase)  | 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  | Windows, Unix-like
HIARCS | Mark Uniacke  | 1980  | 2012  | Commercial (Chessbase, Hiarcs.com)  | Windows, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows Mobile, Freescale DragonBall, ARM-based Palm OS
Houdini | Robert Houdart  | 2010  | 2018  | Commercial (Chessbase, Convekta)  | Windows
Junior | Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky  | 1997  | 2014  | Commercial (Chessbase, Hiarcs.com)  | Windows
Komodo | Don Dailey, Larry Kaufman, Mark Lefler  | 2010  | 2018  | Commercial (Chessbase, Komodochess.com)  | Windows, Linux, Macintosh Operating System, Android
Playchess | Chessbase | 2003  | 2018  | Commercial (Chessbase)  | 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)  | Windows, Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
pyChess | PyChess Project  | 2006  | 2018  | GPL | Unix-like Windows
Rybka | Vasik Rajlich | 2010  |  | Commercial (Chessbase, rybkachess.com)  | Windows
Shredder | Stefan Meyer-Kahlen | 1993  | 2010  | Commercial (Chessbase Shredderchess.com)  | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android
Wii Chess | Fritz Reul  | 2008  | n/a  | Commercial | Wii
Winboard/xBoard | Tim Mann, Harm Geert Muller  |  | 2013  | Free GPL | Unix-like, X11, Windows

## Gameplay

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| included chess engine(s)  | Can open/save PGN  | Can import UCI[a] engines  | Levels  | 3D or Animated pieces  | Variants  | Online multiplayer

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Aquarium | Crafty, Delfi, Rybka, Spike  | Yes  | Yes  | multivariation,[b] uci_elo[a] | 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[a] | No  | Chess960  | No
Chessbase | Fritz | Yes  | Yes  | uci_elo[a] 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Combat Chess | n/a  | Yes  |  |  | Yes  |  | Yes
Fritz | Rybka, earlier Pandix or Fritz | Yes  | Yes  | Friend Mode,[c] Handicap and Fun,[d] uci_elo[a] | 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[a] | No  | No  | No
Chessbase Houdini | Houdini | Yes  | Yes  | Friend Mode,[c] Handicap and Fun,[d] uci_elo[a] | Yes  | Chess960  | Yes
Chessbase Junior | Junior | Yes  | Yes  | 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

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* List of chess software

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Acronym for Universal Chess Interface
2. ^ The GUI will take a second or third best move from the engine.
3. ^ a b c The GUI will adjust the level of play during each game based on how well you are playing.
4. ^ a b c You can select the Elo rating and style that the engine will play.

## References

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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.