ChessBase is a personal, stand-alone chess database that has become the standard through the world.
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eboard Alternatives
eboard is described as 'Chess interface for Unix-like systems (GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, etc.) based on the GTK+ GUI toolkit. It provides a chess board interface to ICS (Internet Chess Servers) like FICS and to chess engines like GNU Chess, Sjeng and Crafty' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to eboard for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, Mac and iPad apps. The best eboard alternative is ChessBase. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try XBoard or Arena. Other eboard like games are EazeGames, Chess Titans, ChessPad and Chessquid.
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- 17 ChessBase alternatives
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Online
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XBoard, also known as WinBoard on Microsoft operating systems, is a free graphical user interface client developed by Tim Mann that is compatible with various chess engines that support the Xboard Communication Protocol such as GNU Chess.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- PortableApps.com
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26 Arena alternativesArena is a free Graphical User Interface (GUI) for chess. Arena helps you in analyzing and playing games as well as in testing chess engines. It runs on Linux or Windows. Arena is compatible to UCI and Winboard protocols.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
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- Windows
- Linux
33 Chess Titans alternativesChess Titans is a chess game with 3D graphics developed by Oberon Games and included in Windows 7. It is a fully animated, photorealistic interactive game with ten difficulty levels. It can be played by two participants, or one player against the computer.
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The ultimate Chess Software for Pro Players
Chessquid is a revolutionary chess software designed for chess players, from club players to the best Grandmasters, to help you prepare against opponents.
PyChess is a swift chess client originally developed for Gnome, but running well under any other linux desktops. As far as we know of. PyChess is pure, delicious Python code, from the top of the UI to the bottom of the chess engine, and all under GNU General Public License for...
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Windows
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39 BabasChess alternativesBabasChess is a new revolutionary Internet Chess Client for Windows. It combines ease of use with powerful features for advanced users; integrates a fast and customizable playing environment with a powerful PGN viewer/editor, chess engines support for analyzing positions and...
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Windows
47 Shredder Chess alternativesThe Shredder chess programs by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen provide a game playing and analysis tool for everybody and are accepted as one of the best chess programs of the world. Since 1996 Shredder has won thirteen titles as World Computer Chess Champion which makes Shredder the most...
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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- Java Mobile
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Tarrasch is a flexible, minimalist, and easy to use chess GUI. It is ideal for playing against and training with chess engines. Tarrasch has a built in engine but can just as easily be used with other UCI engines such as Rybka or Houdini.
Raptor is a cross platform chess interface and pgn viewer for the free internet chess server: FICS. It has the following features:
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