Jin Alternatives
Jin is described as 'open source, cross platform, graphical client for chess servers, written in Java'. There are more than 25 games similar to Jin for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, the Web and Mac. The best alternative is Lichess, which is both free and Open Source. Other Jin like games are Chess.com (Freemium), Lucas Chess (Free, Open Source), Chessmaster (Paid) and XBoard (Free, Open Source).
- The complete chess experience, play and compete with friends and others around the world. View 52 alternatives to Lichess
- Play chess for free with millions of players worldwide on the #1 most popular chess app. View 41 alternatives to Chess.comNo screenshots yet
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple Watch
- Android Wear
- The aim is to play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor. View 25 alternatives to Lucas Chess
- Chessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. View 42 alternatives to Chessmaster
Discontinued
No new releases since 2008. But the old games get some solid praise for teaching features—might be worth a try.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- 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... View 51 alternatives to XBoard
- Fritz is the world’s most popular chess program, developed by ChessBase, “the world's leading chess software company” (Washington Post). View 34 alternatives to Fritz
- DreamChess is an open source chess game featuring "Dreamer", a moderately strong engine. Any XBoard-compatible chess engine (Crafty & GNU Chess) will work for varying degrees of difficulty. Includes 3D OpenGL graphics and various board sets. View 10 alternatives to DreamChess
- Brutal Chess features full 3D graphics, an advanced particle engine, and several different levels of intelligent AI. View 35 alternatives to Brutal Chess
- Chess Titans brings the classic strategy game of chess to life with three-dimensional graphics and animation. Highlighted squares show where you can move your pieces. View 25 alternatives to Chess Titans
- Play chess against a very simple author written chess engine, or against a friend in pass and play mode. View 48 alternatives to JustChess
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- Android Tablet