Lichess AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Chess Games for Linux

Lichess is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux Chess Game alternative is Lucas Chess, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Lichess and nine of them are Chess Games available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux Chess Game alternatives to Lichess are ChessX, Jin, KNights and ChessMD.

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  1. Lucas Chess icon
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    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.

    39 Lucas Chess alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Jin icon
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    Jin is an open source, cross platform, graphical client for chess servers, written in Java. Jin can run either as a standalone application (available at this website) or as an applet, directly from your browser (available at the chess server's website).

    47 Jin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. KNights icon
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    KNights is a chess game. As a player, your goal is to defeat your opponent by checkmating their king.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  4. ChessMD icon
     1 like

    Improve your chess with unlimited game review, interactive engine analysis, and several other state-of-the-art training utilities.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. ChessDB icon
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    ChessDB - a free Chess database for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and UNIX - like ChessBase , but better.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. Project Invincible is a free, portable, open source and cross-platform chess game. Challenge a friend to a 3D chess battle or test your skills against a computer opponent.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  7. DreamChess icon
     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Gnome Chess icon
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    GNOME Chess is a 2D chess game, where games can be played between a combination of human and computer players. GNOME Chess detects known third party chess engines for computer players.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
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