Thief Alternatives

Thief is described as 'free chess client written by Zon Jan to play on chess servers like the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS). Thief can be customized and supports regular chess and all variants like bughouse, crazyhouse, Losers, Suicide, Kriegspiel and others' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Thief for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, Web-based and Android Tablet apps. The best Thief alternative is Lichess, which is both free and Open Source. Other Thief like games are Chess.com, XBoard, Arena and Chess Titans.

Thief alternatives are mainly Chess Games but may also be Board Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Thief.

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Thief

Free • Open Source

Windows
Linux
Wine

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Lichess
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Free • Open Source
Chess Game
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
F-Droid
60 Lichess alternatives
Lichess is the most complete chess experience, with a simple interface that focuses on the game, a massive array of game related tools and a huge, worldwide community.
- - Lichess is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Thief.
- - Lichess is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Thief.
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1. Ad-freeLichess doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. MultiplayerLichess offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. Single playerLichess has one or more single player game modes.
Lessons
Study Mode
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Chess Training
Chess.com
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Freemium • Proprietary
Chess Game
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Apple Watch
Android Wear
47 Chess.com alternatives
Play chess online with millions of players around the world! Enjoy free unlimited games and improve your chess rating with 50,000+ tactics puzzles, interactive lessons and videos, and a powerful computer opponent. Unlock your inner chess master today!
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Lessons
XBoard
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
PortableApps.com
54 XBoard alternatives
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.
- - XBoard is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Thief.
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1. PortableXBoard can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Graphical User Interface
Arena
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Linux
26 Arena alternatives
Arena 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.
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Database Publishing
Chess Titans
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Free • Proprietary
Chess Game
Windows
30 Chess Titans alternatives
Chess 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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Interactive gameplay
Shotgun King
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Free • Proprietary
Chess Game
Windows
itch.io
54 Shotgun King alternatives
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun.
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Shredder Chess
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Windows Mobile
Android
iPhone
Java Mobile
iPad
43 Shredder Chess alternatives
The 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...
- - Shredder Chess is the most popular commercial alternative to Thief.
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Tarrasch Chess GUI
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Free • Open Source
Chess Game
Windows
31 Tarrasch Chess GUI alternatives
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.
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Minimalistic
BabasChess
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
38 BabasChess alternatives
BabasChess 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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Raptor Chess Interface
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Free • Open Source
Chess Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
15 Raptor Chess Interface alternatives
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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Java based
JustChess
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Free • Open Source
Chess Game
Android
Android Tablet
54 JustChess alternatives
Play chess against a very simple author written chess engine, or against a friend in pass and play mode.
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DecodeChess
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Freemium • Proprietary
Chess Game
Online
Software as a Service (SaaS)
53 DecodeChess alternatives
AI chess tutor and analysis.
- - DecodeChess is the most popular SaaS alternative to Thief.
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Lichess Features

Chess.com Features

XBoard Features

Arena Features

Chess Titans Features

Tarrasch Chess GUI Features

Raptor Chess Interface Features