WinBoard Alternatives

WinBoard is described as 'Winboard works more as a graphic front-end for several different chess engines included with the game, as well as for several chess game modes. These include not only player vs player or human vs computer competitions, but also games played online and even by email' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to WinBoard for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, Mac and PortableApps.com apps. The best WinBoard alternative is EazeGames. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try XBoard or Lucas Chess. Other WinBoard like games are Chessmaster, Arena, Chess Titans and Brutal Chess.

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  1. EazeGames icon

    EazeGames

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    eSports platform for competing in game tournaments with cash prizes.

    149 EazeGames alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • EazeGames is the most popular Web-based alternative to WinBoard.

    • EazeGames is the most popular commercial alternative to WinBoard.

    • EazeGames is Paid and ProprietaryWinBoard is Free and Proprietary
  2. Chessmaster icon

    Chessmaster

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    Chessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold as of 2002.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Chessmaster is the most popular Windows alternative to WinBoard.

    • Chessmaster is Paid and ProprietaryWinBoard is Free and Proprietary
  4. XBoard icon

    XBoard

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    • XBoard is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to WinBoard.

    • XBoard is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WinBoard.

    • XBoard is Free and Open SourceWinBoard is Free and Proprietary
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    EazeGames

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  6. Lucas Chess icon

    Lucas Chess

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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.

    38 Lucas Chess alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  7. Arena icon

    Arena

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    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.

    26 Arena alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Chess Titans icon

    Chess Titans

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    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.

    33 Chess Titans alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Brutal Chess icon

    Brutal Chess

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    Brutal Chess Brutal Chess features full 3D graphics, an advanced particle engine, and several different levels of intelligent AI, inspired by the once popular Battle Chess.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  11. BabasChess icon

    BabasChess

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Jin icon

    Jin

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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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Real Chess 3D icon

    Real Chess 3D

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    Play Chess in immersive 3D graphics. Challenge your friends to matches or play against the AI players in the best chess game. Real Chess 3D is one of the most realistic and enjoyable chess games available.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Real Chess 3D is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to WinBoard.

    • Real Chess 3D is Freemium and ProprietaryWinBoard is Free and Proprietary
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    Chess Game

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    Are you confident enough with your Chess game skills? If yes, then hit the download button and install our Chess game and become a Chess Master.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  15. 3D Hartwig chess set icon

    3D Hartwig chess set

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    3D chess game done in HTML/CSS/JS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebKit
     

    • 3D Hartwig chess set is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to WinBoard.

    • 3D Hartwig chess set is Free and Open SourceWinBoard is Free and Proprietary
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