XBoard Alternatives

XBoard is described as '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' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 50 games similar to XBoard for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Web-based and Mac apps. The best XBoard alternative is Lichess, which is both free and Open Source. Other XBoard like games are Chess.com, Lucas Chess, Scid vs. PC and Chessmaster.

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

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Lichess
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Free • Open Source
Chess Game
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
F-Droid
61 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 XBoard.
- - Lichess is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to XBoard.
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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.
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Chess.com
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Freemium • Proprietary
Chess Game
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Apple Watch
Android Wear
48 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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Chess.com Features
Lessons
Chess Training
Lucas Chess
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Free • Open Source
Chess Game
Windows
Linux
PortableApps.com
34 Lucas Chess alternatives
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.
- - Lucas Chess is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to XBoard.
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1. PortableLucas Chess can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Scid vs. PC
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Free • Open Source
Chess Game
Chess Database
Mac
Windows
23 Scid vs. PC alternatives
Shane's Chess Information Database is a powerful Chess Toolkit, with which one can create huge chess databases, run engine analysis, or play casual games against the computer or online with the Free Internet Chess Server.
- - Scid vs. PC is the most popular Mac alternative to XBoard.
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Chessmaster
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
53 Chessmaster alternatives
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.
- - Chessmaster is the most popular commercial alternative to XBoard.
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Discontinued
No new releases since 2008. But the old games get some solid praise for teaching features—might be worth a try.
5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Steam
8 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel alternatives
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's the first ever chess variant with multiverse time travel!.
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Arena
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Linux
27 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
32 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
OpeningTree
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Free • Open Source
Online
11 OpeningTree alternatives
Consolidated view of all your chess games from chess.com, lichess, grandmaster games or custom pgn. Prepare against your opponents by analyzing at their games and see which openings work for you.
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Chess Training
Lishogi
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Free • Open Source
Online
2 Lishogi alternatives
lishogi.org is a fork from lichess.org rewritten for shogi. The site is in its early stages of development, there are going to be bugs and missing features, but we are trying to improve the site as much as we can everyday.
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Fritz
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Paid • Proprietary
Chess Game
Windows
42 Fritz alternatives
Fritz is the world’s most popular chess program, developed by ChessBase, “the world's leading chess software company” (Washington Post). Whether you are a beginner, club player or professional – Fritz has everything that chess players could want: automatically adjusting...
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Shotgun King
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Free • Proprietary
Chess Game
Windows
itch.io
55 Shotgun King alternatives
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun.
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