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, Linux, Android, Mac and PortableApps.com apps. The best WinBoard alternative is Lucas Chess, which is both free and Open Source. Other WinBoard like games are EazeGames, Chessmaster, XBoard and Arena.

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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...

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  1. Lucas Chess icon
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    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.

    35 Lucas Chess alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    Lucas Chess Features

    1.  Portable
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    • Lucas Chess is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to WinBoard.

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

    • Lucas Chess is Free and Open SourceWinBoard is Free and Proprietary
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    EazeGames

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    eSports platform for competing in game tournaments with cash prizes.

    157 EazeGames alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Online

    EazeGames Features

    1.  Charity
    2.  Donations
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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
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    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.

    54 Chessmaster alternatives
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    • Windows
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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.

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    EazeGames

    eSports platform for competing in game tournaments with cash prizes.

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    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.

    55 XBoard alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    XBoard Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Graphical User Interface
    Screenshot during gameplay
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    Discontinued

    Last version is from 2016

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    • XBoard is the most popular Mac alternative to WinBoard.

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

    27 Arena alternatives
    Arena Chess GUI

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Arena Features

    1.  Database Publishing
    Arena iconWinBoard Icon

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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Chess Titans Features

    1.  Interactive gameplay
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  10. Brutal Chess icon
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    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.

    44 Brutal Chess alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Brutal Chess Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    Last commit/release was in 2007

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    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...

    40 BabasChess alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Jin icon
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    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).

    46 Jin alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Jin screenshot 1
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    Discontinued

    Sourceforge says "Last Update: 2013-04-30"

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    Thief

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    Thief is a 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.

    35 Thief alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    Discontinued

    The latest release is from May 10, 2011.

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  14. Real Chess 3D icon
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    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.

    30 Real Chess 3D alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • 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.

    29 Chess Game alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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