Overview chess programs
The following table gives more detail on different chess programs. Please refer to the links page for more information where to find them.
| Name |
Elo |
License |
Source |
OS 9 / Classic |
OS X |
Xboard |
UCI |
Remark |
| Hiarcs 11.1 |
2900 |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
review |
| Deep Shredder |
2800 |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
review |
| Shredder |
>2700 |
n.a. |
- |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
review |
| Hiarcs 9.60 |
>2700 |
€ 25 |
- |
- |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
review |
| Fruit |
>2500 |
Free |
Yes |
- |
Terminal |
??? |
Yes |
- |
| Ruffian |
>2500 |
n.a. |
- |
- |
Terminal |
Yes |
- |
- |
| Kasparov Chessmate |
>2500 |
€ 45 |
- |
Yes / - |
Yes |
- |
- |
Ruffian engine
review |
| Chessmaster 9000 |
>2500 |
€ 40 |
- |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
Engine The King 3.23
review |
| Crafty 19.17 SMP |
>2400 |
Prop |
Yes |
- |
Terminal |
Yes |
- |
|
| Crafty 19.13 |
>2400 |
Prop |
Yes |
Terminal / Yes |
Terminal |
Yes |
- |
- |
| Gothmog 1.0 |
>2200 |
Prop |
- |
- |
Terminal |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
| GNUChess 5.0.7 |
2200 |
GPL2 |
Yes |
- |
Terminal |
Yes |
- |
- |
| GNUChess 4.0b5 |
2000 |
GPL1 |
Yes |
Yes / Yes |
Terminal |
Yes |
- |
- |
| j2chess |
1700 |
Free |
- |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
|
| Belofte |
1100 |
Free |
- |
- |
Terminal |
Yes |
- |
From the site owner |
| Crafty 11.14 GUI |
? |
Prop |
|
Yes / - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hiarcs 7.0.1 |
? |
n.a. |
- |
|
|
|
- |
- |
| Hiarcs 6 |
? |
n.a. |
- |
|
|
|
- |
- |
| MacChess |
? |
Free |
Yes |
Yes / Yes |
- |
- |
- |
GNU based, with Exachess. |
| Glaurung |
? |
Free |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
- |
| Chessmate 6.3.5 |
? |
? |
|
|
|
|
- |
- |
| ChessKing 1.0 |
? |
? |
|
|
|
|
- |
- |
| RChess 2.2.2 |
? |
Free |
|
|
|
|
- |
- |
| Mac Chess 2.0 |
? |
Prop |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
Sjeng engine 11.2 |
| Sjeng |
? |
GPL2 |
Yes |
- |
Terminal |
Yes |
- |
Included in Mac Chess 2.0 |
| Screamer |
? |
Free |
|
|
|
|
- |
with Exachess. |
| Chessmaster 3000/4000/6000 |
? |
n.a. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
no longer available |
| Vanessa chess |
? |
Free |
- |
Yes / - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Vektor 3.2.1 |
? |
€ 10 |
- |
? |
Yes |
|
- |
- |
| Freeverse deluxe |
? |
? |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Phalanx XXII |
? |
Free |
Yes |
- |
Terminal |
Yes |
- |
- |
| Pepito |
? |
? |
Yes |
- |
Terminal |
Yes |
- |
|
| Gothmog 0.3.0 |
? |
Free |
- |
- |
Terminal |
Yes |
- |
|
| MSCP (Marcel's) |
? |
Free |
Yes |
- |
Terminal |
Yes |
|
- |
| Scorpio |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Chess Rikus |
? |
? |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
To be checked |
| Amy |
? |
? |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
To be checked |
| Beowulf |
? |
? |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
To be checked |
| ZZZZZZ |
? |
Free |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
To be checked, with Exachess |
Solutions
The following table gives more detail on different auxiliary programs. Please refer to the links page for more information where to find them.
| Name |
Elo |
License |
Source |
OS 9 / Classic |
OS X |
Xboard |
UCI |
Remark |
| XBoard 4.2.7 |
Suite |
GPL2 |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
n.a. |
- |
X11 |
| Jose |
Suite |
Free |
|
- |
Yes |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Xboard and UCI compatible
see review |
| Sigma chess pro 6.0.3 |
Suite |
€ 15 |
|
Yes/Yes |
Yes |
- |
- |
-
see review |
| Sigma chess lite 6.0.3 |
Suite |
Free |
|
Yes/Yes |
Yes |
- |
n.a. |
UCI engines can plug in
see review |
| Exachess pro 3.2.1 |
Suite |
€ 100 |
|
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
Exachess engines can plug in |
| Exachess lite 3.0.1 |
Suite |
Free |
|
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
Exachess engines can plug in |
| SCID |
Suite |
Free |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
n.a. |
- |
Xboard compatible |
| Fixation 2.1.1 |
UI |
Free |
|
Yes/Yes |
- |
- |
- |
Internet |
| FixationC 2.1.1 |
UI |
Free |
|
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
Internet |
| Jin 2.12 |
UI |
Free |
|
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
Internet |
| ChessWorks |
UI |
? |
- |
|
|
|
|
Internet |
| Chessic |
UI |
? |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
| Chess browser |
UI |
€ 10 |
- |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
DB |
| Project Gridlock |
UI |
Free |
|
|
Yes |
|
|
Server available |
| EBoard |
UI |
GPL2 |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
License: GNU open source (GPL1, GPL2), BSD open source (BSD), Propriatry open source (Prop), Undefined free (Free). Commercial price as purchased in Belgium, ...
Elo: Guessed elo value. Will need to be confirmed after testing. Reference platform will be Dual G4 1.25. Obviously there will be no listing if there is no playing engine in the application.
Terminal: Application only available from a command line script.
XBoard/UCI.: Application is xboard or uci compatible and can be used as a plug-in engine for either XBoard or Sigmachess.
Other solutions
Special chess requiements:
Please have a look at the specials page.
Through emulation:
I tried about 10 different chess programmes for PC throught the use of Virtual PC and Parallels desktop. Other emulators include VMWare Fusion, Real PC, Bochs, ... All programmes should normally work correctly.
I want to hear your reports if somethings fails.
Older programs, still looking for details.
BattleChess Enhanced:(C-$30)
Checkmate:(C-$15)
Chess II:(C)
ChessMates:(C-$40)
Chess Wars:(C-$40)
Classic 5:(C-$30)
Dr Schiller's Chess Game:(C-$15)
Game Parlor:(C-$25)
GrandMaster Chess:(C)
Psion Chess (v1.6):(C)
Sargon V:(C-$25)
USCF Chess:(C)
Chess++:(S)
ChessKing (v00.80b):(S-$40)
ChessMate (v6.3.5):(S-$24)
ChessPro (v1.00):(S-$30)
Kibitz (v3.0):(S-Free)
RChess (v2.01):(S-Free)
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