| MacChess |
Dedicated to chess on MacInformation for Chess players, Chess programmers and Apple users |
Updated on : 10/10/2024 Version 1.59 En français 
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| MacChess |
Dedicated to chess on MacInformation for Chess players, Chess programmers and Apple users |
Updated on : 10/10/2024 Version 1.59 En français
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The following table gives more detail on different chess programs.
| Name | Elo | License | Source | OS 9 / Classic | OS X | Xboard / UCI | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasparov Chessmate | >2500 | € 45 | - | Yes / - | Yes | - | Ruffian engine review |
| Chessmaster 9000 | >2500 | € 40 | - | - | Yes | - | Engine The King 3.23 review no longer available |
| j2chess | 1700 | Free | - | - | Yes | - | |
| Apple Chess | ? | Free | Yes | Yes / Yes | - | - | GNU based, with Exachess. |
| Chessmate 6.3.5 | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - |
| ChessKing 1.0 | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - |
| RChess 2.2.2 | ? | Free | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apple chess 2.0 | ? | Prop | Yes | - | - | ? | Sjeng engine 11.2 |
| Screamer | ? | Free | - | with Exachess. | |||
| Chessmaster 3000/4000/6000 | ? | n.a. | - | - | - | - | no longer available |
| Vanessa chess | ? | Free | - | Yes / - | - | - | No longer available |
| Vektor 3.2.1 | ? | € 10 | - | ? | ? | - | No longer available |
| Freeverse deluxe | ? | ? | - | - | - | No longer available | |
| Scorpio | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Elo: Guessed elo value.
The programs in this table run on the terminal and can be used as plug-ins in programs that support the UCI or Xboard (CECP/Winboard) chess interface.
| Name | Elo | License | Source | OS 9 / Classic / X / X11 | Xboard / UCI | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockfish 14.1 | 3700 | Free | Yes | X | U | |
| Dragon 2.6 | 3500 | € 99 | - | X | U | |
| Hiarcs 11.1 | 2900 | - | - | Classic, X | - | review |
| Deep Shredder | 2800 | € 99 | - | Classic, X | - | review |
| Komodo 12.1.1 | 2750 | Free | - | X | U | |
| Shredder | >2700 | Free | - | Classic, X | - | review |
| Hiarcs 9.60 | >2700 | € 25 | - | Classic, X | U | review |
| Fruit | >2500 | Free | Yes | X | ?/U | - |
| Ruffian | >2500 | n.a. | - | X | X | - |
| Crafty 19.17 SMP | >2400 | Free | Yes | X | X | |
| Crafty 19.13 | >2400 | Free | Yes | X | X | - |
| Gothmog 1.0 | >2200 | Prop | - | X | X/U | - |
| GNUChess 5.0.7 | 2200 | GPL2 | Yes | X | X | - |
| GNUChess 4.0b5 | 2000 | GPL1 | Yes | 9, Classic, X | X | - |
| Belofte | 1200 | GPL2 | yes | X | X/U | From the site owner |
| Hiarcs 7.0.1 | ? | n.a. | - | - | - | |
| Hiarcs 6 | ? | n.a. | - | - | - | - |
| MacChess | ? | Free | Yes | 9, Classic, X | - | GNU based, with Exachess. |
| Glaurung | ? | Free | Yes | Classic, X | X/U | - |
| Sjeng | ? | GPL2 | Yes | X | X | Included in Mac Chess 2.0 |
| Phalanx XXII | ? | Free | Yes | X | X | - |
| Pepito | ? | ? | Yes | X | X | |
| Gothmog 0.3.0 | ? | Free | - | X | X | |
| MSCP (Marcel's) | ? | Free | Yes | X | X | - |
| Beowulf | ? | ? | - | X | - | |
| ZZZZZZ | ? | Free | - | X | - |
The following table gives more detail on different helper programs to be used for different use-cases.
| Name | Type | License | Source | OS 9 / Classic | OS X / X11 | Xboard / UCI | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XBoard 4.2.7 | Suite | GPL2 | Yes | - | X11/X | X | |
| Jose | Suite | Free | - | Yes | X/U | see review | |
| Sigma chess pro 6.0.3 | Suite | € 15 | Yes/Yes | Yes | - | - see review |
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| Sigma chess lite 6.0.3 | Suite | Free | Yes/Yes | Yes | U | UCI engines can plug in see review |
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| 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 | X/U | |
| Fixation 2.1.1 | UI | Free | Yes/Yes | - | - | No longer available | |
| FixationC 2.1.1 | UI | Free | - | Yes | - | No longer available | |
| Jin 2.12 | UI | Free | - | Yes | - | Internet | |
| ChessWorks | UI | ? | - | Internet | |||
| Chess browser | UI | € 10 | - | - | Yes | - | DB |
| Project Gridlock | UI | Free | Yes | Server available |
License: GNU open source (GPL1, GPL2), BSD open source (BSD), Propriatry open source (Prop), Undefined free (Free). Commercial price as purchased in Belgium, ...
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.
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.
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)
