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This is a comparison of chess video games .
Developer
First release
Latest release
License
Platform
Battle Chess
Interplay Silicon & Synapse (C64) [ 1]
1988
1994
Commercial
Microsoft Windows , Apple Inc. , Amiga , 3DO , Acorn Archimedes , Atari , Commodore 64 , MS-DOS , FM Towns , NES , PC-98 , Sharp X68000
Battle Chess: Game of Kings
Interplay
2014-04
n/a
Commercial
Steam
Battle vs. Chess
Targem Games Zuxxez Entertainment
2011
n/a
Commercial (Topware Interactive )
Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Nintendo DS , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable , Xbox 360 , Wii
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure
Pixel Wizards[ 2] [ 3]
2018
n/a
Commercial
Steam , Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X
Chess Assistant
Victor Zakharov
1988
2018
Commercial (Convekta)
Microsoft Windows
Chessbase
Mathias Wüllenweber, Mathias Feist
1987
2018
Commercial (Chessbase )
Microsoft Windows , Android , Steam
Chessmaster
David Kittinger, Kathe and Dan Spracklen, Johan de Koning
1986
2007
Commercial (Ubisoft )
MS Windows , MS-DOS , PlayStation , Xbox 360 , (XBLA ), PSP , PS2
Chess Titans
Oberon Games
2007
n/a
Included in Microsoft Windows Vista and 7
Windows Vista , Windows 7
ChessV
Gregory Strong
2009
n/a
GPL
Microsoft Windows
Fritz
Frans Morsch, Mathias Feist , Gyula Horvath, Vasik Rajlich
1991
2018
Commercial (Chessbase )
Microsoft Windows , Steam , PlayStation 3 , Wii , Nintendo DS
Fritz and Chesster
Chessbase
2005
2010
Commercial (Chessbase )
Microsoft Windows , Mac , Nintendo DS
GNOME Chess
Robert Ancell, GNOME Team
2000
2018
Free
Unix-like
GNU Chess
Stuart Cracraft, John Stanback, Chua Kong-Sian, Fabien Letouzey
1984
2013
Free
Microsoft Windows , Unix-like
HIARCS
Mark Uniacke
1980
2012
Commercial (Chessbase , Hiarcs.com)
Microsoft Windows , iOS , Mac OS X , Windows Mobile , Freescale DragonBall , ARM -based Palm OS
Houdini
Robert Houdart
2010
2018
Commercial (Chessbase , Convekta)
Microsoft Windows
Junior
Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky
1997
2014
Commercial (Chessbase , Hiarcs.com)
Microsoft Windows
Komodo
Don Dailey , Larry Kaufman , Mark Lefler
2010
2018
Commercial (Chessbase , Komodochess.com)
Microsoft Windows , Linux , Macintosh Operating System , Android
Playchess
Chessbase
2003
2018
Commercial (Chessbase )
Microsoft Windows , web
Play Magnus
Tord Romstad
2014
2018
Free to try with in-app purchases
Android , iOS
Pure Chess
VooFoo Studios
2012
n/a
Commercial (Ripstone )
Microsoft Windows , Android , iOS , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita
pyChess
PyChess Project
2006
2018
GPL
Unix-like Microsoft Windows
Rybka
Vasik Rajlich
2010
Commercial (Chessbase , rybkachess.com)
Microsoft Windows
Shredder
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
1993
2010
Commercial (Chessbase Shredderchess.com)
Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux , iPhone , iPad , Android
Wii Chess
Fritz Reul
2008
n/a
Commercial
Nintendo Wii
Winboard /xBoard
Tim Mann, Harm Geert Muller
2013
Free GPL
Unix-like , X11 , Microsoft Windows
Gameplay
included chess engine(s)
Can open/save PGN
Can import UCI[ 4] engines
Levels
3D or Animated pieces
Variants
Multiplayer
Aquarium
Crafty , Delfi, Rybka , Spike
Yes
Yes
multivariation,[ 5] uci_elo[ 6]
No
Chess960
No
Battle Chess
n/a
No
No
Yes
No
Battle Chess: Game of Kings
n/a
No
No
Yes
No
Battle vs. Chess
Fritz
No
No
levels 1-9
Yes
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure
Chessaria AICE
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chess Assistant
Dragon, Rybka
Yes
Yes
multivariation, uci_elo[ 7]
No
Chess960
No
Chessbase
Fritz
Yes
Yes
uci_elo[ 8] for analysis but no timed games
Yes
Chess960
No
Chessmaster
The King
Yes
No
Personalities with Elo ratings
Yes
No
no longer supported
Chess Titans
n/a
No
No
Yes
No
No
ChessV
Fritz
Rybka , earlier Pandix or Fritz
Yes
Yes
Friend Mode,[ 9] Handicap and Fun,[ 10] uci_elo[ 11]
Yes
Chess960
Fritz and Chesster
Koenig Schwarz
GNOME Chess
GNU Chess
GNU chess
Yes
No
No
Knightmate, Capablanca, Gothic, Shatranj, Courier, Cylinder, Berolina
No
Hiarcs Chess Explorer
Hiarcs
Yes
Yes
uci_elo[ 12]
No
No
No
Chessbase Houdini
Houdini
Yes
Yes
Friend Mode,[ 13] Handicap and Fun,[ 14] uci_elo[ 15]
Yes
Chess960
Yes
Chessbase Junior
Junior
Yes
Yes
Friend Mode, Handicap and Fun, uci_elo[ 16]
Yes
Chess960
Yes
Chessbase Komodo
Komodo
Yes
Yes
Friend Mode,[ 17] Handicap and Fun,[ 18] uci_elo[ 19]
Yes
Chess960
Yes
Playchess
none
Yes
No
Other players have Elo rating
No
Chess960
Yes
Play Magnus
Glaurung
Yes
No
can choose Magnus' age
No
No
No
Pure Chess
n/a
No
No
Yes
pyChess
Pychess engine, Stockfish
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chessbase Rybka
Rybka
Yes
Yes
Friend Mode, Handicap and Fun, uci_elo[ 20]
Yes
Chess960
Yes
Shredder UCI GUI
Shredder
Yes
Yes
uci_elo[ 21]
No
Chess960
No
Wii Chess
Loop Express
No
No
Winboard /xBoard
Crafty
Yes
via UCI2WB
No
No
Knightmate, Capablanca, Gothic, Shatranj, Courier, Cylinder, Berolina
Yes
See also
References