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This is a comparison of chess video games .
Developer
First release
Latest release
License
Platform
Chess engine
1K ZX Chess
David Horne
1983
n/a
Commercial
ZX Spectrum
n/a
Battle Chess
Interplay Silicon & Synapse (C64) [ 1]
1988
1994
Commercial
Amiga , 3DO , Acorn Archimedes , Amiga CD32 , Amiga CDTV , Apple IIGS , Apple IIe , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , DOS , FM Towns , NES , Mac OS , PC-98 , Sharp X68000 , Windows 3.x
N/A
Battle Chess: Game of Kings
Interplay
2014-04
n/a
Commercial
Steam (software)
n/a
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure
Pixel Wizards[ 2] [ 3]
2018
n/a
Commercial
Steam (software) , Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X
Chessararia AICE
Chess Titans
Oberon Games
2007
n/a
Commercial
Windows Vista , Windows 7
n/a
Fritz (chess)
Chessbase
1992
2013
Commercial
Windows Vista , Windows XP , PlayStation 3 , Wii , Nintendo DS , Windows 7
Deep Fritz
HIARCS
Chessbase
1980
2012
Commercial
Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Windows Mobile , Freescale DragonBall , ARM -based Palm OS , iPhone and iPod Touch
Deep Fritz
SMIRF
Reinhard Scharnagl
2009
Commercial
Microsoft Windows
Junior (chess)
Amir Ban and Shay Bushinsky
2003
Commercial
Deep Junior
DreamChess
Walter van Niftrik [ 4]
2015
2015
Free
glChess
Robert Ancell, GNOME Team
2000
Free
Unix-like
GNU Chess
GNU Project
1984
2013
Free
Unix-like
third-party
xBoard /Winboard
Tim Mann
2013
Free GPL
Unix-like X11 Microsoft Windows
third-party
Chessmaster
Ubisoft Romania Zonic Limited (Mac OS X)
1986
2007
Commercial
MS Windows , MS-DOS , PlayStation Xbox 360 (XBLA ), PSP , PS2
Shredder (chess)
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
1993
2010
Commercial
Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux , iPhone , iPad , Android
Deep Fritz
Wii Chess
Nintendo
2008
n/a
Commercial
Nintendo Wii
Loop Express
Rybka
Vasik Rajlich
2010
Commercial
Rybka
Lego Chess
Krisalis Software [ 5]
1998
n/a
Commercial
Microsoft Windows
pouetChess
Frederic MARTIN[ 6]
2006
n/a
Free GPLv2
Microsoft Windows
pyChess
PyChess Project
2006
GPL
Unix-like
third-party
ChessV
Gregory Strong
2009
n/a
GPL
Microsoft Windows
ChessV
Battle vs. Chess
Targem Games Zuxxez Entertainment
2011
n/a
Commercial
Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Nintendo DS , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable , Xbox 360 , Wii
Microchess
Peter R. Jennings
1976
n/a
Commercial
KIM-1
Microchess
Pure Chess
VooFoo Studios
2012
n/a
Commercial
PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita
Pure Chess
Silver Star Chess
AgeTec [ 7]
2008
n/a
Commercial
Wiiware
Silver Star Chess
Power Chess
Sierra Entertainment [ 8]
1996
1998
Commercial
Microsoft Windows
WChess
Chess Crusade
Slam Games [ 9]
2008
2010
Commercial
Wii , Nintendo DS , PlayStation 2 , Microsoft Windows , iPad
Chess: Secrets
Combat Chess
Mind's Eye Productions [ 10]
1997
Commercial
Microsoft Windows
Wizard Chess
Fritz and Chesster
Chessbase
2005
2010
Commercial
Windows Vista , Windows XP , Mac , Nintendo DS
Deep Fritz
Chess Advantage
Encore, Inc.
1999
2002
Commercial
Microsoft Windows
Chessmaster , Combat Chess, Grandmaster Chess
Virtual Chess
Titus Interactive SA[ 11]
?
2002
Commercial
Microsoft Windows 3.11 , Microsoft Windows
Kasparov Chessmate
The Learning Company
2003
Commercial
Playstation , Microsoft Windows
Play It Chess Challenger
System 3 [ 12]
2012
Commercial
PlayStation 2
Grand Master Chess
Mastertronic
2007
Commercial
Microsoft Windows
Master Chess
Gameplay
3D Graphics/Animated pieces mode
Variants (rules, pieces, boards)
Multiplayer
1K ZX Chess
No
No
Battle Chess
Yes
No
Battle Chess: Game of Kings
No
No
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chess Titans
No
No
Fritz (chess)
HIARCS
SMIRF
Chess960, Bird Chess , Capablanca Chess , Capablanca Random Chess , Carrera Chess , Embassy Chess , Janus Chess
Junior (chess)
DreamChess
glChess
GNU Chess
No
Yes Knightmate, Capablanca and Gothic Chess, Shatranj, Courier Chess, Cylinder chess, Berolina Chess under fairymax
xBoard /Winboard
No
Yes Knightmate, Capablanca and Gothic Chess, Shatranj, Courier Chess, Cylinder chess, Berolina Chess under fairymax
Chessmaster
Shredder (chess)
Wii Chess
Rybka
Yes
Lego Chess
No
pouetChess
pyChess
ChessV
Battle vs. Chess
Yes
Microchess
Pure Chess
Silver Star Chess
Power Chess
Chess Crusade
Chess: Secrets
Combat Chess
Wizard Chess
Fritz and Chesster
Chess Advantage
Virtual Chess
Kasparov Chess
Play It Chess Challenger
Grand Master Chess
Master Chess
See also
References