opensourcegames/entries/pychess.md

PyChess

Graphical front-end that works with xboard-compatible engines such as GNU Chess and stockfish, and also comes with its own chess engine if no other is available.

• Home: http://pychess.org
• State: mature
• Download: http://pychess.org/download/, https://github.com/pychess/pychess/releases
• Platform: Windows, Linux
• Keywords: puzzle, chess, open content
• Code repository: https://github.com/pychess/pychess.git
• Code language: Python
• Code license: GPL-3.0
• Assets license: ? (GPL)

PyChess is also capable of online play using the FICS server. Features include hints, different chess variants, and themeable chess pieces.

Building

• Build instructions: https://github.com/pychess/pychess/blob/master/INSTALL