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Chess Engine List
This is a list of all available XB/UCI chess engines that run on Linux, Mac, and/or Windows. The most recently released engines can always be found at the top of the list. New engines are added as I find them. All engines are tracked for updates on an irregular basis, usually every week or two. Other miscellaneous sources of chess engine information are Guenther Simon, Eric Terrien - Programmes PC Freeware. Older engines are available from: Czech Engine List (administrator: Pavel Háse) , and Norbert Raimund Leisner,hosted by Kirill Kryukov. Many Mac builds are available from Michael Byrne, contact him for more information.
Abbreviations:
FRC: Fischer Random Chess, also known as Chess 960
mp: multiprocessor
XB: XBoard, also known as WinBoard and as Chess Engine Communication Protocol
UCI: also known as Universal Chess Interface
Latest dates may vary from other sources; New dates are determined according to the date that I add it to this list and may have nothing to do with an actual release date.
2019 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2019/10/10 | Igel | 2.0.0 | Vladimir Medvedev & Volodymyr Shcherbyna | SDChess | UCI | C++ source; GreKo derivative; multiPV: limit strength; Linux, Win |
2019/10/10 | Sapeli | 1.52 | Toni Helminen | builds SDChess | XB, UCI | C source; FRC & variant play; Polyglot opening books; Linux, Mac |
2019/10/10 | Scorpio | Scorpio 3.0.3 MCTS + NN | Daniel Shawul | source + downloads SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C++ source; mp(32 threads max); Linux, Mac, Win; own endgame bitbases |
2019/10/10 | Sting SF | 17v | Marek Kwiatkowski | 17v old Kirill Kryukov JA builds old JA Linux builds Julien Marcel old Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; mp(512 threads max); Linux, Mac(JM), Win; requires extra dlls (not included); Stockfish 2.1.1 derivative |
2019/10/03 | Achillees | 1.0 | Daniel Díaz | 1.0 SDChess | UCI | C source; Linux, Win |
2019/10/03 | BagaturChess | 1.8a | Krasimir Topchiyski | Sourceforge downloads SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; mp(64 threads max); supports Gaviota ebtbs; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2018/10/03 | ChessbrainVB | 3.74 TCEC | Roger Zuehlsdorf | - | XB | mp(64 threads max); supports Sygygy ebtbs; Win; LarsenVB derivative |
2019/10/03 | Deuterium | 2019.2 | Ferdinand Mosca | - | UCI | old versions were XB-only; Win; MultiPV; supports Polyglot books |
2019/10/03 | Fabchess | 1.12.6 | Fabian von der Warth | - | UCI | Rust source; Linux, Win |
2019/10/03 | KnightX | 1.96 | Christophe Jolly | - | XB, UCI | Linux, Win; engine formerly known as Techno Chess |
2019/10/03 | RapChess | 2019.08.30 | Thibor Raven | - | UCI | Javascript source |
2019/10/03 | Rofchade | 2.202 | Ronald Friederich | - | UCI | C++ source; mp; supports Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/10/03 | Ronja | 0.8.2 | Johan Dykström | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Java source; cross-platform |
2019/10/03 | Slow Chess | 1.5 | Jonathan Kreuzer | Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds | XB, UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win, own GUI; FRC; limit strength |
2019/10/03 | Tom Thumb | 0.3 | Tom Kalmijn | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Scala source; cross-platform jar file |
2019/10/03 | Winter | 0.7 | Jonathan Rosenthal | - | UCI | C++ source; mp(64+ threads max); supports Syzygy egtbs; variant play; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/09/16 | Galjoen | 0.40.1 | Werner Taelemans | SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | *XB, UCI | C++ source; FRC; MultiPV; own GUI; limit strength; uses Polyglot books; *XB - older version only Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/09/16 | Minic | 0.99 | Vivien Clauzon | Mac builds | XB | C++ source; mp; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/09/16 | SugaR NN | 140919(2019.09.14) | Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, many others, & Marco Zerbinati | alt site G-SEI | UCI | mp(128 threads max); multiPV; FRC; Win; supports Syzygy egtbs; Stockfish derivative |
2019/09/16 | Wasp | 3.75 | John Stanback | Frank's Chess Page | UCI | mp(64 threads max); supports Syzygy egtbs; Win; successor to Zarkov |
2019/09/04 | AcquaD | 3.9.1 | Giovanni Di Maria | G-Sei Norbert Raimund Leisner(Calimaro build) | UCI | Win, successor to Calimero and Acqua |
2019/09/04 | Axolotl | 1.9 | Louis James Mackenzie-Smith | - | UCI | Java source; cross-platform jar file |
2019/09/04 | Defenchess | 2.2 | Can Cetin & Dogac Eldenk | SDChess | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; formerly known as SCTR |
2019/09/04 | Googleplex Starthinker | 1.6 | Jost Triller | - | UCI | C++ source; skill levels; Linux, Mac, Win; successor to Squared Chess |
2019/09/04 | Jacksprat | 1.0 | Joshua Scholar | - | XB | C++ source; TSCP derivative; Linux64, Win64 |
2019/09/04 | Komodo | 13.1 | Don Dailey, Larry Kaufman & Mark Lefler | ChessBase Edition Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds | UCI | commercial, older versions are free; mp(128 threads); FRC; multiPV; supports Polyglot opening books; supports Syzygy egtbs; own GUI (Tarrasch Chess GUI); normal + MCTS versions; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/09/04 | Leokom | 0.5 | Leonid Rozenblyum et al | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Java source; cross-platform jar file |
2019/09/04 | Micah | 1.0 | Folkert van Heusden | SDChess | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/09/04 | Mora | 1.0.0 | Gonzalo Arró | SDChess | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/09/04 | Tony's Chess | 0.03 | Tony Mokonen | Tony Mokonen | XB | Win |
2019/09/04 | Topple | 0.7.3 | Vincent Tang | SDChess(Linux) | UCI | C++ source; mp; Linux, Win |
2019/08/14 | AdaChess | 3.6 | Alessandro Iavicoli | G-Sei | XB | Ada source; Linux, Win |
2019/08/14 | Raven | 0.50 | Steve Griffin | alt homepage | UCI | C source; Win |
2019/08/09 | Chess22k | 1.13 | Sander Maassen vd Brink | SJCE | UCI | Java source; mp; cross-platform jar file |
2019/08/09 | Dimitri | 5.1.0 | Luigino Viscione | 1.36, 1.0, 0.73 Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win; requires VB6 runtime |
2019/08/09 | Durandal | 0.0.3 | Roland Chastain | - | UCI | Pascal source; variant play; Win |
2019/08/09 | Francesca MAD | 0.25 | Tom King | - | XB | Win; hash fixed in size: 150MB(mad), or 1GB(lardy) |
2019/08/09 | Jumbo | 0.7.0 | Sven Schüle | - | XB | mp(no max core limit); supports Polyglot opening books & Gaviota egtbs; Win; requires external dlls (not included with package); successor to Surprise, KnockOut & Femto and Femto 0.9 |
2019/08/09 | Koedem | 1.1.1 | Kolja Kühn | - | UCI | Java source; cross-platform jar file |
2019/08/09 | LCZero | 0.22.0 | Gary Linscott et al | - | UCI | C++ source; mp(64 cores max); multiPV; supports Syzygy egtbs; Stockfish derivative; requires expensive GPU for best performance |
2019/07/25 | Asymptote | 0.6.3 | Maximilian Lupke | - | UCI | Rust source; mp; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/07/25 | Nawito | 1906 | Ernesto Torres Feliciano | - | XB | C source; Linux, Win; Danasah derivative |
2019/07/18 | Demolito | 2019-07-15 | Lucas Braesch | download SDChess rev252 | UCI | C++ source; mp(64 threads max); Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/07/18 | RuyDos | 1.1.10 | Álvaro Begué & José Manuel Morán | SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; support for Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Win |
2019/07/18 | Zeta | 0.99m | Srdja Matovic | Tony Mokonen Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | C++ source; Win; experimental engine that uses a GPU for calculations |
2019/07/12 | Arasan | 21.4 | Jon Dart | builds old JA builds old JA Linux builds very old JM Mac builds | XB, UCI | C++ source; own GUI, mp(no limit on threads max); multiPV; limit strength; uses Syzyzgy egtbs; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/07/12 | Cheese | 2.1 | Patrice Duhamel | JA Linux builds | XB, UCI | multiPV; mp(64 threads max); limit strength; FRC; Linux, Mac, Android, Win |
2019/07/12 | Chess Fighter | 2.0 | Alexander Lim | - | UCI | GPU-only neural net engine; Win |
2019/07/12 | CPW | 1.1.18 | Pawel Koziol & Edmund Moshammer | SDChess Kirill Kryukov JA builds source | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2019/07/12 | ECE | 19.6.6.3 | Luigio Viscione | - | UCI | ECE = Easy Chess Engine; own GUI; Win |
2019/07/12 | Gödel | 6.0 | Juan Manuel Vázquez | JA Linux builds | XB, UCI | Linux, Win |
2019/07/12 | Marvin | 3.4.0 | Martin Danielsson | 1.30 | XB, UCI | C source; mp(64 threads max); supports Polyglot opening books & Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/07/12 | Nino | 0.1.0 | Alfredo Jose Luzon | - | XB | C source |
2019/07/12 | Schooner | 2.1 | Dennis Sceviour | code | XB, UCI* | mp(128 threads max); own book & supports Polyglot books; Syzygy egtbs; * UCI support is limited; Win |
2019/07/12 | Supra | 27.0 | Pedro Mourão Correia | - | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2019/06/30 | Alouette | 0.0.7 | Roland Chastain | - | UCI | Pascal source; FRC; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/06/30 | Betsabé II | 1.96 | Juan Benitez, Dieter Steinwender, & Chrilly Donninger | 1.96 Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C source w/ Spanish comments & var names; Linux, Mac, Win; this is a MiniMAX derivative |
2019/06/30 | Counter | 3.3 | Vadim Chizhov | SDChess | UCI | Go source; mp(8+ threads max); Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/06/30 | Ethereal | 11.50 | Andrew Grant | SDChess | UCI | C source; mp; FRC; uses Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Mac, Win; successor to Chengine, which name was already taken |
2019/06/30 | Feeks | 2018.09.26 | Folkert van Heusden | 2018.09.26 LM Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Python source; yet another engine from this author |
2019/06/30 | Honzovy Sachy | 1 (2019.07.01) | Jan Němec, David Šafránek | source | XB, UCI | Pascal source |
2019/06/30 | Julien's Chess3 | 0.2 | Julien Rialland | - | XB | Python source; buggy engine; requires Python interpreter with '-u' option invoked (to disable i/o buffering); formerly known as 'Chess3' |
2019/06/30 | Pirarucu | 3.0.7 | Raoni Campos | - | UCI | Kotlin source; mp; cross-platform jar file |
2019/06/30 | RubiChess | 1.5 | Andreas Matthies | - | UCI | C++ source; mp; supports Syzygy egtbs; Mac, Win |
2019/06/20 | Detroid | 1.0.1 | Victor Csomor | - | UCI | Java source; mp(8+ threads max); supports Polyglot opening books & Gaviota egtbs; cross-platform jar file; own GUI; built-in static evaluation parameter tuning optimization |
2019/06/20 | K2 | 0.95 | Sergey Meus | SDChess Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/06/20 | Sunfish | 2019.06.01 | Thomas Dybdahl Ahle | - | XB | Python source; requires Python interpreter with '-u' option invoked (to disable i/o buffering); didactic engine |
2019/06/13 | Nebiyu | 1.5 | Daniel Shawul | Guenther Simon RWBC Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win; supports chess variants; programs for Checkers, Go, Reversi & Amazons too; extra games require Winboard 4.5 or better |
2019/06/13 | PyChess | 1.0.0 | Thomas Dybdahl Ahle, Bajusz Tamás & Justin Blanchard | downloads source | XB | Python source; variant play; Linux, Mac, Win; requires Python interpreter with '-u' option invoked (to disable i/o buffering) |
2019/06/06 | Allie | 0.4 | Adam Treat | - | UCI | C++ source; FRC; GPU-only neural network engine; Syzygy egtbs; Win |
2019/06/06 | Embla | 2.0.7* | Folkert van Heusden | downloads source | XB, UCI | mp(INT_MAX threads); supports Polyglot opening books & Syzygy ebtbs; *newest version 2.0.8 was removed; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/06/06 | Orion | 0.6 | David Carteau | - | UCI | Win |
2019/05/30 | DanaSah | 7.90 | Pedro Castro | 7.9 Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds GitHub DanasahZ 0.4 | XB, UCI | C source (Spanish language comments); Limit strength; Linux, Mac, Win; FRC; supports Gaviota egtbs + Scorpio bitbases and ProDeo opening book |
2019/05/23 | FrankWalter | 2.4.0 | Laurens Winkelhagen | old homepage SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package; successor to JanWillem engine |
2019/05/23 | Luciole | 0.0.3 | Roland Chastain | 0.0.3 | UCI | Lua source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/05/23 | Nemeton | 1.81 | Stan Arts | download Guenther Simon RWBC 1.41, 1.4 | XB | Pascal source; mp(4 threads max) Win |
2019/05/17 | PyTuroChamp | 2019.05.16 | Martin C Doege | - | XB, UCI | Python3 source; cross-platform and Win; buggy; not a serious engine |
2019/05/17 | Rodent III | 0.281 | Pablo Vazquez + Pawel Koziol | downloads source SDChess(Linux) Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Denis Mendoza old Sourceforge code Julien Marcel Mac old build | UCI | C source; mp(48 threads max); MuliPV; supports Polyglot opening book; limit strength; Linux, Mac, Win; originally based on Sungorus code; supports personalities |
2019/05/09 | Celestial | 1.0 | Fayd Spear | - | UCI | Rust source; Win |
2019/05/02 | Tunguska | 1.1 TP | Fernando Tenorio | 1.1 TP | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2019/04/27 | Gearheart | 0.16TP | Josh Odom | 0.16TP | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2019/04/18 | Cinnamon | 2.2a | Giuseppe Cannella | old downloads Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds | UCI | C++ source; mp(64 threads max); package comes with Tarrasch Chess GUI (Windows only); Linux, Mac, Win; perft with source also available; engine formerly known as Butterfly |
2019/04/18 | Neurone | XXVII | Luca Lissandrello | G-Sei old versions | XB | multiPV; Win; requires .NET runtime; Starter Engine (VB.NET source) |
2019/04/11 | Finny | 0.1 | Stefan Edlich | - | UCI | Python source; random mover |
2019/04/11 | Goldfish | 1.13.0 | Bendik Samseth | - | UCI | C++ source; Pulse derivative; Polyglot opening books; Syzygy egtbs |
2019/04/04 | Caligula | 0.9g | Pedro Castro | - | XB | Win; based on TSCP, uses Scorpio bitbases & Polyglot opening books |
2019/04/04 | Tucano | 7.07 TCEC | Alcides Schulz | JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac very old build | XB | C source; mp(8+ threads max); Linux, Mac, Win; successor to Sedicla engine; also Enxadrista 1.0*,*an educational engine written in C# w/ Portuguese comments |
2019/04/04 | Vajolet2 | 2.7 | Marco Belli | SDChess blog Norbert Raimund Leisner old source | UCI | C++ source; mp(128 threads max); multiPV; supports Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/03/29 | Amoeba | 3.0 | Richard Delorme | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | D source; smp; multiPV, Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/03/29 | DreamChess | 0.3.0 | Kris McAulay, Walter van Niftrik & Lawrence Sebald | source + downloads | XB | C source; own GUI; Linux, Mac; engine is part of DreamChess 2D/3D GUI, aka Dreamer |
2019/03/29 | SpaceDog | 0.97.7 | Eric Silverman | - | XB, UCI | C source; supports Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Mac, Win; VICE derivative |
2019/03/29 | Zeta Dva | 0310 | Srdja Matovic | Tony Mokonen Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/03/21 | BeLL | 0.0.41 | Daniel Anulliero | - | XB | C source (French comments); Win |
2019/03/21 | Fridolin | 3.1 | Christian Sommerfeld | - | UCI | C++ source; mp(8+ threads max); FRC; MultiPV; can use Polyglot opening books, Syzygy and Nalimov egtbs |
2019/03/21 | Overhead | 2019.03.17 | Blake Johnson | joechess build | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2019/03/14 | Xiphos | 0.5 | Milos Tatarevic | unofficial build SDChess | UCI | C source; mp(64 cores max); Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/03/09 | Gogobello | 2.0 | Salvatore Giannotti | G-Sei | UCI | mp(8 threads max); supports Polyglot books; supports Syzygy egtbs; Win64; older versions supported XB only |
2019/03/09 | Pedone | 1.9 | Fabio Gobbato | G-Sei | UCI | mp(128 threads max); multiPV; limit strength; FRC; Linux, Win; supports Syzygy egtbs & Polyglot opening books; also a didactic engine named PedoneBase |
2019/03/09 | Zevra | 2.1.2.r248 | Oleg Smirnov | old source SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/03/01 | Moustique | 0.2 | Juergen Schlottke & Roland Chastain | source | UCI | Pascal source; Linux, Mac, Win; based on JSSchach; minimal UCI implementation |
2019/02/24 | Barbarossa | 0.5.0 | Nicu Ionita | Tony Mokonen | UCI | Haskell source; Linux, Win; engine formerly named 'Abulafia', see Kirill Kryukov JA builds |
2019/02/15 | CT800 | 1.34 | Rasmus Althoff | - | UCI | C source; Linux, Win; NG-Play derivative |
2019/02/15 | Franky | 1.0 | Frank Kopp | - | UCI | Java source; cross-platform jar file |
2019/02/07 | Laser | 1.7 | Jeffrey An & Michael An | SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; mp(128 threads max); supports Syzygy ebtbs; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/01/25 | The Baron | 3.44.1 | Richard Pijl | alternate homepage Wayback Machine | XB, UCI | mp(32 threads max); multiPV; supports Syzygy egtbs; learning; FRC; Linux, Win |
2019/01/25 | Dumb | 1.3 | Richard Delorme | 1.2 DD(Mac) | UCI | D source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2019/01/25 | IZII | 2018.09.09 | Elliot V Pourmand | - | XB | Python source |
2019/01/25 | Shallow Blue | 2.0.0 | Rhys Rustad-Elliott | - | UCI | C++ source; supports Polyglot opening books; Win |
2019/01/17 | ProDeo | 2.91 | Ed Schröder | - | XB, UCI | mp(2 threads max); Win; Rebelfish (Stockfish w/Rebel features) |
2019/01/17 | tomitank Chess | 3.0 | Tamás Kuzmics | - | UCI | JavaScript source |
2019/01/11 | Le DJO | 1.0 | Georges Cosson | download | UCI | Java source; cross-platform jar file |
2019/01/03 | ChessCore | 1.0.1 | Adam Berent | 1.0.1 TM | XB | C# source; requires .NET core; cross-platform; successor to ChessBin; buggy |
2019/01/03 | GreKo | 2018.08 | Vladimir Medvedev | Norbert Raimund Leisner older GreKo files Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds(old) SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | C++ source; multiPV: limit strength; Linux, Mac, Win |
2018 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2018/12/27 | Arminius | 2018-12-23 | Volker Annuss | 2018-12-23(Linux) 2018-12-23(Win) | XB, UCI | FRC; mp(32 threads max); Linux, Win |
2018/12/20 | Andscacs | 0.95 | Daniel José Queraltó | downloads | UCI | mp(no limit on threads); multi-PV; Linux, Win |
2018/12/14 | Chess4j | 3.5 | James Swafford | source WayBack old Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Java and Groovy source; cross-platform jvm jar file |
2018/12/07 | Stockfish | 10 | Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, et al | Roman Korba builds latest Mac builds by Michael Byrne latest source official source Kirill Kryukov old JA builds old JA Linux builds Julien Marcel old Mac builds SDChess | UCI | C++ source; mp(512 threads max); multiPV; FRC; Linux, Mac, Win; supports Syzygy egtbs; successor to the Glaurung engine |
2018/11/29 | Dirty | 21NOV2018 'Cucumber' | Pradu Kannan, Andres Valverde & Fonzy Bluemers | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds old homepage (slow) | XB | mp; Linux, Win |
2018/11/29 | Kingfisher | 1.1.1 | Eric Yip | - | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2018/11/24 | Prophet3 | 2018.11.24 | James Swafford | WayBack Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source; Linux{JA only}, Win; successor to Galahad |
2018/11/15 | OliThink | 5.3.3 / 4.12j JA | Oliver Brausch | 5.3.3 TP(Win64) Norbert Raimund Leisner SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds Norbert Raimund Leisner(old) | XB | C source & Java source; cross-platform; own GUI (Java version only); SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package; C source to fast OliPerft also |
2018/11/08 | Mainsworthy | 52 | Mark Ainsworth | zipped source .141 | XB | C++ source; Linux, Win; buggy; own GUI (GUI for native use only, no play vs other XB/UCI engines) |
2018/11/08 | Monik | 2.2.7 | Sylvain Lacombe | 2.2.7 TP old JA builds old JA Linux builds 2.11 Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source (French comments); Linux, Mac, Win |
2018/11/08 | Monolith | 1.02 | Jonas Mayr | - | UCI | C++ source; mp; MultiPV; FRC; supports PolyGlot opening books and Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Windows |
2018/11/01 | Donna | 4.1 | Michael Dvorkin | source | UCI | Go source; Linux, Mac, Win; support for Polyglot opening books |
2018/10/25 | Weini | 0.0.24 | Vivien Clauzon | - | XB*, UCI* | C++ source; mp{20 threads max}; * - XB, UCI protocols are partially implemented; Linux, Win |
2018/10/04 | Apollo | 1.2.1 | Stuart Nevans Locke | - | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2018/10/04 | Ares | G B | Charles Roberson | - | XB, UCI | Win; XB support is minimal |
2018/10/04 | Invictus | r228 | Edsel Apostol | - | UCI | C++ source; mp; Win; other engines: Twisted Logic, Hannibal |
2018/09/27 | Ceibo | 0.4.1 | Federico Rojo | - | UCI | Win |
2018/09/27 | Wowl Chess | 1.3.8 | Eric Yip | - | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2018/09/14 | Chenglite | 1.1* | Maksim Korzh | 1.1TM (Win) SDChess | UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; *official version has been reverted back to 1.0 |
2018/09/06 | EnkoChess | 29.08.18 | Evgeniy Silchenko | SDChess | UCI | own GUI; Linux, Win |
2018/09/06 | Safrad | 2.2.40.360 | David Safranek | - | UCI | Win |
2018/08/23 | Dorky | 4.8 | Matt McKnight | 4.8 | XB | Win; mp(8+ threads max); supports Nalimov egtbs |
2018/08/10 | Belofte | 0.9.3 | Yves De Billoëz | 0.9.3 TP (XB) Tony Mokonen Norbert Raimund Leisner Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2018/08/10 | Uralochka | 1.1d | Ivan Maklyakov | 1.1d SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Win |
2018/08/03 | Nemorino | 5.00 | Christian Günther | - | XB, UCI | mp(128 threads max); multiPV; supports FRC, Polyglot books, & Syzygy egtbs; Win64 |
2018/07/19 | Chenard | 2018.03.05 | Don Cross | Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac very old build | XB | C++ source is public domain; uses custom egtbs; Linux, Mac, Win; own GUI |
2018/07/19 | Coiled | 0.6 | Oscar Gavira | 0.6 | UCI | Linux, Win |
2018/07/19 | Hedgehog | 1.9 | Eugene Kotlov | 1.9 SDChess | UCI | Win |
2018/07/19 | LittleWing | 0.5.0 | Vincent Ollivier | downloads Tony Mokonen | XB | Rust source; mp; Win |
2018/07/19 | Sabrina | 3.1.27 | Stefano Gemma | G-Sei | XB | tournament mode; Linux, Mac, Win; formerly named Satana |
2018/07/12 | Booot | 6.3.1 | Alex Morozov | 6.3.1 SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Pascal source (Russian language comments); mp(64 threads max); Win |
2018/07/12 | Xadreco | 5.85.180710.005728 | Ruben Carlo Benante | Hermann Krause older versions Norbert Raimund Leisner Julien Marcel Mac builds JA Linux builds | XB | C source (Portugese language comments) mp; Linux, Mac; old version supports UCI |
2018/06/14 | Drosophila | 1.5.1 | Gustaf Ullberg | - | XB | Linux, Win; successor to Pawned engine |
2018/06/14 | Swordfight | 2018.02.28 | Łukasz Kożuchowski | - | XB | Clojure source; cross-platform jar file |
2018/06/07 | HoiChess | 0.22.0 | Holger Ruckdeschel | latest downloads SDChess Jim Ablett JA Linux builds | XB | C++ source; mp(8+ threads max); Linux, Win; variant play |
2018/06/07 | Robocide | 0.4 | Daniel White | Tony Mokonen | UCI | C source; FRC; Linux, Mac, Win |
2018/05/31 | Fire | 7.1 | Norman Schmidt | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac very old build | UCI | mp(64 threads max); multiPV; Linux, Mac, Win; Syzygy egtbs; original engine name was Firebird, renamed to Fire due to a trademark naming conflict |
2018/05/24 | Sayuri | 2018.05.23 | Ishibashi Hironori | SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source (Japanese comments); mp(64 threads); Linux, Mac, Win |
2018/05/24 | Wchess | 1.06 | David Kittinger | 1.06 Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Win |
2018/05/04 | Jonesy | 1.0 | Miguel Izquierdo | - | XB | Win |
2018/05/04 | Popochin | 4.1 | Miguel Izquierdo | 3.2 | XB | Win |
2018/04/19 | Lozza | 1.18 | Colin Jenkins | - | UCI | JavaScript source; cross-platform, requires Node.js to run stand-alone (not dependent on a browser) |
2018/04/05 | Dorpsgek | Eve's Temptation | Matthew Brades | SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner Tony Mokonen | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2018/04/05 | Isa | 2.0.64 | Daniel Anulliero | 2.0.64 | XB | C source; Linux, Win |
2018/03/30 | Napoleon | 1.8.0 | Marco Pampaloni | 1.8.0 TP Julien Marcel Mac builds Italian page alt downloads | UCI | C++ source; mp(8 threads max); Linux, Mac, Win |
2018/03/30 | Teki | 2.0 | Manik Charan | - | UCI | C++ source; FRC; mp; supports Syzygy EGTBs; Linux, Win; designed for weak play vs humans |
2018/03/22 | Abbess | 2018.02.07 | Robert Pope | - | XB | C++ source; Win; successor to Beaches |
2018/03/22 | Devel | 2.0000 | Per Skjerpe | - | UCI | multiPV; Win |
2018/03/22 | Shikamaru | 0 | Sarv Shakti Singh | - | UCI | Java source; mp; FRC; cross-platform jar file |
2018/03/01 | Skiull | 0.4* | Tony Soares | - | UCI | Linux, Win; *version 0.4 has a serious bug and latest version is reverted back to 0.3 |
2018/03/01 | Trappist | rev36 | Antar Azri | rev36 | UCI | C source; Linux, Win |
2018/02/10 | Delocto | 0.6.rev 7 | Moritz Terink | 0.6.rev 7 SDChess | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2018/02/01 | Butter | 1.0 | Akhil Velagapudi | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2018/02/01 | Karballo | 1.8.rev45 | Alberto Alonso Ruibal | 1.8.rev45 Carballo SJCE* SourceForge Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | Kotlin source; cross-platform; own GUI; supports Polyglot books; successor to Carballo engine; there is also a JavaScript version available; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2018/02/01 | SmarThink | 1.98 | Sergei Markoff | SDChess blog (Russian) | XB, UCI | multiPV; supports Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Win; formerly commercial |
2018/01/26 | Atlas | 3.91 | Andrés Manzanares Campillo | - | UCI | multiPV; Linux, Win |
2018/01/26 | ChessV | 2.1 | Gregory Strong | old site Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB* | C# source; own GUI; multiPV; variant play; Linux, Mac, Win; requires .NET or Mono framework; *requires own GUI to play against other XB engines |
2018/01/26 | Clever Girl | rev 160 | Seth Kasmann | rev 160 | UCI | Win |
2018/01/26 | Shield | 2.1 | Luigi Ripamonti | G-Sei | UCI | Win64 |
2018/01/17 | Hactar | 0.9.0 | Jost Triller | - | UCI | Rust source; Linux, Win |
2018/01/17 | Snowy | 0.2 | Jason Creighton | - | UCI | C++ source |
2018/01/17 | Soberango | 0.12.0 | Luis Babboni | - | XB | Win |
2018/01/17 | Waxman | 2017 | Ivan Bacigal | - | XB | Win |
2017 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2017/12/30 | Fizbo | 2.0 | Youri Matiounine | source | UCI | mp(56 threads max); Linux, Win; supports Syzygy egtbs |
2017/12/30 | Toga II | 4.01 | Fabien Letouzey, Thomas Gaksch, C. Formula, Michel Van den Bergh, Jerry Donald | 4.01 SDChess Michel Van den Bergh Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C++ source; mp(16 threads max); multiPV; Linux, Mac, Win |
2017/12/15 | Gambit (Gupta) | 1.0.4 | Jelle Geerts | - | XB | C++ source; own GUI; limit strength; Win; requires extra dlls (included in package); includes build instructions for Unix-like operating systems |
2017/12/14 | Fruit Reloaded | 3.2.1 | Fabien Letouzey, Daniel Mehrmann & Ryan Benitez | Norbert Raimund Leisner Steve Maughan(old) Github(old) SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac Win; multiPV; supports Syzygy & Nalimov egtbs; learning; directly based on Fruit code |
2017/12/14 | Tordenskiold | 2018.12.06 | Jonas Praem | 2018.12.06 | UCI | Java source; buggy |
2017/11/24 | Houdini | 6.03 | Robert Houdart | ChessBase | UCI | commercial; Win; mp(6 threads (std) or 128 threads (pro)]; multiPV; FRC; limit strength; supports Nalimov, Gaviota, and Syzygy EBTBs |
2017/11/16 | Fritz | 16 | Vasik Rajlich | - | UCI | commercial; skill levels; mp(2048 threads max); own GUI; multi-PV; Win; GUI supports Syzygy egtbs; older versions programmed by Franz Morsch & Gyula Horvath |
2017/11/16 | Senpai | 2.0 | Fabien Letouzey | Steve Maughan SDChess Frank's Chess Page 2.0 TM (win32) 2.0 (win64 no popcount) | UCI | C++ source; mp(16 threads max); FRC; Linux, Mac, Win |
2017/11/09 | Kasparov | 1.0.0.r70 | Eric Liu | 1.0.0.r70 SJCE | UCI | Java source; cross-platform jar file |
2017/11/02 | ChessProj (Chess AI Engine) | 17-10-28 LM | Ken Leung | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; mp(maybe?); Win; school project |
2017/10/26 | Firefly | 2.7.2 | Andrew Fan | 2.7.2 older builds | XB, UCI | Win; mp(64 threads max) |
2017/10/19 | IQ23 | v003 | Mathias Müller | WayBack Machine | UCI | Win32 |
2017/10/19 | Soldat | 4 Beta | Marco Giusfredi | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac old build | XB | C source (Italian comments); Linux, Mac, Win |
2017/10/05 | RomiChess | P3n | Michael Sherwin | P3n P3L, 2c, 2k, 3d, 3g, 3i, NG5 Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C source (older versions); mp; Win |
2017/10/01 | Texel | 1.07 | Peter Österlund | Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds SDChess | UCI | C++ source; mp(512 threads max); multiPV; supports Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Mac, Win; (replaces CuckooChess) |
2017/09/28 | Ramjet | 0.14 | Edoardo Manino | - | UCI | FRC; Win |
2017/09/22 | Dirty-Bit | 0.39 | Andrew Backes | WayBack Machine | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2017/09/22 | Joker(2) | 0.7.7 | Manlio Morini | 0.7.7 alt site | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win; poorly named: Joker engine already exists |
2017/09/14 | Zurichess | Neuchatel | Alexandru Mosoi | alt site Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Go source; skill levels; Multi PV; Linux, Win |
2017/08/31 | BullitChess | 1.0.1 TM | Arnaud Halle | Tony Mokonen | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2017/08/19 | NirvanaChess | 2.4 | Thomas Kolarik | - | UCI | mp; Win |
2017/08/11 | GNUchess6 | 6.2.5 | Fabien Letouzey, Antonio Ceballos | Hermann Krause Tony Mokonen source SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner Julien Marcel Mac very old build Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds (Fruit) | XB, UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; directly based on Fruit 2.1 code |
2017/08/11 | Saruman | 2017.08.10 HK | Terry Bolt, Conor Griffin, Darragh Griffin | Hermann Krause | UCI | C++ source; own GUI; Win |
2017/08/03 | JavaRival | 1.03 | Chris Moreton | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2017/07/21 | Cicada | 0.1 | Mohammad Kayali | - | UCI | Rust source; Linux, Win |
2017/07/06 | Madchess | 2.2 | Erik Madsen | source | UCI | C# source; multiPV; limit strength; Win; successor to RumbleMinze engine |
2017/07/06 | WyldChess | 1.51 | Manik Charan | - | XB, UCI | C source; supports Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Mac, Win |
2017/06/22 | Baislicka | 1.0 | Robert Taylor | - | UCI | C source; Win |
2017/06/22 | Monochrome | TM | 'CPirc' | Tony Mokonen | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2017/06/22 | NG-Play | 9.87b | George Georgopoulos | 9.87b SDChess JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac very old build | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2017/06/15 | Dragontooth | 0.2 | Dylan Hunn | - | UCI | Go source; mp(128 threads max); Linux, Mac, Win |
2017/06/01 | Ghost | 3.1 | Philipp Claßen | SDChess | XB | mp; Linux, Win |
2017/05/18 | Alcibiades | 0.3.0 TM | Evgeni Pandurski | Tony Mokonen Hermann Krause | UCI | Rust source; intended as a didactic engine; Linux64, Win64 |
2017/05/18 | Ruffian | 2.10 | Perola Valfridsson | Arena Frank's Chess Page | XB, UCI | formerly commercial, now free; Win; multiPV |
2017/05/12 | Tiny Chess | 1.4.6 | Kelvin Yang | 1.42, 1.46 Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2017/04/27 | (Deep) Gandalf | 7 Beta | Steen Suurballe | Frank's Chess Page | UCI | mp(2 threads max); older versions use XB protocol; Win |
2017/04/27 | MobMat | 903d | Vince A Sempronio | - | UCI | Win; supports Polyglot opening books; MobMat=MOBility and MATerial |
2017/04/06 | EveAnn | 1.72 | Andres Valverde | alt download WayBack | XB | Win |
2017/03/31 | Fischerle | 0.9.80 SE | Roland Stuckardt | SJCE* | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; own GUI; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2017/03/23 | Deepov | 0.4.1 TM | Romain Goussault | Tony Mokonen Hermann Krause Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; old Java version Jeepov |
2017/02/26 | GopherCheck | 0.2.3 | Stephen J Lovell | - | UCI | Go source; mp(8 threads max); Linux, Mac, Win; only fixed-time per move is supported |
2017/02/26 | Krudo | 0.15a | Francesco Bianco | SJCE* G-Sei old page | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2017/02/17 | Crafty | 25.3 | Bob Hyatt | MB offcial releases SDChess(Linux) Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds old | XB | C++ source; mp(64 threads max); limit strength; Linux, Mac, Win(older versions); supports Syzygy |
2017/02/09 | Chess(4) | 1.3.1 | David Cimbalista | - | UCI | C++ source; Win; horrendously named engine, the 4th of its ilk |
2017/02/09 | EXchess | 7.97 | Dan Homan | SDChess Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; mp(32 threads max); own GUI; FRC; limit strength; temporal difference learning; Linux, Mac, Win |
2017/02/09 | Superpawn | build 110 | John Byrd | Norbert Raimund Leisner source + old releases blog | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2017/02/03 | Tornado | 8 | Engin Üstün | Guenther Simon RWBC Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | FRC; multiPV; mp(64 threads max); Limit strength; Win; uses Nalimov egtbs |
2017/01/16 | Arabian Knight | 1.55 | Marcin Gardyjan | 1.54 & 1.55 SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds Polish Engine List | XB | Java source, cross-platform; own GUI; mp(256 threads max); SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2017/01/13 | Casper | 2016.06.28 | Shikhar Srivastava | rev4 | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2017/01/13 | Chengine | commit 38 | Henning Sperr | commit 38 | XB | C source; Linux, Win |
2017/01/13 | Chiron | 4 | Ubaldo Andrea Farina | - | XB, UCI | commercial, FRC, mp(512 threads max); multiPV; adjust strength; supports Polyglot & ctg opening books; supports Nalimov, Gaviota, & Syzyzgy egtbs; Win |
2017/01/13 | Shallow2 | rev. 8 | Dmitry Sultanov | rev 8 Kirill Kryukov JA builds dev branch | XB | C++ source; Win |
2017/01/13 | Sophy | 0.1.0.0 rev.7 | Teguramori Ryo | 0.1.0.0 rev.7 (Linux64) 0.1.0.0 rev.7 (Win64) | UCI | Haskell source; Linux, Win |
2017/01/05 | CDrill | 1800, Build 4 | Ferdinand Mosca | - | UCI | Win; not a serious competitive engine - designed to mimic human play at Elo 2000 max; Polyglot book |
2017/01/05 | Irina | 0.15 | Lucas Monge | - | UCI | C source; winglet derivative |
2016 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2016/12/27 | Horus | 2016.12.18 DJ | Pranav Deshpande | 2016.12.18 DJ | XB | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2016/12/27 | JaksaH | 1.14.1 | Alexandar Jaksic | - | XB, UCI | Win |
2016/12/26 | TuxedoCat | 0.0.2 | Nathan McCrina | - | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2016/12/01 | Sjaak II | 1.4.1 | Evert Glebbeek | Kirill Kryukov old JA builds Julien Marcel old Mac builds | XB, UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; variants; the engine is easily confused with Sjakk |
2016/11/23 | Hayabusa | 0.11.7 r670 | Gunther Piez | 0.11.7 r670 | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2016/11/23 | Violet | 4 | Dr Jay Lindgren | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | mp(8+ threads max); Win |
2016/11/17 | Taltos | rev 118 | Gábor Buella | rev 118 | XB | C source; Linux64, Win64 |
2016/11/15 | Bobcat | 8.0 | Gunnar Harms | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Hermann Krause | UCI | C source; mp(64 threads max); Win |
2016/11/15 | Giraffe | 20161023 | Matthew Lai | downloads(old) Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux, Mac, Win; supports Gaviota egtbs |
2016/11/15 | Ippos | 0.1.27 | Roberto Munter | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Linux, Win; Ippolit 0.80 derivative |
2016/11/03 | OliveChess | 0.3.2 | Olivier Herau | alt #1 alt #2 Tony Mokonen Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; Mac, Win |
2016/11/03 | Seahorse | 1.0 | Sam Cordes | - | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2016/11/03 | Shredder | 13 | Stefan Meyer-Kahlen | Shredder Classic 5 free demo | UCI | Commercial; own GUI; mp(128 threads max); Linux, Mac, Win; supports proprietary 'Shredderbase' egtbs as well as Syzygy |
2016/10/27 | Little Lelouch | 01 | Morten Lohne | - | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2016/10/27 | newHC | 2016.09.26 | Ruturaj Zadbuke | - | UCI | Haskell source; Win; buggy |
2016/10/27 | Pigeon | 1.5.1 | Stuart Riffle | - | UCI | Linux, Win; requires external dlls (not included in package) |
2016/10/27 | Rasher | 0.1 Alpha | Morten Lohne | - | XB | Rust source; Win |
2016/10/14 | Octochess | r5506 HK | Tim Kosse | R5506 source Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac very old build | XB, UCI | C++ source; mp(8+ threads max); FRC; multiPV; Linux, Mac, Win |
2016/10/06 | ChessBotUCI | 10×12 | Alexander Hörtenhuber | - | XB | Java source; engine is horribly named and easily confused with ChessBot by Johannes Haupt |
2016/10/06 | Daydreamer | 2.0.0 pre2 | Aaron Becker | old Kirill Kryukov JA builds old JA Linux builds old Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | Rust source; FRC, MultiPV; Linux, Mac, Win; supports Scorpio endgame bitbases |
2016/10/06 | Sunsetter | 9 | Ben Dean-Kawamura & Georg v. Zimmermann | Kirill Kryukov JA builds old site | XB, UCI | C++ source; Win; also plays crazyhouse and bughouse variants |
2016/09/15 | TJchess | 1.3 | Tony Hecker | JA Linux builds | XB, UCI | Linux, Win; FRC; variants |
2016/08/25 | Blitzkrieg | 1.0 (rev 337 | Rian Neogi | - | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2016/08/25 | Floyd | 0.9 | Marcel van Kervinck | source | UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; support for Polyglot opening books |
2016/08/18 | Capivara | LK 0.09b02g | Lourenço Araujo de Oliveira Jr | alt download Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Win; TSCP derivative; requires MSVC runtime |
2016/08/18 | Sabertooth | 0.1.4b | Dylan Hunn | 1.0b JMV development | UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; buggy |
2016/08/11 | ChessPuter | rev 7 | Miles Bright | rev 7 | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2016/08/11 | Hannibal | 1.7 | Sam Hamilton & Edsel Apostol | - | UCI | mp(512 threads max); multi-PV; Win; supports Polyglot books |
2016/08/04 | DisasterArea | 1.65 | Jochen Peussner | - | UCI | Win; mp(8 threads max); multiPV; supports Syzygy egtbs; eval is tunable |
2016/07/17 | Absolute Zero | 2.4.7.2 | Zong Zheng Li | alt site | UCI | C# source; own GUI; Win |
2016/07/17 | Paladin | 0.1 | Ankan Banerjee | binaries 0.1 DJ | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2016/07/08 | Hedwig | rev.25 | Michael Glatzmaier | rev.25 Hedwig(Java version) | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2016/07/02 | Bumblebee | 1.0.36898e1 | Shawn Chidester | - | UCI | Linux, Win |
2016/06/27 | Maxima2 | 2.0.0 DC | Hermen Reitsma & Erik van het Hof | 2.0.0 DC | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2016/06/20 | CyberPagno | 3.0 | Marco Pagnoncelli | G-sei | XB | Win |
2016/06/20 | Pawny | 1.2 | Mincho Georgiev | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2016/06/20 | Zarkov | 6.55 | John Stanback | Frank's Chess Page Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win; formerly commercial |
2016/06/13 | Mister Queen | DJ | Michael Fogleman | DJ | UCI | C source; Win |
2016/06/13 | Shatranj | 1.18 | Sam Tannous | - | XB | Python source; requires Python2 interpreter with '-u' option invoked (to disable i/o buffering) |
2016/05/22 | CaveChess | r62 | Tim Declercq | SJCE* r61 PN | XB | Java source, cross-platform Java jar; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2016/05/22 | ChessBotX | 1.02 | Alexander Soto & Roman Koldaev | SJCE* | XB | Java source, cross-platform Java jar; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2016/05/22 | Cupcake | 1.1c | Dan Honeycutt | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Java source, cross-platform Java jar; Win; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2016/05/22 | Gladiator | 0.0.7 | David Garcinuño Enríquez | SJCE* | XB | Java source (Spanish comments); cross-platform jar file; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2016/05/22 | Phoenix | 1.13a | A R Rahul | info SJCE* Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Java source, cross-platform; CuckooChess derivative; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2016/05/22 | Stupid | DJ | Steinar H Gunderson | DJ (Win) Tony Mokonen | UCI | C source; Win |
2016/05/15 | BDI Chess | 0.0.6 TM | Riccardo Mazzei | Tony Mokonen | XB | C++ source; BSD, Mac, Win; not a serious engine |
2016/05/15 | Chess0 | 0.6 | Claudio M Camacho | - | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; requires separate dlls (not included) |
2016/05/15 | Randomizer | LL | Luca Lissandrello | - | UCI | random-mover; not a serious engine |
2016/05/15 | RedQueen | 1.1.98 | Ben-Hur Carlos Langoni Júnior | Tony Mokonen 1.1.98 LM (Win32) alt source Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac very old build | UCI | C++ source; mp(32 threads max); Linux, Mac, Win; requires extra dlls (included) |
2016/05/15 | Spartan | 1.0 | Christian Daley | Tony Mokonen | UCI | C source; Mac, Win[TM]; successor to JFresh engine |
2016/05/08 | Claudia | 0.5 Beta | Antonio Garro | - | UCI | C source; uses Polyglot books; Win |
2016/05/08 | Phalanx | XXV | Dušan Dobeš | SDChess Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2016/04/25 | Hakkapeliitta | TCEC(Win64) | Mikko Aarnos | downloads Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; supports Syzygy egtbs; Linux, Win |
2016/04/19 | Muse | 0.953 | Martin Fierz | - | XB, UCI | Win64 |
2016/04/19 | OBender | 03.2016 AF | Evgeniy Korniloff & Serg Nifont | 03.2016 AF Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds SD Chess Julien Marcel Mac builds alt site | XB | C source; own GUI (Echoboard/Winboard); Linux, Mac, Win |
2016/02/20 | Fairy-Max | 5.0b | Harm G Muller | Win32 Julien Marcel Mac builds (old) | XB | C source; multi-PV; Linux, Mac, Win; variants |
2016/02/08 | Rodin | 8.0 | Fermin Serrano | - | XB | Win |
2016/01/22 | CeruleanJS | 0.1.1 | Joey Robert | - | XB | JavaScript source; supports Polyglot opening books; Win64; requires a special browser to run |
2016/01/22 | Clownfish | 01 | Luca Vallisa | 01 | XB | Win |
2016/01/16 | Quokka | 2.0 DJ | Matt Palmer | 2.0 DJ | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2016/01/10 | simple UCI chess engine | ??? | Alexey Syromyatnikov | - | UCI | Python source; buggy engine |
2016/01/10 | ThePlayer Engine | 1.0 | Willy Rempel & Nick Seelert | - | UCI | Java source; buggy engine |
2016/01/04 | iCE | 3 | Thomas Petzke | blog | UCI | multiPV; ownGUI; Win; iCE = 'improved chess engine'; successor to the mACE engine |
2015 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2015/12/30 | Clunk | 1.1 | Shawn Chidester | - | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2015/12/30 | Presbyter | 1.3.0 | Jefferson Wilson | SJCE* | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2015/12/21 | Electronic Grand Master | EGM TM | Benny Abramovici | EGM DJ Norbert Raimund Leisner Tony Mokonen | UCI | C++ source; mp; Mac, Win |
2015/12/14 | ALChess | 1.84 | Alex Lobalov | SDChess | UCI | Win |
2015/12/07 | Crabby | 2.0.0 DJ | Alex Johnson | 2.0.0 DJ Tony Mokonen | UCI | Rust source; Win |
2015/11/29 | Rhetoric | 1.4.3 | Alberto Sanjuan | 1.43 WayBack | UCI | Win; multiPV; limit strength; uses a genetic algorithm to 'train' the playing style towards human GM style |
2015/10/29 | GnuCheese [GnuChess5] | 1.0 | Chua Kong Sian, Stuart Cracraft, Michel Van den Bergh, Antonio Ceballos, Simon Waters | Kirill Kryukov JA builds GNUchess GnuChess5 5.07 JA Linux builds Norbert Raimund Leisner Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; supports Gaviota tablebases |
2015/10/29 | Maverick | 1.5 | Steve Maughan | SDChess | UCI | C++ source; FRC; Linux, Win |
2015/10/24 | JikChess | 0.02 | Janne I Kokkala | - | XB | Linux, Win; can use Polyglot opening books and Gaviota egtbs |
2015/10/24 | Protector | 1.9.0 | Raimund Heid | SDChess 1.9.0 HK Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C source; mp(32 threads max); Linux, Mac, Win |
2015/10/19 | pikoSzachy | 'Extreme Edition 2' | Piotr Cichy | no exe compression | XB | Win |
2015/10/14 | mchess2 | 1.02.00 | Michael Jørgensen | - | UCI | C++ source; badly named, the name MChess is already taken; Win |
2015/10/14 | Rebel | 13 | Ed Schröder | - | XB, UCI | Win; Rebel Decade is an older engine of Ed |
2015/10/14 | SM-FIDE | 760 | Stefano Maragò | - | XB* | obfuscated C source for some versions; XB* indicates that there is a custom Xboard interface available for some older versions; engines are minimal and strive to be the smallest, rather than the strongest |
2015/10/06 | nanoSzachy | 4.1 | Piotr Cichy | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2015/09/22 | Bitfoot | 1.0.d9aeb43 | Shawn Chidester | 1.0.e9e4528 DJ Win32 | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win; bitboard version of Clubfoot engine |
2015/09/06 | Clubfoot | 1.0.048995d | Shawn Chidester | - | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win; Win builds require additional dlls (not included) |
2015/09/01 | Alfil | 15.8.16 DC | Enrique Sánchez Acosta | 15.8.16 DC Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Win; mp; FRC; C# version requires .NET 4.5 framework; version 15.x is a Stockfish derivative, translated from C++ to C# |
2015/07/29 | ACE(2) | (2) TM | Stuart Neivandt | Tony Mokonen | UCI | C++ source; Win; engine is badly named, there already exists an Ace chess engine, hence the name 'ACE(2)' |
2015/07/29 | Cheng | 4.39 | Martin Sedlak | Norbert Raimund Leisner old Kirill Kryukov JA builds old JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac old build | XB, UCI | C++ source; mp(64 threads max); FRC; multiPV; limit strength; Linux, Mac, Win |
2015/07/29 | Gunborg | 1.35 | Torbjörn Nilsson | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2015/07/10 | Pulse Chess | 1.6.1 | Phokham Nonava | SJCE* | UCI | Java source & C++ source; didactic engine; Win (C++) & cross-platform(Java); SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2015/07/03 | ChessKISS | 1.7c | Abel Belzunces | download | XB | Pascal (Delphi) source; Win |
2015/06/08 | CmcChess | 2.6 | Ma Chao | - | UCI | Win, mp |
2015/06/08 | Igorrit | 0.086v4 Che 2.1 DG | unknown + Dmitri Gusev | downloads 0.086v4 Che 2.1 DG Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; own tablebases; this is an 'official' IPPOLIT fork derived from RobboLito and added mp |
2015/05/29 | Gibbon | 2.69a | Eric Marathee | - | UCI | C++ source (French comments); Win |
2015/05/14 | Skotz | 0.2.1 Alpha | Scott Clayton | - | UCI | C# source; Win |
2015/04/28 | Jellyfish | 1.1 | Mike Dokken | - | XB, UCI | mp(4 threads max); Linux, Mac, Win |
2015/04/03 | Carnivor | 1.0 JA | Michael Sherwin | source + exe Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | C source; Win |
2015/03/31 | Chesser | SS | Syed Fahad | old site Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | C++ source; Win; Wingletx derivative |
2015/03/31 | Timea | 4a18 JA | László Gáspár | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | Win |
2015/03/16 | Byak | 8.10.40 JA | Sylvain Philip | 8.10.40 JA | UCI | C source; Win |
2015/03/02 | Jazz | r840 | Evert Glebbeek | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C source; mp(16 threads max); Linuc, Mac, Win |
2015/02/13 | Madlenka | 2015.02.13 DJ | Peter Garscha | 2015.02.13 DJ (Win32) Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2015/01/26 | Myrddin | 0.87 | John Merlino | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | mp(16 threads max), Linux, Mac, Win; supports Gaviota egtbs |
2015/01/13 | Jukebox | Dev 1 | José M Velasco | Dev 1 | UCI | Win; Ippolit derivative; requires MSVC++ 2010 runtime & extra dlls (not included in download) |
2014 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2014/12/24 | Firenzina | 2.4.3 | unknown + Norman Schmidt + Dmitri Gusev + Mathew Brades | alt homepage 2.4.3 MH (Linux64) 2.4.3 (Win) 2.4.3 source alt source code repo SDChess WayBack Norbert Raimund Leisner JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac old build | UCI | C source; mp(8+ threads max); Linux, Mac, Win; supports Robbobase egtbs; engine is based on Fire, which is an IvanHoe derivative |
2014/12/24 | Shutranj | TM | Okash Khawaja | Shutranj TM | UCI | C# source; Win |
2014/12/03 | P4wn Javascript Chess | 2.02 | Douglas Bagnall & & Oliver Merkel | code repository Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | JavaScript source; requires jsUCI, see instructions |
2014/11/24 | NoraGrace | 2.0 | Eric Oldre | exes | XB | C# source; Win |
2014/11/18 | Elektro | 1.2 | Roberto Munter | - | UCI | Win; mp(16 threads max); Igorrit derivative |
2014/11/10 | Ecce | 0.33 (r508) | Denis Gruzdev & M. Melnikov | SDChess alt github site | UCI | Win |
2014/10/31 | pChess | 2.0 | John Roland Penner | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | FutureBasic source; own GUI; FRC; Mac, no builds for Windows or Linux; engine portion of project is called 'peaBrain' |
2014/10/23 | Numpty | Recharged | Chris Tatham | - | XB | Basic source (FreeBasic); Win |
2014/10/18 | Conqueror | 1.2 | Aditya Pande | engine+Winboard GUI | XB, UCI | C++ source; Win; XB support is buggy |
2014/09/30 | Delphil | 3.2 | Philippe Fabiani | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Win; mp(32 threads max) |
2014/09/30 | Naum | 4.6 | Aleksandar Naumov | 4.6 | XB, UCI | Commercial version is dead, it is now free; mp(16 threads max); FRC; Win |
2014/09/19 | Sjakk | 2.2 | Jacob Børs Lind | - | XB, UCI | ownGUI (old versions only); Win |
2014/08/11 | Unidexter | f5fb866 PN | Michael Aherne | SJCE* f5fb866 PN | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2014/08/04 | DeepSaros_eXp | rev. 6h | many + Roberto Munter | old site JA Linux builds | UCI | older versions had C source; mp(12 threads); FRC, own GUI, multi-pv; Linux, Win; this is an IvanHoe derivative |
2014/07/16 | SilChess | 3.1 | Oliver Hamann | 3.1 Eagle Mode + SilChess Github (older code) | XB | C++ source; Linux, Win; engine is part of Eagle Mode own GUI |
2014/07/11 | MiniChessAI | 1.20 | Marcin Gardyjan | 1.20 | XB | Win; own GUI (SimpleChess) |
2014/07/05 | Oberon | 0.04 | Pawel Koziol | 0.04 | XB | Win; variant play |
2014/07/02 | Eia | 0.3 | Nikita Kurgin | 0.2 SDChess Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac very old build | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2014/06/30 | BlackAndRight | Dev 05-11-2011 Jet JA | Matei Chiperi, Alexandra Vintila, Andrei Danescu, Alexandru Bujor | Dev 05-11-2011 Jet JA | XB | Java source; cross-platform + Win |
2014/06/30 | Protej | 0.5.8c | Alex Brunetti | 0.5.8c w/128MB hash | XB, UCI | Win |
2014/06/27 | Calculon | r258 PN | Barry Smith | r258 PN SJCE* old site | UCI | Java source, cross-platform Java jar; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2014/06/27 | JChess | 1.0 PN | Tomasz Michniewski | SJCE* 1.0 PN Kirill Kryukov JA builds source | XB | Java source, cross-platform; mp; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2014/06/25 | Deep Bug | 1.0 | Ben-Dean Kawamura | WayBack Machine | XB | Win; variant play |
2014/06/23 | Minnow | w32 DJ | Kyle Davis | w32 DJ | UCI | Win |
2014/06/02 | Defeo | 0.4.2 | Dušan Škaloud | 0.4.2 B007 | XB | Win; engine based on Sjeng 8.5.1 |
2014/05/02 | Strelka | 6 Beta | Yuri Osipov | SDChess Strelka 5 Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds | XB, UCI | Linux(old), Win; a Houdini/Critter/Rybka/Stockfish derivative; older versions were Rybka clones; older versions with C source from SDChess |
2014/04/18 | GullChess | 3 | Vadim Demichev | 3.0.1 DG SDChess Kirill Kryukov JA builds Linux & Win w/ Syzygy egtbs Syzygy 3.1 Win64 JV Julien Marcel Mac very old build | UCI | C++ source; mp(8+ threads max); multiPV; Linux, Mac, Win; test version supports Syzygy egtbs |
2014/04/12 | Djinn | 1.021 | Tom Likens | WayBack Machine Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux, Win |
2014/04/07 | Gaviota | 1.0 | Miguel A. Ballicora | Julien Marcel Mac old build | XB, UCI | Linux, Mac, Win; mp(64 threads max); multiPV; own egtbs; separate egtb integrity check & compression programs |
2014/04/01 | MyTeacheR | 0.2 | Mickael Faivre-Maçon | blog (French) | XB | Ruby source; requires installation of a compatible Ruby interpreter |
2014/03/24 | Exacto | 0.e JV | Daniel Sparks | Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Mac, Win |
2014/03/18 | Javalin | 2.1 | Andrew Brooks | SJCE* alt source | XB | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2014/03/03 | ExCE | r167 | Denis Gruzdev | SDChess Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; Win, Mac |
2014/02/14 | BlackMamba | 2.0 | Matteo D'Annibale + Maurizio Platino | - | UCI | Linux, Win; mp(at least 8 threads); multiPV; limit strength; support for Polyglot opening books |
2014/02/14 | Flux | 2.2.2 | Phokham Nonava | SJCE* source Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2014/02/06 | Small Potato | 0.7.0TP | Alejandro Dubrovsky | 0.7.0TP | XB | C source; Win |
2014/01/27 | The Turk | 0.3 Alpha | Yakup Ipek, 'raja4567' & 'webdaud' | - | XB | C# source; Win; requires .NET framework 4.0 |
2014/01/25 | Testina | 3c | Sandro Corsini | - | UCI | Basic source (Italian names and comments); Win |
2014/01/25 | Vice | 1.1 | anonymous | Julien Marcel Mac old build | XB, UCI | C source; Mac, Win; supports Polyglot opening books; didactic engine; VICE == Video Instructional Chess Engine |
2014/01/19 | Deep Smash | 1.0.3a | Maurizio Sambati | 1.0.3 JV Julien Marcel Mac builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; mp(4 threads max); Mac, Win |
2014/01/14 | Minace | 1.0 TM | 'zekyll', aka 'T.A.' | Tony Mokonen Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2014/01/13 | Raffaela | 2.1.5 | Stefano Gemma | - | XB | ownGUI; Win |
2014/01/02 | Numbit | 01.2 | Nuvit Bayurgil | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Visual Basic source; own GUI; Win |
2013 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2013/12/04 | DeepBrutePos | 2.1 | Folkert van Heusden | SJCE* | XB, UCI | Java source; cross-platform; mp; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package; formerly known as 'POS' |
2013/11/30 | Junior (Deep Junior) | 13.8.04 Yokohama | Amir Ban & Shay Bushinsky | Mac 13.8(CB) | UCI | commercial; mp(40 threads); limit strength; multiPV; Mac, Win |
2013/11/19 | AtlasToo | 0.42 | Ben Keen | WayBack Machine Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Win; requires several dlls; engine renamed so no one confuses it with the genuine, original Atlas engine, also on this list |
2013/11/17 | Tigran | 2.4n | Gabor Mihaly | 2.4n, 2.3, 2.2e | UCI | Win |
2013/11/17 | Virutor | 1.1.2 | Vaclav Vavra | - | UCI | Win; requires several dll's |
2013/10/28 | IntelliChess | 1.0 | Sari Haj Hussein | 1.0 old source repository | XB | C# source; Win; requires .NET runtime (not included) |
2013/10/21 | SdBC | 0.5.15.1 | Stefan de Buhr | 0.4.13.1, 0.4.14.0, 0.5.15.1 Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2013/10/10 | Fly By Knight | 0.3.0 JA | Edward Sandor | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source; Win; version 0.3.5 is available as source code |
2013/09/27 | SillyChess | 0.1 | Eugene Zemtsov | Tony Mokonen | UCI | Haskell source; Win |
2013/09/09 | Fischer | 1.00 | Atul S Vasu | Tony Mokonen Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; buggy engine; Mac64, Win |
2013/09/07 | Bouquet | 1.8 | José M Velasco | 1.8 blog | UCI | mp(at least 8 threads); Win; Ippolit derivative; requires MSVC++ 2010 runtime & extra dlls (not included in download) |
2013/08/28 | MangoPaola | 4.1 | José Andrés Morales Linares | Julien Marcel Mac very old build | XB | C source; own GUI; Linux, Mac, Win |
2013/08/15 | Aretar | 1.0 | Javier Ruiz | 1.0 1.0 PC | UCI | Win; buggy engine |
2013/08/08 | Ziggurat | 0.22 | David Norris | 0.22 | UCI | Win; requires a SSE4 CPU (fast popcount type) to run; buggy |
2013/07/30 | Markovian | 2013-07-27 TM | Naftali Harris | Tony Mokonen blog project page Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source, some Python for testing; Linux, Win, Mac |
2013/07/26 | MorphyChess | 1.0.5 TM | Dominic C Marcello | Tony Mokonen Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; mp; Linux, Mac, Win |
2013/07/25 | Darky | 0.5e | Alex Guerrero | - | XB, UCI | C source with Spanish comments; Win; based on FirstChess code |
2013/07/23 | Project Invincible | 2.10 | Jyrki Vesterinen | - | XB | C++ source; mp(8+ threads max); own GUI; Linux, Win |
2013/07/19 | Kitteneitor | 0.22.1 | Emilio Diaz | code repo Julien Marcel Mac old build | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2013/07/17 | Murka | 3.0 | Igor Korshunov | SDChess | XB, UCI | C++ source w/ Russian comments; Win |
2013/07/09 | GiuChess | 1.0 TP | Giuliano Ippoliti | 1.0 TP 1.0 TM Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Mac, Win |
2013/07/08 | Turgenev | rev. 32 JA | Chad Williamson | rev32 | XB | Go source; Win; primitive engine & XB support |
2013/06/16 | Pwned | 1.3 | Steve Mulligan | - | XB, UCI | Win |
2013/06/02 | miniMardi | 1.3 | Juan Pablo Fernandez | WayBack Machine Sourceforge Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2013/05/01 | MagnumChess | 4.0.0 JA | Eric Stock | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2013/04/21 | Rainbow Serpent | build 179 (aka Scid Serpent) | Eelco de Groot | Kirill Kryukov JA builds (Dancing Dragon) JA Linux builds (Dancing Dragon) Norbert Raimund Leisner Julien Marcel Mac very old build | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; this is a Stockfish derivative: former names: Barracuda, Dancing Dragon |
2013/03/12 | Rotor | 0.8 | Jan Brouwer | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | Mac, Win |
2013/03/11 | Nebula | 2.0 | Dragan Zdravkovic | - | UCI | mp(16 threads max); multiPV; FRC; Win |
2013/02/26 | Glass | 2.0 | Edmund Moshammer & Pawel Koziol | - | UCI | Win; limit strength; multiPV |
2013/02/18 | Kenny ClassIQ | 0.3, build 3238 | Kenshin Himura (Sudarsan Balaji) | sourceforge downloads | XB, UCI | Java source; cross-platform jar file + Win |
2013/02/15 | Dabbaba | 7.49 JA | Jens Bæk Nielsen | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds 6.50 | XB | C source (Danish & English language comments); Dabbaba homepage has no downloads; Linux, Mac, Win; variants |
2013/02/04 | Leonidas | r83 JA | Evert Glebbeek | download Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; variant play; Linux, Mac, Win |
2013/01/30 | TrappyBeowulf | rev 11 JA | Colin Frayn, modifications by Mike Vollmer | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds | XB | C source; Linux, Win; based on Beowulf code |
2013/01/22 | Typhoon | 1.00 rev 358 JA | Scott Gasch | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; mp(8+ threads max); Linux, Mac, Win |
2013/01/13 | Toga Returns | 1.1b JA | Fabien Letouzey et al + Ben Tennison | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; mp; multi pv; Linux, Mac, Win; Toga II derivative |
2013/01/08 | Kenny | 0.1.1.0 JA | Kenshin Himura (Sudarsan Balaji) | 0.1.1.0 JA SourceForge Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; Winglet derivative |
2012 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2012/12/20 | Chess(2) | 4.1a | Domenico Lattanzi, Andrea Manzo, & Roberto Munter aka 'Zhang Dong' | alt site Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux, Win; engine is a GNUchess derivative |
2012/12/08 | Alice | 06.06.27 JA | Sven Reichard | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2012/12/05 | Zochova | 0.1 JA | Gabor Buella | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source; Win; engine does not work in Arena |
2012/11/26 | AliBaba | 1.40 JA | Dennis Breuker & Jim Ablett | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C source; JA version is XB-compatible, bugfixed, & enhanced; Linux, Mac, Win; AliBaba code is from 1995 |
2012/11/15 | Apep Chess Engine | 010 JA | Dave King | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source; Linux (requires log4cplus library pre-installed), Win (requires extra files: included) |
2012/11/15 | Lopez | 01 JA | 'flatline' | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Python source; Win; requires some extra files (included in package); requires Python2 interpreter with '-u' option invoked (to disable i/o buffering) |
2012/11/15 | RubyKnight | 0.2.0 JA | Chris Moyer | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Ruby source; Win; plays weakly; console mode,too |
2012/11/13 | Zoe Opponent Engine | 01 JA | James Stanley | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds | XB | C source; Linux, Win |
2012/11/10 | Purple Haze | 2.1.0 JA | Vincent Ollivier | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Tony Mokonen Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; TM build requires dlls (included) |
2012/11/04 | Milady | 3.25 | Yves Lejeail | compilation | XB | Win; new version requires .NET 4.0 or better, older versions required 2.0 or better |
2012/11/01 | Flip4IT | 01 JA | Stefan-Dobrin Cosmin, Nita Catalina, Rizea Daniel-Octavian & Voiculescu Rafaela | Tony Mokonen Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2012/10/26 | ProChess | 102 A | Edoardo Manino & Tomasz Michniewski | 102 A | UCI | Visual Basic source; Win |
2012/10/11 | TSCP | 1.81e JA | Tom Kerrigan | Community Builds Tony Mokonen Julien Marcel Mac builds Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds SDChess 1.81 JA w32 | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2012/10/02 | RobboLito | 0.21Q | unknown + Norman Schmidt | old versions Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac very old build | UCI | C source; mp(8+ threads max); Linux, Mac, Win; own tablebases; this is an 'official' IPPOLIT fork directly derived from IPPOLIT and added tablebase support and mp |
2012/09/16 | ChessNovice | R0.03 | David Shamgar Jeeves | - | XB | jvm jar file for Win, Linux, Mac - limited time management (execution of one ply after 45 seconds), batch-file tested with Arena-GUI |
2012/09/12 | Roque | 2.1 | F. Javier Salido Gómez | - | XB | Linux, Mac, Win; there is also a 'MiniRoque 2.1' program available |
2012/08/31 | WSpeirs Chess | 001 JA | William Speirs | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | Java source; cross-platform + Win |
2012/08/26 | Deep Hiarcs | 14 | Mark Uniacke | - | UCI | Commercial; FRC; Mac, Win; mp(8+ threads max); limit strength |
2012/08/20 | Pupsi2 | 0.09 | Jesper Nielsen | 0.09 Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Win; requires .NET 3.5 framework |
2012/08/09 | Vapor | 0.02 | Mike Leany | - | UCI | Linux, Win (early version only); successor to Zilch and Knightmare |
2012/08/08 | Haskak | 0.1 JA | Karol M Stasiak | Jim Ablett | UCI | Haskell source; Linux, Win |
2012/08/02 | Mediocre | 0.5 JA | Jonatan Pettersson | SJCE* blog download Kirill Kryukov JA builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; older versions supported XB; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2012/07/20 | Fruitfly | 1.1.1 | Matthew R Brades | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Tony Mokonen old repo | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; this is a Fruit 2.1 derivative |
2012/07/15 | RBrChess | 3.2 | Roger Broertjes | - | XB | Win; some older versions include Win builds |
2012/07/07 | Iota | 0.1 JA | Daniel White | Jim Ablett | UCI | C source; Win |
2012/06/26 | Critter | 1.6a | Richard Vida | OpenCritter 1.1.37 JA Linux builds old SF project | UCI | Pascal source for older versions & 'Open' version; mp(32 threads max); multiPV; FRC; Linux, Mac, Win; Gaviota egtbs |
2012/06/19 | DokChess | 0.1 (rev 50) JA | Stefan Zörner | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Java source; cross-platform + Win; supports Polyglot opening books |
2012/06/14 | Ifrit | m1.8 JA | Andrey Brenkman | source Jim Ablett SDChess Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source (Russian language comments); Linux, Mac, Win |
2012/06/12 | Portfish | 2012 jun 12 | Balint Pfliegel | - | UCI | C# source; requires .NET or Mono framework |
2012/06/10 | KnightCap | 3.7e JA | Andrew Tridgell | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C source; Linux, Win; some versions include book and eval learning |
2012/06/09 | Bismark | 1.4 | Evgeny Shtranvasser | SDChess | UCI | C++ source (some versions); Win |
2012/05/31 | Rocinante | 2.0 JA | Antonio Torrecillas | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source with mixed English and Spanish names and comments; Linux, Mac, Win |
2012/05/30 | Mephisto Engines | Rebel 5.0, MM4, MM5, Mephisto Amsterdam, Dallas, Glasgow, Gideon Pro, and Roma | Ed Schröder | Mephisto Gideon Pro Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | Win |
2012/05/26 | Powder | 1.5.1 experimental evaluation | Denis Gruzdev | SDChess | UCI | C++ source; Win |
2012/05/23 | SecondChess | 0.1 TM | Emilio Diaz | Tony Mokonen | XB | C source; Linux, Win; based on FirstChess code of Pham Hong Nguyen; this is a didactic engine |
2012/05/13 | MinkoChess | 1.3 JA | Borko Boškovic | Kirill Kryukov JA builds (Minko & Umko) JA Linux builds project Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; mp(16 threads max); multiPV; Linux, Mac, Win; supports Gaviota tablebases and Polyglot books; Fruit derivative; engine formerly named 'Umko' |
2012/05/03 | Butcher | 1.64 | Marek Kolacz | 1.64 + old versions JA Linux builds | XB | mp(30 threads max); Linux, Win; engine also known as 'Rzeznik' |
2012/04/29 | Vitruvius | 1.1 | many + Roberto Munter | - | UCI | commercial; older version supplied C source; mp(8+ threads max); Linux, Win; this is an IvanHoe derivative |
2012/04/23 | neuroGrape | 1.1 JA | Andrey Kotlarski | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win; based on Grapefruit 1.0: new back propagation neural network (machine learning) for evaluation |
2012/04/23 | neuroStock | 2.01 JA | Andrey Kotlarski | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Win; based on Stockfish 2.01: new back propagation neural network (machine learning) for evaluation |
2012/04/11 | Grizzly | 2.08x | Michael Lawatsch | - | XB | Win |
2012/04/09 | BeroChess | 1.00.2012.04.10.0049 | Benjamin 'Bero' Rosseaux | - | XB, UCI | Win; mp(at least 8 threads) |
2012/04/08 | Felpo | II | Felice Pollano | Norbert Raimund Leisner old site | XB | C# source |
2012/04/07 | ChessOne | 4.x.2.x.8 | Evgeniy Korniloff & Serg Nifont | ChessOne alt site Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | donationware; C source (older versions only); Linux, Mac, Win; own GUI (echoboard GUI); Unrelated to the original 'Chess' program; program renamed for clarity; JA versions: Linux, Win |
2012/04/06 | Surprise | 4.3 beta 13 JA | Sven Schüle | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds | XB | Linux, Win |
2012/04/04 | Talvmenni | 0.1 JA | Eypun Lamhauge & Eypun Nielsen | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds old site | XB | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2012/04/03 | Eden | 0.0.13 JA | Nicolai Czempin | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB, UCI | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package; no relationship to other Eden engine |
2012/04/02 | BremboCE | 0.6.2 JA | Gianluca Cisana | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2012/04/02 | Frittle | 1.0 JA | Rohan Padhye | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Java source and builds available from home page; cross-platform; 'new' 1.0 version is identical to 0.5 version; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2012/04/02 | King's Out | 0.2.42 JA | Bernd Nürenberger | SJCE* Jim Ablett | XB | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2012/04/02 | Pyotr | 0.6 Amateur JA / 2.6 Novice JA | John Marountas | Kirill Kryukov JA builds WayBack Machine | XB | Java source; cross-platform + Win |
2012/04/02 | Ziggy | 0.7 JA | Hrafn Eiriksson | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2012/04/01 | Alf | 1.09 JA | Casper W Berg | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Java source; cross-platform; own GUI; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2012/04/01 | Cuckoochess | 1.12 JA | Peter Osterlund | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | Java source; cross-platform; own GUI; uses Cuckoo hashing; JA build has no GUI; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2012/03/14 | Bearded | Neural 44.5 | Mariusz Marszalkowski | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win; book learning |
2012/03/14 | Jabba | 13032012 | Richard Allbert | blog Norbert Raimund Leisner JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB, UCI | C# source; Win; requires .NET runtime; older versions: C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; variant play |
2012/03/12 | AdroitChess | 0.4 JA | Daniel White | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds | UCI | C source; JA: Linux, Win; requires dll: cygwin1.dll (included) |
2012/03/07 | Tursas | 0.2 JA | Timo Myyrä | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Clojure source; cross-platform + Win; buggy |
2012/02/23 | Philou | 3.71 | Philippe Gailhac | 3.71 | UCI | Win |
2012/02/23 | Quazar | 0.4 | Dmitry Morozov | SDChess | UCI | Win; multiPV |
2012/02/11 | Prédateur | 2.2.1 | Julien Marcel | - | UCI | Mac, Win |
2012/02/10 | DCP | 0.76 | Daniel Anulliero | Tony Mokonen source | XB | C source; Win |
2012/02/06 | DarkTemplar | 0.1.1 | Binesh Andrews | blog old site | XB | C++ source; Linux, Win |
2012/01/28 | Heretic | 0.3 | Martin Sedlak | 0.3 | XB | C++ source; Win; variant play (Capablanca) |
2012/01/24 | BSC | 3.9 | Nicolas Robert | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux, Win build includes extra dll |
2012/01/21 | Macromix | 2.01 | Valeriy Pererodov | SD Chess | UCI | Win |
2012/01/21 | SamChess | 1.0 TM | Jonathan Kreuzer | Tony Mokonen Tony Mokonen(old) Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source (MSVC project); Win |
2012/01/16 | Nemo | 1.01 Beta | Michael Hoffmann & Sven Schüle | - | UCI | Win |
2012/01/15 | SharpChess2 | 2.6.9 | Peter Hughes | 2.69, 2.6, 2.52 alt homepage old project page | XB | C# source; own GUI; Win; requires .NET Framework version 4.0 (or later) |
2011 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2011/12/23 | EnginMax | 5.24 | Engin Üstün | Czech Engine List 5.24, 5.11c | UCI | Win; older versions supported XB |
2011/12/11 | IvanHoe | 999945 | unknown | downloads Franklin Titus (aka: KLO) GitHub SDChess JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac old build | UCI | C source; mp(8+ threads max); FRC; own GUI; Linux, Mac, Win; this is an 'official' IPPOLIT fork under active development that was derived from Igorrit and added FRC, own GUI, multi-pv, Monti-Carlo, etc. |
2011/11/20 | Simplex | 0.9.8 | Antonio Torrecillas | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source with Spanish comments; Linux, Mac, Win |
2011/11/04 | Frenzee | 3.5.19 | Sune Fischer | 3.5.19 1.40 -> 3.0 + Deep Frenzee 3.0 Norbert Raimund Leisner WayBack | XB, UCI | mp(8+ threads max), Linux, Win; FRC, Nalimov egtb verification checker too; requires MSVC runtime dll |
2011/10/09 | AmySharp | 0.1 TM | Thorsten Greiner & 'praveentandra' | Tony Mokonen | XB | C# source; Win; requires .NET framework; Amy derivative (C-to-C# translation) |
2011/09/23 | Evolution Chess | 0.6.15 | Bhupendra Aole | - | XB | C++ source; Win; requires additional files libstdc++-6.dll and libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll |
2011/09/15 | Pa-project | 1.0 TM | razzvan.savu, petreanu.andi, Mihaytza.ort & ghera.2005 | Tony Mokonen | XB | C++ source; Win; buggy |
2011/09/02 | Alex | 2.14a | Normand Marcel Blais | all versions | XB, UCI | Linux(older versions), Win; uses Scorpio bitbases |
2011/07/28 | Dolphin | 1.0 | Nguyễn Viết Huy | 1.0 Sourceforge(old GUI versions) | XB | C# source; Win; own GUI; requires .NET framework |
2011/07/26 | Fimbulwinter | 5.04 JA | John Shedletsky | 5.00 Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; 5.01JA adds time control code; 5.0JA plays Knightmare variant |
2011/07/25 | ArcBishop80 | 1.0 | Matthias Gemuh | - | XB, UCI | Win, FRC, variant play, primarily for 10×8 chess variants |
2011/07/18 | GNUchess3 | 3.1 rev 0.5 JA | John Stanback & Stuart Cracraft | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C source; Linux, Win |
2011/07/18 | Joker | 1.1.14j (Linux only) | Harm G. Muller | 1.1.14j JA Linux builds | XB | Linux, Win; other engines: fairy-Max, Joker, N.E.G., Usurpator, and KingSlayer[aka: Simple] source and KingSlayer TM, Ram, and QueeNy |
2011/07/17 | GarboChess | 3.00 JA | Gary Linscott | project page (source) Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds 3.0 | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2011/07/17 | Lovelace | 1.0 r.2 JA | Jean-Marc Alliot | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Ada source; Win |
2011/07/16 | Luzhin | 0.1 JA | Anton Emelyanov | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Java source; Win; last version was buggy |
2011/07/16 | Mscp | Mscp 1.6h JA | Marcel Van Kervinck | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C source; MsKcp JA version plays Knightmate variant; bugfixes/improvements by Jim Ablett; Linux, Mac, win |
2011/07/02 | CCCP | 10105 | Pawel Koziol | 10105 | XB | Win; variant play |
2011/06/24 | Chess176 | JA | Andrei Fortuna | JA | XB | C++ source; Win; predecessor to Freyr engine |
2011/06/17 | Queen | 4.04c | Leen Ammeraal | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | own GUI; Win |
2011/06/09 | Hermann | 2.8 | Volker Annuss | Arena Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | FRC; mp(8+ threads max); Win |
2011/04/29 | BugChess2 | 1.9 | François and Jean-Philippe Karr | 1.9 | XB | mp(8 threads max); Win |
2011/04/25 | Hussar | 0.4 | Péter Horváth | 0.4, 0.3, 0.2 | UCI | Win, FRC, skill levels |
2011/04/17 | Amundsen | 0.80 | John Bergbom | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; latest release: new JA compiles of older versions (Jonte is the predecessor of Amundsen) |
2011/04/04 | ShouldntExist | 0.3 TM | Justin Blanchard | 0.3 | UCI | Bash source; requires bash interpreter to run; mp; how to run it |
2011/03/29 | mACE II | 0.22 | Thomas Petzke | blog | UCI | Win, own GUI; replaced by iCE engine |
2011/03/24 | Naraku | 1.4 | Marco Meloni | WayBack Machine | UCI | Win |
2011/03/17 | AliChess | 4.25 | Anton Lindenmair | 4.25 | UCI | Win |
2011/03/09 | Armageddon(2) | 1.0 | many + Djordje Kasabasic | Arm 1.0+Ippo | UCI | C source; mp; Win; this is a Fire derivative; program has same name as an existing engine |
2011/03/07 | Rybka | 4.1 | Vasik Rajlich | free Rybkas Classics Rybka 4 Deep Rybka 4 | UCI | commercial; mp(2048 threads max); multiPV; FRC; Win; alternate downloads are free, older versions |
2011/03/06 | Adam | 3.3 | Dominique Longbien | 3.3 | UCI | Win |
2011/02/19 | Tyrell | 1.02 | Normand_Blais | 1.02, 1.01 | XB, UCI | Win; uses Scorpio bitbases |
2011/02/11 | BlitzKibitz/Amaterasu | 1.0 | Valentin Stanciu & Claudiu Bogdan Mihail | Kirill Kryukov JA builds old site | XB | C++ source; Win |
2011/02/10 | Revati | 0.14c | Clemens Pruell | WayBack Machine | UCI | Win |
2011/02/01 | Spike | 1.4 | Volker Böhm & Ralf Schäfer | - | XB, UCI | Win; FRC; limit strength; mp(12 threads max); multiPV |
2011/01/30 | Roce | 0.0395(Win) | Roman Hartmann | 0.0395(Win64) | UCI | Linux, Mac, Win |
2011/01/21 | Bubble | 1.5 | Felipe Otaviano | 1.5 | XB, UCI | Win |
2011/01/15 | Tippy | 2011a | André Fernandes | 2011a | UCI | Win; Stockfish derivative |
2011/01/03 | Ildtiadar | 0.9f | Jonas Thiem | 0.9f | XB | Linux, Win |
2010 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2010/12/24 | ZCT | 0.3.2500 JA | Zach Wegner | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C source; mp(8+ threads max); Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/12/23 | Mizar | 3.0 | Nicola Rizzuti | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds 2.0, 2.1, 3.0 Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/12/19 | Sjeng | Deep Sjeng c't 2010 | Gian-Carlo Pascutto | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds 11.3 HK 11.2 source Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | formerly commercial; mp(8+ threads max); skill levels; free Linux, Mac, Win versions: XB protocol (older versions only w/ C source), variants |
2010/12/18 | Resp | 0.19 JA | Peter Rosendahl | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source with English & German comments; mp; Mac, Win |
2010/12/18 | Wing | 2.0a | Stef Luijten | downloads Kirill Kryukov JA builds (Wing & Winglet) JA Linux builds | XB | C++ source (old versions); Linux, Win; JA builds are older versions; Crafty derivative |
2010/12/14 | Asterisk | 0.6b | Péter Horváth | Asterisk collection Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | Win; v0.1b and v0.21b = XB only; v0.4b = XB/UCI, v0.6b = UCI only |
2010/12/10 | Spark | 1.0 | Allard Siemelink | WayBack Machine Julien Marcel (Mac) | UCI | mp(16 threads max); multiPV; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/11/12 | Plisk | 0.2.7d | Vlad Stamate | - | XB, UCI | Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/11/05 | Eeyore | 1.52 | Anton Maydell | SD Chess Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | Linux, Win |
2010/11/01 | Kurt | 0.9.2.2 beta JA | Oliver Uwira | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C source; FRC; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/10/22 | Darmenios | 0.4 | Dariusz Czechowski | 0.4 + 0.3 | XB | Win |
2010/10/19 | Beaches | 2.32b JA | Robert Pope | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Win; engine replaced by Abbess |
2010/10/18 | RataAeroespacial | 0.2.1 | Daniel Uranga | - | XB | C++ source (Spanish language); FRC; Linux, Win |
2010/10/15 | Freyr | 1.069 JA | Andrei Fortuna | Kirill Kryukov JA builds 1.067 | XB | C++ source; Win |
2010/10/13 | Jonny | 4.0 | Johannes Zwanzger | - | UCI | mp(128 threads max); Win |
2010/10/11 | Thor's Hammer | 2.29 JA | Toma Roncevic | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source; Win |
2010/10/10 | Sungorus | 1.4 JA | Pablo Vazquez | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/10/09 | Cassandre | 0.26 JA | Jean-François Romang, Raphaël Grundrich & Thomas Adolph | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/10/05 | Atak | 6.8 | Mateusz Luksik | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win; own GUI (older version only) |
2010/09/22 | Jester | 0.84 JA | Marty Franz | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; uses SanKit library; TSCP derivative |
2010/09/19 | GK | 0.90 JA | Tijs van Dam | 0.90 Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, win |
2010/09/18 | Pepito | 1.59.2 (fix) JA | Carlos del Cacho | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; bugfixes/improvements by Jim Ablett |
2010/09/08 | Joanna | 2002 1.06 JA | Adam Kujawski | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source (Polish language comments); Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/09/01 | KMT Chess | 1.2.1 JA | Paul Villanueva | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source (Spanish language comments); Linux, Mac, win; uses BookThinker |
2010/08/24 | BeoWulf | 2.4a JA | Colin Frayn, Dann Corbit | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Norbert Raimund Leisner Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; limit strength |
2010/08/13 | Animats Chess | rev.23 Jet JA | Stuart Allen | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Java source; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2010/07/28 | Gray Matter | rev. 1604 | Rajiv Bakulesh Shah & team | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/07/15 | Simon | 1.3 JA | Dan Honeycutt | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, win |
2010/07/15 | Sloppy | 0.2.3 JA | Ilari Pihlajisto | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds WayBack Machine | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; uses Scorpio bitbases (use only old version egbbs & v3.0 dll) |
2010/07/08 | Tinapa | 1.01 | Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski + Chris Formula | OpenChess Forum JA Linux builds | UCI | C++ source; mp; FRC; Linux, Win; “a minor modification of Stockfish 1.8” [null-move pruning tweak] |
2010/07/07 | Chess-at-nite | 10.2.23 | Franziskus Domig, Panayiotis Lipiridis, Radoslav Petrik and Thai Gia Tuong | Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/06/17 | Chronos | 1.9.9 | Guillermo Filia | - | XB | Win |
2010/06/14 | Sissa | 2.0.0 JA | Christophe J. Mandin | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C source (comments mostly in French with some English); Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/06/10 | Cluster Toga | JA build | Kai Himstedt | Mpich2/3 | UCI | C++ source; Win; Fruit/Toga derivative for clusters only; requires Mpich2/3 to be installed |
2010/06/10 | Crab | 1 Beta | Adam Kleng | 1 Beta Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds (Linux) JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; Stockfish derivative; mp; FRC; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/06/08 | KnockOut | 0.7.1 build 002 | Sven Schüle | 0.7.1 build 002 | XB | Win; can use PolyGlot opening books; uses Gaviota endgame tablebases |
2010/06/04 | ChessMind | 0.82 | Luca Hemmerich | 0.82 | UCI | Win |
2010/05/27 | AviChess | 0.9b | Michel Gaillard | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C source; Win |
2010/05/26 | Iichess | r19 JA | Katarzyna Obrycka & Marek Chruœciel | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/05/24 | Bruja | 1.9.1 JA | Dan Honeycutt | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux, Win |
2010/05/15 | Chesley the Chess Engine | r323 JA | Matthew Gingell | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source only from homepage; uses Boost library; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/05/10 | FSharpChess | 0.197 | Phil Brooks | - | XB | this is a port of SharpChess to F# language; own GUI |
2010/05/09 | Easy Peasy | 1.0 | Mayura Software | Mayura Chess Board | UCI | Win; part of the free Mayura Chess Board GUI distribution package |
2010/04/24 | LittleThought | 1.052 | Nathan Thom | - | UCI | mp(8 threads max); FRC; Win |
2009/04/10 | N2 | 0.4 | Ralf Schäfer-Laufen | - | UCI | Linux, Win |
2010/04/10 | Woodpecker | 2.11.5 | Evgeniy Korniloff | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux, Win |
2010/04/05 | Slibo | Slibo 0.5.1 JA | Gunther Piez | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C source; homepage is a Linux GUI + engine; JA compiled build is engine only, modified to be XB compatible & does not have GUI |
2010/03/16 | MatMoi | 7.15.0-cct | Mathieu Pagé | WayBack JA Linux builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux, Win |
2010/03/08 | Pulchess | 0.3 source only | Moreno Carullo | source Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source with some Italian comments; Linux, Mac, Win; latest build is 0.2i |
2010/03/03 | GChessIV | 0.2.0 | Andrea Griffini | - | XB | Win |
2010/02/24 | RattateChess | 1.0 | Maurizio Monge | Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/02/11 | SCP/GNUchess | 2.03 JA | John Stanback | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | only JA download is XB-compatible; Linux, Win; SCP == Stanback Chess Program aka GNUchess; this engine is the last GNUchess version involving John Stanback |
2010/02/11 | ZZZZZZ | 3.5.1 JA | Gijsbert Wiesenekker & Jim Ablett | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; bugfixes/improvements by Jim Ablett; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/02/07 | Chaturanga | 2.4.3 | Stefano Malloggi | Wayback Machine | XB | Win; Unrelated to original Chaturanga chess engine (1981-1982 ACM tournaments) |
2010/02/07 | Dendron | 0.42b JA | James D Taylor | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Mac, Win; 'Dendron' is Greek for 'tree' |
2010/02/03 | Twisted Logic | 20100131 | Edsel Apostol | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | Win |
2010/01/28 | Scidlet | 3.61 b2 JA | Shane Hudson | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds SCID | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; engine is a part of SCID program |
2010/01/27 | Brutus | 8.05 JA | Stephan Vermeire & Maurizio Platino | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB, UCI | C++ source (MSVC), mp(8 threads max); Win |
2010/01/14 | Toledo Nanochess | Jan/14/2010 | Oscar Toledo Gutierrez | JS source Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; smallest source code engine; Linux, Mac, Win |
2010/01/12 | Cleo | 1 | William Mota | 1 | XB | Win |
2010/01/12 | Damas | 9 | William Mota | Damas collection | XB | Win |
2010/01/10 | Bright | 0.5c | Allard Siemelink | WayBack Machine | UCI | mp(8 threads max), FRC; uses Scorpio egbbs; Win; C++ source for perft |
2010/01/08 | Lime | 0.66 | Richard Allbert | 0.66 WayBack Kirill Kryukov JA builds (Knightmate and Knightrider variants only) Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB, UCI | C++ source (C, actually); Linux, Mac, Win |
2009 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2009/12/22 | Chesster | rev. 5 | Anton Emelyanov | - | XB | Java source; Win; buggy; seems to be a previous version of Luzhin (~ same author) - note entries here: WinBoard-Forum |
2009/12/15 | Poor Little Pinkus | rev 1661571 JA | Helge Milde | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | C source; Win |
2009/12/12 | Thinker | 5.4D | Lance Perkins & Kerwin Medina | 5.4 D repo(requires registration) | XB | mp(4 threads max); own GUI; Win |
2009/11/22 | Bison | 9.11 | Ivan Bonkin | SDChess | UCI | C++ source; multiPV; Win |
2009/11/16 | GFC | 2 | Guillermo Filia | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Norbert Raimund Leisner Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Mac, Win |
2009/10/17 | Amyan | 1.72 | Antonio Dieguez | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | Win; FRC; multiPV (UCI); Java version too |
2009/10/15 | Xpdnt | 091007 JA | David B. Weller | WayBack Machine Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C source (MSVC project); Linux, Mac, Win |
2009/09/24 | Tarrasch Toy Engine | 0.906 | Bill Forster | - | UCI | C++ source; Win; engine available as part of Tarrasch GUI package, or can be downloaded separately |
2009/09/24 | Cyclone xTreme | Stormpack | Norman Schmidt (Kranium) | MVDB alt builds | UCI | C++ source; Toga/Fruit clone; FRC; Win; mp(16 threads max); multi-pv; very configurable; uses Daniel Shawul's egbb files; supports Polyglot opening books |
2009/09/17 | Tiffanys | 0.5 JA | Bernhard von Gunten | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Java source; cross-platform; built-in XBoard GUI; JA compiled build has command line switch 'xboard' to play as Winboard engine (without native GUI); SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2009/09/06 | Merlin | 2.3.1 | Balázs Jako | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2009/09/06 | Pulsar | 2009-9b | Mike Adams | - | XB | FRC; Linux, Mac, Win; many variants supported |
2009/08/27 | Demon | 1.0 | Norman Schmidt (Kranium) | - | UCI | C++ source |
2009/08/10 | Schola | 1.1.0 | Andy Platt | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C source; Win |
2009/08/05 | Geko | 0.5.3 | Giuseppe Cannella | 0.4.3 | XB | C++ source; Linux; own GUI: Pascal source for GUI |
2009/08/01 | Suff | 0.3a | Clemens Pruell | 0.3a Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2009/07/23 | AnMon | 5.75wb 5.75uci | Christian Barreteau | 5.75wb Arena | XB, UCI | XB version from CCW, UCI version from Arena |
2009/07/07 | Toga CMLX | 1.4.5e | Teemu Pudas | source + exe 1.4.5e JA (Linux) | UCI | C++ source; based on Toga/Fruit; Linux; mp; multiPV; FRC: 'CMLX' == 960 |
2009/06/24 | Awesome | 1.73 | Bill Jordan | WayBack Machine | XB | |
2009/06/16 | Toga The Killer | 1.0 | 'cirebonb' | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; based on Toga/Fruit; 'singletrans' is stronger than 'doubletrans' |
2009/05/30 | Ktulu | 9.0 | Rahman Paidar | NRL | XB, UCI | Commercial (Lokasoft) version no longer available |
2009/05/27 | Son Of Mainsworthy | 5.2.1 | Mark Ainsworth | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2009/05/23 | GNUchess4 | 4.0.80 JA | Stuart Cracraft, John Stanback, Conor McCarthy | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Tim Mann Julien Marcel Mac old build | XB | C source; own GUI (Tim Mann); Linux, Mac, Win; no relation to GNUchess version 5 |
2009/05/19 | Nanook | 0.17 | Julien Gonçalves | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | |
2009/05/18 | Blikskottel | 0.8 | Adam Oellermann | Norbert Raimund Leisner 0.8 | XB | |
2009/04/24 | Reger | 0.0.9 | Bert van den Bosch | 0.0.9, 0.0.7, 0.0.6 | XB | successor to 'JsBaM' |
2009/04/16 | Ajedrez Táctico | 2.73b DC | César Rodolfo Contreras Pérez | 2.73b | XB | C++ source (Spanish comments & var names); own GUI; Win |
2009/03/11 | Smaug | 2.2.1 | Joona Kiiski | download Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; FRC; Linux, Mac, Win; engine is a slight modification of Glaurung 2.2 by Tord Romstad |
2009/03/08 | Tactix | 2.23 | Matthias Gemuh | - | XB, UCI | Win; FRC |
2009/02/16 | Neurosis | 2.5 | Stan Arts | 2.5, 2.4, 2.1, 2.0, 1.8 Guenther Simon RWBC | XB | Win; 3D GUI version too |
2009/02/01 | Grapefruit | 1.0 | Vadim Demichev | Denis P Mendoza Posix ports (MVDB) Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | C++ source; Linux; Win; mp(16 threads); uses Daniel Shawul's egbb files; based on Toga/Fruit |
2009/01/31 | jChecs | 1.0.1 JA | David Cotton | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Java source; cross-platform + Win; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2009/01/25 | Porucznik | 9 | Mariusz Rostek | - | XB | C++ source (Polish language comments); 'Porucznik' means 'Lieutenant' |
2009/01/13 | BBChess | 1.3b | Borko Boškovic | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | C source uses glib library; Linux, Win; replaced by MinkoChess |
2008 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2008/12/29 | POS | 1.2 | Folkert van Heusden | - | XB, UCI | Java source; cross-platform |
2008/12/19 | Glaurung | 2.2 | Tord Romstad | 2.2 Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source; FRC; mp(512 threads max); multiPV; Linux, Mac, Win; replaced by Stockfish |
2008/12/12 | Brainless | 20081212 | Matthew Lai & Wieland Belka & Pawel Koziol | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source uses Boost threads, Linux, Win |
2008/12/08 | Hippocampe | 0.4.2 | Jérémy Pages | 0.4.2 | XB | C source (French language comments) |
2008/12/04 | TheMadPrune | 1.1.x builds | William H. Mowery, Jr | Kirill Kryukov JA builds CCRL Discussion Board Posix port | UCI | C++ source; mp(8+ threads max); Linux; based on Toga/Fruit |
2008/11/30 | Sinobyl | 1.5 | Eric Oldre | CCRL Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | uses Daniel Shawul's egbb files; engine formerly named 'Latista' |
2008/11/26 | Marginal | 0.1 | Alexander Turikov | SDChess | UCI | engine based on ChessAlex |
2008/11/18 | BikJump | 2.01 | Aart JC Bik | - | UCI | Linux, Mac, Win |
2008/11/14 | MicroChess | 1976 | Peter Jennings | Andre Adrian | XB | Adrian source is a mix of C and 6502 assembler; the original 6502 program runs (slowly) on an emulator; 6502 emulator by Bill Forster; Winboard capability added by Andre Adrian |
2008/10/16 | Chess | 5-23-88, Rev 0.5 | John Stanback | Jim Ablett | XB | The original 'Chess' program; only JA download is XB-compatible |
2008/10/12 | StAndersen | 1.31c rev 2 JA | Erik Robertsson | Kirill Kryukov JA builds 1.31 | XB | Win |
2008/09/24 | Matacz | 1.4 | Maciej Pestka | - | XB | |
2008/09/23 | Colossus | 2008b | Martin Bryant | 2008b WayBack Machine Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | ES download is an older version |
2008/09/16 | Kishi | 0.1 | Alex Shinn | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Scheme source code; JA compile only plays as Black; the commandline switch '-black' may be a toggle? |
2008/09/11 | QuTeChess | 1.01t rev 3 JA | Aleš Zamuda | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | UCI | C++ source with some Slovenian comments; Win; own GUI |
2008/09/08 | Kace | 0.82 JA | Aaron Baird | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds | XB | C source; Linux, Win |
2008/08/30 | KasparovX | 2.6 | Wilfredo Malave Davila | - | XB | Versions of this engine have been detected as clones of: Awesome, Beowulf, and TSCP. The author claims that the most recent version is an original engine. |
2008/08/22 | Cyrano | 0.6 beta 17 | Harald Johnsen | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB,UCI | C++ source, uses pthreads library; Win, Mac, Linux |
2008/08/19 | Heracles | 0.6.16 | Franck Tempet | - | UCI | Linux, Windows |
2008/08/19 | Vicki | 0.041a | Jaco van Niekerk | - | XB | Win |
2008/08/09 | Sachy | 0.2.01 DC | Martin Macok | 0.2.01 DC | XB | C source (MSVC); Win |
2008/08/09 | Yoda | 2.09 | Daniel Anulliero | 2.09 | XB | |
2008/08/07 | O'Chess | 1.0 JA | Oleg Trott | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | OCaml source; Win |
2008/07/29 | Chessbox gnu4j | 5.07 4j | Xan Gregg | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | Java source; Java port of GNUchess 5.07; cross-platform; SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2008/07/24 | Delfi | 5.4 | Fabio Cavicchio | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | commercial; mp(2 threads max); Pascal source for version 5.1; limit strength |
2008/06/27 | Sorgenkind | 0.4 | Steffen Basting | CC Wiki | XB | Linux, Win |
2008/06/22 | Cerebro | 3.03d | Antonio Senatore | 3.03d + 3.03b | XB, UCI | Multi-pv |
2008/06/09 | JARS | 1.75a | Daniel Anulliero | 1.75a | XB | Win |
2008/06/01 | Goyaz | 0.0.0.7 | Wander A. Ferreira Jr. | 0.0.0.7 Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2008/05/22 | BlackBishop | 1.0 | Andreas Herrmann | 1.0 | XB, UCI | |
2008/05/18 | Sage | 3.53 | David Dahlem | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2008/05/17 | NagaSkaki | 5.12 | Neels Gronewald | Norbert Raimund Leisner WayBack | XB | Win, own GUI |
2008/04/11 | Excelsior | 3.21 | Marek Klonowski | 3.21, 3.16, 2.32b | XB | requires .NET framework |
2008/04/07 | Philemon | C JA | Dominik Käser | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2008/04/06 | ChessAlex | 2.0-r4 | Alexander Turikov | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | own GUI; replaced by Marginal |
2008/04/05 | Zoidberg | 0.1 | Manuel Diaz | 0.1 | XB | Win |
2008/03/28 | DanChess | 1.08-0502 | Daniel Shawul | 1.08-0502 + cct7 Kirill Kryukov JA builds Wayback Machine | XB | C++ source; Win; mp(8+ threads max); Crafty derivative |
2008/03/25 | BigLion80 | 2.23 | Matthias Gemuh | - | XB, UCI | Primarily for 10×8 chess variants |
2008/03/24 | Marquis | 0.1.6 | Roland Marquis | - | XB | |
2008/03/09 | WildCat | 8.0 | Igor Korshunov | SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | Win; ES download is older version |
2008/03/08 | Junior | 13.8(CB) | Amir Ban | - | UCI | Commercial; mp |
2008/02/09 | Clarabit | 1.00 | Salvador Pallares Bejarano | Norbert Raimund Leisner JA Linux builds | XB, UCI | Linux; Win; uses Daniel Shawul's egbb files |
2008/02/24 | Lododcase | 240208 | Jean and Xavier Bouchet | - | XB | |
2008/02/20 | GambitFruit | 1.0 beta 4bx JA | Ryan Benitez, Fabien Letouzey | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source, Linux, Mac, Win; no source from Jim Ablett; based on Fruit; uses Scorpio bitbase egbbs |
2008/02/04 | Belzebub | 0.67 | Radoslaw Kamowski | 0.67 | XB | Win |
2008/02/02 | Zappa | Mexico II | Anthony Cozzie | JA Linux builds | XB, UCI | mp(8+ threads max); Zappa 'Mexico' is no longer available; Linux, Win |
2008/02/01 | Horizon | 4.4 | Ron Murawski | - | XB | Win; limit strength |
2008/01/21 | micro-Max (µMax) | 4.8m | Harm G Muller | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds 4.8m MB (Mac) | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; tiny program; other engines: fairy-Max, Joker, N.E.G. |
2008/01/19 | Kanguruh | 1.93 | Thomas McBurney | WayBack | XB | |
2008/01/13 | ETChess | 130108 | Erik Triki | - | XB | |
2008/01/01 | Matilde | 2008 | Andrea Lanza | WayBack Machine G-Sei | XB | Win |
2007 Releases
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2007/12/31 | Amy | 0.8.7b | Thorsten Greiner | Kirill Kryukov JA builds 0.8.7 (Linux) JA Linux builds | XB | C source; mp(2 threads max); Linux, Win |
2007/12/24 | Belka | 1.8.20 | Igor Korshunov & Yuri Osipov | SDChess | UCI | Strelka/Rybka clone |
2007/12/18 | Mustang | 4.97 | Alexey Korneychuk | - | XB | Win |
2007/12/15 | Etude | 0.12 | Jacob Hales | 0.12 | XB, UCI | |
2007/11/26 | Hopeless | 0.49 | Pawel Koziol | - | XB | Delphi source; own GUI |
2007/11/12 | Gedeone | 1620b | Luca Naddai | G-SEI | XB | |
2007/11/09 | Frank | 0.58 | Mauro Mazzieri | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | C++ source; NRL download is a Dann Corbit compile |
2007/09/28 | Hanzo the Razor | 1.1.1.1 | Vigi Varkey | Jim Ablett Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Mac, Win |
2007/09/27 | Gringo | 1.49b | Markus Binder | WayBack Machine | XB | |
2007/09/16 | KCChess | 1.14 | Konstantin 'KCC' Serebryany | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C source with good comments |
2007/09/15 | Petir | 4.999999 | Peter Alloysius | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win; Ed Schröder download is an older release |
2007/08/28 | Movei | 0.08.438 | Uri Blass | 0.08.438 | XB, UCI | Win; FRC |
2007/08/03 | Skaki | 1.23 | Greg Lazarou & Christos Philippou | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Win |
2007/08/01 | Fruit | 2.31 | Fabien Letouzey | Neil Schemenauer 2.1 & 2.31 Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds 1.0, 1.5 | UCI | C++ source |
2007/07/29 | Homer | 2.01 | Daniel Mehrmann | 2.01 | XB, UCI | FRC; Linux, Win |
2007/07/24 | Parrot | 070722 | Johanes Suhardjo | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2007/07/14 | Alaric | 707 | Peter Fendrich | - | XB, UCI |
Dead Engine List
Most of these engines are more than 10 years old. It is almost certain that active development has stopped. The engines with more recent dates have been declared 'dead' by the author or the author has died. Engines are listed in alphabetical order
Latest Date | Engine Site | Latest Version | Author | Alternate Download | Protocol | Comment |
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2003/05/25 | Abrok | 5.0 | Roman Korba | WayBack | XB, UCI | |
2007/02/12 | Ace | 0.1 | Adam Adair | Tony Mokonen | UCI | C# source |
2006/01/07 | Adamant | 1.7 | George Varentsov | SDChess | XB | |
2006/08/25 | AICE | 0.99.2 | Milikas Anastasios, Christos Boussios | - | XB, UCI | FRC, Linux |
2003/11/18 | Akiba | 0.0.20031118 | Maciej Szmit | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2004/01/31 | Alarm | 0.93.1 | Benny Antonsson, Erik Robertsson | 0.93.1 | XB | |
2007/01/06 | AlChess | 1.3WB,1.5bUCI | Alex Lobanov | SDChess | XB, UCI | |
2001/06/07 | Aldebaran | 0.7.0 | Mauro Scarpa | Guenther Simon RWBC Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2005/01/30 | Amateur | 2.86 | Will Singleton | 2.86 + 2.82 | XB | |
2008/04/22 | Anatoli | 0.35k | Martin Giepmans | 0.35k | XB | |
2006/07/15 | Anechka | 0.08 | Sergei Nefedov | SDChess | UCI | |
2006/05/04 | Ant | 2006-F | Tom Vijlbrief | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | mp(Gi-Ant:4 threads max) |
2006/12/11 | ApilChess | 1.05 rev. 1b | Ulf Lorenz, Christian Donninger | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source at engine homepage (w/ fully distributed Alphabeta-search); Win, Linux, Mac |
2004/11/13 | Arics | 0.95a | Vladimir Fadeev | SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2006/03/07 | Arion | 1.7 | Gabriel Guillory | WayBack Machine | UCI | |
2004/05/10 | Aristarch | 4.50 | Stefan Zipproth | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | |
2007/03/08 | Armageddon | 2.308 | Grzegorz Sidorowicz | WayBack Machine | XB | own GUI |
2005/12/09 | AtlanChess | 3.3 | Grant Osborne | 3.3 | XB | |
2005/03/20 | Averno | 0.81 | José Carlos Martínez Galán | 0.81 + old versions SDChess Museum | XB | |
2002/07/28 | Ax | 0.8 | Pham Hong Nguyen | 0.8 | XB | |
2005/08/23 | Ayito | 0.2.994 | Jaime Benito de Valle Ruiz | 0.2.994 | XB, UCI | FRC; Win |
2005/03/19 | BabyChess | 16 | Jérôme Kunegis | 16 + 11.1 16 HK(Linux) Norbert Raimund Leisner Wayback Machine | XB | C++ source, own GUI |
2001/08/31 | BACE | 0.46DC | Christopher Bowron | 0.46 DC 0.45 Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Mac, Win; BACE == Bowron/Abernethy Chess Engine, aka BCE == Boo's Chess Engine; 0.45 version is stronger than 0.46 |
2006/05/25 | BaChess | 1.3 | Michael Schlagmuller, Clemens Kutz | - | XB | C++ source (MSVC) available at web site |
2003/02/21 | Bestia | 0.90 | George Lyapko | WayBack SDChess Museum | XB | Mac, Win |
2003/04/22 | Betsy | 6.51 | Landon W. Rabern | 5.26 -> 6.51 Arena 1.1+Betsy Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | FRC, available as an Arena 1.1 'partner' engine |
2001/11/29 | BigBook | 3.1 | Adam Stallard | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2006/05/09 | Blitzter | 2.0 | Stephen Mann | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2003/09/21 | Bodo | 0.2b | Joel Venesse | 0.2b | XB | Win |
2004/03/20 | Braincrack | 20.03.04 | Andreas Dirks | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source, Linux |
2005/12/04 | Brama | 051204 | Rea Biagio | 051204 | XB | Win |
2001/12/15 | Bringer | 1.9 | Gerrit Reubold | 1.9 Italian site James Kearman v1.8 | XB | own GUI; limit strength; Win |
2007/04/28 | Buzz | 0.08 | Pradu Kannan | JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | Linux, Mac, Win; C source for older version |
2004/06/11 | Cecir | 3.5 | Guillermo Carvalho | Cecir collection | XB | Win; based on TSCP |
2003/07/07 | Cefap | 0.72 | Marcus Stjärnås | 0.72 | XB | Linux |
2004/04/22 | Celes [aka: 31337, Eleet] | 0.78 RWBC | Johan Hutting | 0.78 RWBC Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | |
2001/07/14 | Chad's Chess | 015 | Chad Koch | Wayback-Machine (zip-file) Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2007/11/03 | Chancellor | 1.00e | Matthias Gemuh | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | Variants play; replaced by BigLion, Taktix, & ArcBishop |
2005/09/02 | Cheops | 1.1.MY | Tristan Miller | alt homepage code 1.2 DJ(not XB or UCI) 1.1 Michael Yee Hermann Krause | UCI | C++ source; Michael Yee added UCI functionality, no time control; no other versions recognize XB or UCI; Linux, Win |
2007/06/23 | Cheoss | 0649 | Miguel Ángel Embuena Molina | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | All OS (Java program) |
2005/03/31 | Chess Rikus | 1.466 | Jeff Bishoff | - | XB | C source |
2002/01/14 | Chesscraft | 0.96 | Sune Fischer | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | replaced by Frenzee |
2007/01/02 | Chessterfield | i5a | Matthias Lüscher | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C++ source; own GUI; learning |
2003/02/20 | Chezzz | 1.0.3 | David Rasmussen | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux |
2005/02/20 | Chispa | 4.03 | Federico Andrés Corigliano | 4.03 + old versions | XB, UCI | FRC, Linux, Arena partner |
2004/07/15 | Cilian | 4.14 | François Scheurer | SJCE* Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | Win |
2007/03/21 | Clueless | 1.4 | Helmut Fett | 1.4 | UCI | |
2001/10/26 | ColChess | 8.0 | Colin Frayn | 8.0 Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2004/01/26 | Comet | B68 | Dr. Ulrich Türke | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2002/04/29 | CPP1 | 0.1038 | Folkert van Heusden | - | XB | Linux, Mac; replaced by Pos |
2004/03/21 | Crux | 5.0m | László Szalai | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2004/12/06 | DarkFusc# (DarkFusch) | 0.9 | Berlin Technical University faculty members | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Win; requires .NET framework |
1999/08/18 | DChess | 1.0.2 | Dave Wyatt | WayBack Machine Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2007/06/11 | DeepDuke | 1.0.0 | Roman Zulauf | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB, UCI | |
2000/09/28 | DeepTrouble | 1.0 | Larry Griffiths | 1.0 Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2004/06/01 | DelphiMax | 2.9 | Max Bauer | WayBack Machine | UCI | this is a MiniMAX derivative |
2006/10/08 | Diablo | 0.51JA | Marcus Prewarski | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2009/06/16 | Dika | 0.4209 | Sylvain Ladoux | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2014/08/25 | DiscoCheck | 5.2.1 | Lucas Braesch | 5.2.1 (OpenChess) Tony Mokonen Tony Mokonen(old) 5.1 Mac Kirill Kryukov JA builds (DiscoCheck + DoubleCheck) JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; engine replaced by Demolito, formerly named 'DoubleCheck', successor to BibiChess |
2010/01/09 | Doch | 1.34 | Don Dailey | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Linux, Win; replaced by Komodo |
2004/10/22 | Dragon | 4.6 | Bruno Lucas | 4.6 Arena | XB, UCI | Download XB or UCI from CCW; UCI only from Arena |
2004/09/07 | DrunkenMaster | 1.2 | Marcus Prewarski | 1.2 | XB, UCI | replaced by Diablo |
2003/01/10 | Duke | 3.0 | Carlo Pivotto | 3.0 | XB | Win |
2006/03/03 | Eagle | 0.75 | Frank Scharn | 0.71 & 0.75 | UCI | Win |
2006/07/15 | Echelon | 1.03 | Scott Gasch | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | replaced by Typhoon |
2005/04/04 | Eire | 1.0 | Pedro Castro | - | XB | replaced by Danasah |
2004/10/29 | Elephant | 1.06 | Harald Luessen | 1.06 | XB | |
2005/04/04 | Elf | 1.30 | Erdi Ata Bleda | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux; own 3D GUI |
2003/04/23 | Embracer | 1.12 | Benny Antonsson | 1.12 | XB | Win; replaced by Alarm |
2004/06/04 | Enigma | 1.14 | Kamil Przybyla | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux |
2014/12/15 | Equinox | 3.30 | Giancarlo Delli Colli and, formerly, Stefano Rocchi | 3.30 | UCI | Win; mp(32 threads max) |
2002/06/06 | Esc | 1.16 | Claudio del la Corte | Norbert Raimund Leisner SDChess Museum | XB | |
2009/04/13 | EvilKnight III | Apr 12 2009 - 13:19:11 | Ulf Bierkämper | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Mac, Win; program expired; you needed to set your clock back to use it |
2001/10/20 | Faile | 1.4.4 | Adrien Regimbald | 1.4.4 DC SDChess Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; own GUI (pouetChess); Linux, Mac, Win; JA download plays Knightmare variant |
2002/07/10 | Fauce | 0.41c | Ubaldo Andrea Farina | 0.41c | XB | |
2008/12/23 | Feuerstein | 0.4.6.1 | Fritz Grau | Tony Mokonen (0.4.6.1) 0.4.6.1 Tony Mokonen(0.4.6) Norbert Raimund Leisner (0.4.6.1) 0.4.6.1* | UCI | Pascal source (German language comments); *this version plays Crazyhouse |
2005/04/14 | Fianchetto | 2005.04.14 | Bryn Humberstone | CC Wiki Wayback Machine | XB | |
2000/05/22 | Fortress | 1.62 | Alessander Damiani | 1.62 | XB | |
2007/02/14 | FreeChess | 2.17b | Ivan Maklyakov | Guenther Simon RWBC SDChess WayBack Machine Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Pascal source for older version |
2004/12/06 | Fusc# (Fusch, Dark Fusch) | 1.09 | Berlin Technical University faculty members | WayBack Machine | UCI | Win; requires .NET framework |
2006/06/28 | Gaïa | 3.5 | Jean-Francois Romang, David Rabel | - | UCI | Linux, Mac, Win |
2002/06/05 | Gargamella | 0.50 | Nicola Rizzuti | 0.50 | XB | Win; replaced by Mizar |
2003/01/06 | Genesis | 2.0.1 b01 | Omid David Tabibi | 2.0 | XB | Win |
2001/10/23 | Gerbil | 0.2 | Bruce Moreland | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB | C source code; includes opening book code adapted from SCP (by John Stanback); Win |
2005/03/21 | GES | 1.36 | David B Weller | 1.36 Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source (older versions); Linux, Mac, Win |
2000/05/12 | Golem | 0.1 (rev.41p) | Gianluigi Masciulli | 0.4rev41 old archived site | XB | |
2006/10/08 | Gosu | 0.16 | Arkadiusz Paterek | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win, Linux |
2004/07/27 | Gothmog | 1.0 beta 10 | Tord Romstad | 1.0 beta 10, 0.48, 0.43 | XB, UCI | FRC; Win |
2004/03/14 | Green Light Chess | 3.01.2.2 | Tim Foden | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2000/02/08 | Gromit | 3.82 | Frank Schneider & Kai Skibbe | SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Linux, Sun/Solaris; For latest available engine (3.82) download from SDChess site or from NRL; Anaconda page only has version 2.20; the promised version 3.82 cannot be found on the given commercial link: don't waste your time looking for it |
2007/01/13 | GullyDeckel | 2.16pl1 | Martin Borriss | code repo Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2002/07/23 | Hagrid | 0.7.56 | Klaus Friedel | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | replaced by Snitch |
2008/11/07 | Hamsters | 0.7.1 | Alessandro Scotti | 0.7.1 | UCI | FRC; mp(8 threads max); multiPV; Mac |
2008/09/09 | HeavyChess | 0.13 | Federico Andrés Corigliano | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | C++ source (Spanish language comments) |
2004/12/30 | HokusPokus | 0.63 | Pawel Czerminski | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2004/04/26 | Holmes | 0.829e | Andreas Herrmann | 0.829e | XB | replaced by BlackBishop |
2007/03/13 | Hoplite | 2.1.1 | Frans Ekman | - | XB | C source |
2006/11/08 | IACH | 0.56Z | Manuel Diaz | 0.56Z | XB | Win |
2003/10/17 | iChess | 2.0 | Lin Liao, Tian Sang, & Ke Zheng | engine download | XB | engine also known as: “LTK” and “Homework2C: Chess Ver2.0” |
2000/06/20 | InmiChess | 3.05 | Werner Inmann | 3.05 | XB, CB | |
2010/11/18 | Inuyasha | 1.00 | Marco Meloni | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | replaced by Naraku |
2009/10/24 | IPPOLIT | many | unknown | JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C source; Linux, Mac, Win; accused of being a clone but no tangible proof has been offered: there is convincing proof that it is not; 'official' successors to the IPPOLIT codebase are: RobboLito, Igorrit, and IvanHoe with only IvanHoe under active development |
2005/10/18 | JsBaM | 0.52 | Bert van den Bosch | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | replaced by Reger |
2004/03/30 | Joana | 2004.03.30 DC | Joan Pablo Mendoza | download | XB | Win |
2006/05/08 | Jupiter | 0.01 | Michael Andersen | - | XB | Win |
2004/06/24 | KillerQueen | 2.0 beta 3 | Lorenzo Stella | 2.0b3 | XB, UCI | Win |
2004/09/13 | KingOfKings | 2.56 | Koundinya Veluri | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | own GUI |
2005/09/23 | Kiwi | 0.6b | Alessandro Scotti | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win; replaced by Hamsters |
2004/07/26 | KKFChess | 2.67 | Andrew Fan | 2.67, 2.63 2.67 Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB, UCI | replaced by Firefly |
2004/07/22 | KnightDreamer | 3.3 | Johan Melin | 3.3 JA | XB | JA download is a huge (more than 200MB) file that includes custom endgame tablebases |
1999/01/21 | La Dame Blanche | 2.0c | Marc-Philippe Huget | - | XB | C++ source to book builder available |
2003/02/28 | LambChop | 10.99 | Peter McKenzie | 10.99 | XB, UCI | Win |
2002/02/23 | LaMoSca | 0.10 | Pietro Velocchi | G-SEI | XB | C source (Italian language comments) |
2002/03/15 | LarsenVB | 0.05.01 | Luca Dormio | - | XB | Visual Basic source (Italian language comments) |
2005/06/13 | Laurifer | 1.0 | Robert Lubczynski | 1.0 | XB | Win |
2002/06/07 | Leila | 0.53h | Carmelo Calzerano | 0.53h | XB, UCI | |
2007/01/12 | LesserProphet | 1.01 | James Swafford | 1.01 Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | C++ source (C, actually); source code only; didactic: intended as a starting point for new programmers |
2002/07/07 | Lightning (The Lightning) | 2.03 | Marius Kowalczyk | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Norbert Raimund Leisner Julien Marcel Mac old build | XB | C++ source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2004/01/26 | List | 5.12 | Fritz Reul | - | XB, UCI | FRC; mp; Win |
2006/03/02 | Little Goliath | Evolution 1.0.0.18 | Michael Borgstädt | - | UCI | last XB-compatible engine: Little Goliath 2000 3.9 |
2010/05/02 | Loop | 2007 | Fritz Reul | 2007 | UCI | mp(16 threads max); Win; Fruit derivative |
2002/12/12 | Madeleine | 0.2 | Luigi Ripamonti | 0.2 | XB, UCI | |
2007/06/26 | Matant | 5.04 | Antoni Szczepanski | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Uses Scorpio bitbases |
2004/03/15 | Matheus | 2.3 | Josué Forte | 2.3 JA Linux builds | XB | Linux, Win |
2008/09/10 | MFChess | 1.3 JA | Mats Forsén | Kirill Kryukov JA builds 1.1 1.1 source | XB | C++ source code; Linux, Win |
2003/08/29 | MiniMardi | 1.3 | Juan Pablo Fernandez | Sourceforge JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Win |
2003/08/14 | MiniMAX | 1.0 | Thomas McBurney, Dieter Steinwender, & Chrilly Donninger | Wayback | XB | Basic source (original source, without McBurney changes); Win |
2001/06/29 | Mint | 2.3 | Christian Söderström | 2.3 | XB | Win |
2006/08/02 | Monarch | 1.7 | Steve Maughan | - | XB, UCI | Win |
2002/11/19 | Mooboo | 0.04E | Steffen Basting | 0.04E & 0.2b | XB | Win builds w/ various sized hash tables |
2000/11/06 | Morphy | 3.22 | Erik Walstra | 3.22 | XB | Win |
2001/09/09 | MrChess | 2.1 | Aloysius Han | 2.1 | XB | Win; formerly known as DrChess |
2004/04/28 | Murderhole | 1.10 | Eric Oldre | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | replaced by Sinobyl |
2002/04/11 | Muriel | 0.7.1 | Manuel Jesus Petit de Gabriel | 0.71 | XB | Win(cygwin); formerly known as KDLChess |
2002/12/30 | Mystery | 2.1 | Fabian Müller | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2007/03/04 | Natwarlal | 0.14 | Pallav Nawani | 0.14 Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | Linux, Mac, Win |
2004/03/29 | Needle | 0.53.1 | Mikko Nummelin | WayBack Machine Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | C source; Linux, Win |
2003/06/23 | Nejmet | 3.07 | Jean-Christophe Gabillard | Arena Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | |
2005/01/21 | Neophyte | 0.1 | William Hoggarth | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Sourceforge | XB, UCI | C source; Linux, Win |
2005/12/20 | Nero | 6.1 | Jari Huikari | 6.1 | XB | Pascal source for old version from DC; Win |
2004/09/30 | Nesik | 0.7.0 alpha | Marek Strejczek | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win; requires Borland file: vcl50.bpl |
1999/11/05 | Nimzo | 2000b | Christian Donninger | 2000, 2000a, 2000b Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Once commercial, now free; own GUI(MCS version); Win |
2002/05/14 | Noonian | 3.206 | Charles Roberson | 3.206 | XB | Win; requires cygwin dll; replaced by Ares |
2006/03/11 | NSVChess | 0.14 | Nicolas Velin | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | Win |
2006/12/13 | Omar | 3.1 | Víctor Rodríguez Doncel | - | XB | Win; own GUI |
2000/06/16 | Ozwald | 0.43 | Jori Ostrovskij | Norbert Raimund Leisner SDChess Museum | XB | |
2006/08/28 | Patzer | 3.80 | Roland Pfister | 3.80 | XB, UCI | Win; mp; FRC; own endgame bitbases |
2001/09/11 | Pentagon | 1.2 | Andrea Gatti | 1.2 | XB | Win |
2006/09/03 | Pharaon | 3.51 | Franck Zibi | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | Win; mp(4 threads max); FRC; engine formerly known as ZChess |
2006/10/30 | Pierre | 1.7 JA | Alex Boby | Kirill Kryukov JA builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Mac, Win |
2003/04/11 | Piranha | 0.5 | Martin Villwock | - | UCI | Win |
2003/11/01 | Plywood | 1.73X | Jim Bumgardner | 1.73X | XB | Win; CCW has latest version, homepage does not |
2002/12/07 | Polar Chess | 1.3 | Odd Gunnar Malin | Wayback link | XB | Win |
2004/09/24 | Pooky | 2.7 | David Dahlem | 2.7 | XB, UCI | Win |
2006/06/28 | PostModernist | 1016 | Andrew Williams | 1016 Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2002/04/23 | PreChess | 0.7.8 | José Lauro Strapasson | - | XB | Ada source with Spanish comments; Win, own GUI |
2005/04/23 | Pseudo | 0.7c | Jan Klima | 0.7c, 0.6h, 0.6 | XB | Win |
2004/07/21 | Quark | 2.35 | Thomas Mayer | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2003/07/25 | Rainman | 0.7.5 | Johnny Bigert | - | XB | Win |
2003/09/21 | Ranita | 2.4 | Jean-Yves Lallemand | 2.4 | XB | Win |
2003/12/22 | RDChess | 3.23 | Rudolf Posch | download | XB | Win |
2002/09/26 | Requiem | 0.53 | Severi Salminen | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2006/12/30 | Rival Chess | 1.18 | Chris Moreton | older code w/ ownGUI newer code w/console engine | UCI | C++ source; own GUI; Win |
2003/09/03 | Robin | 0.983 | Piotr Dachtera | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2002/07/20 | RoboKewlper | 0.047a | Kevin Markman | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2004/06/04 | SEE | 0.6.7 | Tor Lattimore | SDChess Museum | XB | Win |
2003/11/26 | Sharper | 0.17 | Albert Bertilsson | WayBack | XB | Win |
2003/03/01 | SharpChess | 0.06 | Albert Bertilsson | WayBack | XB | C# source; Win |
2010/08/30 | Shippo | 1.00 | Marco Meloni | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | |
2002/01/15 | Siboney | 1.00 | Francisco Rivera | SDChess Museum | XB | Win |
2006/09/28 | Sierzant | 0.31 | Mariusz Rostek | 0.26, 0.28, 0.31 | XB | Win |
2002/12/06 | SilkeChess | 1.2.1209 | Thomas Steinfeld | Norbert Raimund Leisner | UCI | |
2003/11/26 | Simontacchi | 1.8a | Mike Maxim | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB, UCI | C++ source (MSVC); Win |
2003/09/13 | Sinapse | 1.0 | Samuel Shoji Fukujima Goto | 1.0 | XB | Win |
2004/07/16 | Small-C | 90-3 | Eric Marathee | - | UCI | Win; replaced by Gibbon |
2014/09/04 | Smirf | MS-180g | Reinhard Scharnagl | Norbert Raimund Leisner | See comment | a “donationware” engine, it is Winboard compatible using HG Muller's Smirfoglot adapter; own GUI, but engine can be downloaded separately (as dll); variant play |
2002/06/30 | SnailChess | 4.013 | Chan Rasjid | 4.013 | XB | Win |
2006/05/14 | Snitch | 1.62 | Klaus Friedel | - | XB, UCI | Win |
2005/02/22 | SOS | 5.1 UCI | Rudolf Huber | Arena SDChess | XB, UCI | Win; multiPV; Arena partner; XB versions from SDChess are old |
2007/03/13 | SpiderChess | 070603 | Martin Giepmans | Ridderkerk 070603 | XB | Win |
2005/11/30 | SSEChess | 2.05 DC | Samuel Slutzky | 2.05 DC | XB | Win |
2003/01/31 | Stan's Chess | 1.42 | Stan Arts | 1.42 Norbert Raimund Leisner(S-Chess) Guenther Simon RWBC | XB | Win; own GUI; engine name was S-chess and is now Neurosis |
2000/09/06 | Storm | 0.6 | Sean Empey | 0.6 | XB | Win |
2002/07/01 | StrategicDeep | 1.25 | Marcin Gardyjan | 1.25 | XB | Win |
2004/10/28 | T-Rex | 1.9 beta | Christophe Drieu | 1.9beta, 1.85 | UCI | |
2001/06/06 | Tamerlane | 0.2 | Luigi Ripamonti | 0.2 | XB | Win |
2004/03/13 | Tao | 5.6 | Bas Hamstra | 5.6 | XB, UCI | Win |
2005/02/14 | Terra | 3.4 | Peter Fendrich | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2005/11/04 | Tikov Chess | 0.6.3 rev 2 JA | Martin Holder & Frederik Wass | Kirill Kryukov JA builds | XB, UCI | Win |
2009/07/04 | Toga Toy | 1.0 | Norman Schmidt | Norbert Raimund Leisner Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; based on Toga/Fruit |
2003/04/23 | Tri-OS | CS4210 | Casey Shurtliff & others | SJCE* | XB | C++/C#/Java source (Tri-language); cross-platform(Java); SJCE* indicates engine is one of many contained in the package |
2004/07/15 | The Crazy Bishop | 0052 | Rémi Coulom | - | XB | Win; also chess-related C++ source code |
2006/11/17 | Trace | 1.37a | Ross Boyd | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2004/06/28 | Tristram | 3.36 | James Swafford | 3.36 | XB | Win |
2000/04/14 | Trynyty | 1.0 | László Szalai | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | |
2007/06/26 | Tytan | 9.32 | Tomasz Michniewski | 9.32 older versions | XB | Java source to older version, new private source in C++; mp(?); Win |
2006/07/19 | Ufim | 8.02 | Niyaz Khasanov | SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | Win; FRC |
2006/07/11 | Uragano | 0.92 | Luca Naddei | 0.92 Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win; own GUI (3D) |
2003/03/20 | Usurper | 0.5 | Horace Christopher | Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2007/07/01 | VanillaChess | 2.6g JA | Shaun Press | Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2006/05/23 | Viper | 0.1 | Tord Romstad | Norbert Raimund Leisner Kirill Kryukov JA builds JA Linux builds Julien Marcel Mac builds | UCI | C++ source; mp(2,4,8 threads max); Linux, Win |
2006/10/08 | Warrior | 1.03 | Aleksandrs Saveljevs | 1.03 | XB | Win |
2006/03/18 | Witz | alpha 21 | Pradu Kannan | project page Julien Marcel Mac builds | XB | C source; Linux, Mac, Win |
2004/09/15 | WJChess | 1.64 | Jean-Francois Gazet | download | XB, UCI | Linux, Win; own GUI in 2D/3D |
2004/06/05 | Yace | 0.99.87 | Dieter Bürßner | alt homepage downloads Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB, UCI | Win; own endgame bitbases |
2002/01/18 | Yawce | 0.16 | Jakob Sandholm | 0.16 | XB | Win |
2005/03/26 | Youk | 1.05 | Loïc Cuenot | 1.05 | XB | Win |
2000/11/11 | ZChess | 2.22 | Franck Zibi | SDChess 2.0 London | XB | Win; replaced by Pharaon |
2006/06/03 | ZChess2 | 2006.06.03 | Eamonn Ramsey | 2006.06.03 | XB | Win |
2000/11/11 | Zephyr | 0.61 | Thomas Schlapp | 0.61 | XB | Win |
2007/02/11 | Zeus | 1.29 | Vadim Bykov | SDChess Norbert Raimund Leisner | XB | Win |
2004/04/06 | Zotron | 4.46 | Patrick M King | 4.46 | XB | Win |
Source Code Only List
These engines are available for download as source code only. There are no known XB or UCI builds that work correctly. Experienced programmers: Consider this a challenge! They are in alphabetical order
Engine | Author | Protocol | Comment |
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Anshul | 'sharmaharish' | XB | C++ source |
Antonius | Eric VanderHelm | UCI | C++ source |
APE | Pierre-Alexandre Pousset | XB | C source |
BinaryTurk | Tim (Theemathas) Chirananthavat | UCI | Rust source; seems to be based on RustChess; incomplete |
BishBosh | Alistair Ward | UCI | Haskell source |
BMCP | Maksim Korzh | - | C source; BMCP = Bare Minimum Chess Program; incomplete |
Breeze Chess | Mike Abbott | UCI | C# source |
Buchess | Andrei Guga | UCI | C++ source |
CacophinChess | Matthew Voss | UCI | Java source |
Chess(3) | Paul Sonkoly | UCI | Haskell source |
Chess(5) | Fergus Waugh | UCI | C++ source |
Chessboard Engine | H Danilo | XB | Java source |
ChessBot | Johannes Haupt | UCI | Java source |
Chess-Engine | Sorin Bucur | XB | C++ source (Romanian comments); incomplete |
ChessEngine | Jacob Clarity | UCI | Java source |
ChessEngine | Peter Socha | UCI | C++ source; incomplete |
Chess Zero | Samuel Graván | UCI | Python source |
Chrysaora | Dylan Green | UCI | Nim source |
Cinag | Arnaud Payement & Alexandre Chouvellon | UCI | C++ source; own GUI; buggy |
CodeWatchersChessEngine | Stanciu Catalin, Dobrin Tanase-Alexandru, Nedelcu Mihai-Ovidiu & Crac Mihai Ovidiu | XB | C++ source; random mover; incomplete |
Combustion | Brent Carmer | XB | Rust source |
CvpChessEngine | Codrin-Victor Poienaru | XB | Java source; seems complete; weak random-moving engine; Norbert Raimund Leisner |
CookieCat | Steven J Edwards | Console | Pascal source; Julien Marcel Mac builds; info |
Crust | Nick 'mkandalf' | Console | Rust source; incomplete |
Doughboy | Kyle Forrester | UCI | C source; mp(128 threads max) |
Doumi [aka Naguene] | Seung Jae (Ryan) Lee | UCI | C++ source |
Fiesty | Jeffery A Esposito | Console | C++ source; incomplete |
FirstChess | Pham Hong Nguyen | Console | C source; mostly finished, no ep or castling moves |
Groupycat | Mathieu Pigois | UCI | C++ source; not a serious engine |
Haddock | Hans Blom | UCI | Rust source |
JSSchach | Juergen Schlottke | Console | Pascal source |
Karotten | Simon Karlsson | UCI | C++ source; move generator is buggy |
Lichen | Romeao Jennings | UCI | C# source |
LTChess2 | Laurie Tunnicliffe | Console | Pascal source; engine is complete |
MochaChess | Alan Gasperini | UCI | C++ source; appears to be complete |
Molecule | Filip Karlo Dosilovic | UCI | C++ source; VICE derivative |
Morphy | 'danem' | UCI | C++ source |
Myopic | Steven J Edwards | Console | info; Julien Marcel Mac build |
Neptune | Phil Leszczynski | UCI | C++ source |
OnionChess | Theodore J Sanchez | UCI | C# source; incomplete |
Opa-Chess | Aly Anwar | UCI | C# source; incomplete; alt site 1 (Java source), alt site 2 |
PhEngin | Phillip Sopt | UCI | Python source |
PicoLisp Chess | Alexander Burger | XB | Lisp source |
Projekt Schachengine 2013 | Projektgruppe Schachengine of University of Applied Sciences | UCI | Java source; appears to be complete; project name is “PaltryChess”, but engine prints name as: “Projekt Schachengine 2013”; see also: SourceForge |
Ruci | Justin Austin | UCI | Rust source |
Sahistii Mascati Chess | 'shred2042' | XB | C++ source |
Sashimi | Jacob Jackson | UCI | Rust source |
Savant | Dalton He | UCI | Java source |
Tactician | Phil Leszczynski | UCI | Java source; buggy |
Tate | Guido Flohr | XB | C source; buggy |
TestEngine | Michael Claassen | UCI | C++ source |
UTopAI | 'DonUber' | UCI | C source; mostly finished, crashes |
Yaka | Syed Fahad | UCI | C++ source; incomplete; Norbert Raimund Leisner |
ZotChess | Matthew S Johnson & Ethan Groenow | UCI | Java source; incomplete |
Zugzwang | Diana Despa, Buse Elena Cristina, Orlando Mihail Alexandru, Rogoz Claudia-Rafaela | XB | C++ source; may be incomplete |
Withdrawn Engine List
These engines are no longer available for download from the Internet. They are in alphabetical order. German-speaking people often refer to these engines as 'retreated.'
Engine | Last Version | Author | Protocol | Comment |
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Akkad | 0.52b | many + Roberto Munter | UCI | JA Linux builds; mp; Linux, Win; Ivanhoe derivative |
Alderon | 1.0 | Norman Schmidt | XB | Norbert Raimund Leisner |
Capture | R1 | Sylvain Renard | XB, UCI | Commercial; Win |
Chess Tiger | 2007 | Christophe Théron | UCI | commercial, own (Lokasoft) GUI |
Crimson | 1.1 | Norman Schmidt | UCI | No source, but based on Viper |
Cyclops | 2.0 | Norman Schmidt | XB | C++ source; based on Toga/Fruit |
Kaissa | 1.00 | M. Donskoy, A. Arlazarov, A. Uskov & A. Bitman | Native | C source (Turbo C) - compiled edition runs under DOS Norbert Raimund Leisner |
LadyGambit | 1.0 | Carlo Pivotto | XB | 1.0 Norbert Raimund Leisner |
Latista | 1.5 | Eric Oldre | XB | renamed to Sinobyl due to lawsuit threat - Wayback Machine (download); Norbert Raimund Leisner |
LordKing | 2006 | Carlo Pivotto | UCI | Clone engine (Fruit); with Caiozzz, Light, Quartax, Serafinus - TJ Praga (link "download" > stahuj) old non-clone 4.0 |
Nimród | 4 | Gáspár László | XB | |
Onno | 1-2-70 | Onno Garms | UCI | commercial; mp(8+ threads max); Linux, Win; WayBack Machine |
The King (ChessMaster 11) | 3.50 | Johan de Koning | XB | Commercial; mp(8+ threads max); own GUI; Win; WayBack Machine |
Someday Announcement Engine List
These engines contain empty code repositories, and/or no executable files, and/or insufficient WinBoard/UCI support.
Engine | Comment |
---|---|
Alteridem | C# source; incomplete |
Anni# | empty repository |
Beast | empty repository |
Brahma | C++ source; incomplete |
Cengix | C source; engine incomplete; under development; formerly known as Yacen |
Cheapshot | C++ source; incomplete |
Checkmate | C++ source; incomplete |
Chess Engine | C source; incomplete |
Chess Engine | C++ source; incomplete |
ChessEngine | empty repository |
Chessinator | C++ source; incomplete |
Chia | Haskell source; incomplete |
Chocolatine | C++ source; incomplete; abandoned |
CuttleFish | Java source; incomplete |
DresdenChess | Kotlin source; incomplete |
Durandal(2) | C source; incomplete |
Elephant | Python source; incomplete; no relationship to original Elephant engine |
EubosChess | Java source; incomplete |
Fisherman | C# source; incomplete |
Fortiche | Fortran source; incomplete |
Fortuna | C++ source; incomplete |
Frabul | C++ source; incomplete |
FZChess | empty repository |
GoChess | Go source, incomplete |
GoChessBB | Go source, incomplete |
gpgpuchess | empty repository |
Hawat | Go source, incomplete |
I4 | C++ source, incomplete |
Illuminati Chess | empty repository |
Io | empty repository |
java_chess_game | Java source; incomplete |
Kempelen-s-Rusty-Turk | empty repository |
MagdalenaChess | Java source; incomplete |
Manado Chess | C source; incomplete and abandoned |
Meerkat Chess | Java source, incomplete |
Melee Chess | empty repository |
Mentally Challenged | Java source; incomplete and abandoned |
Morpheus | C++ source; incomplete |
Mu Chess | D source; incomplete |
Mycelium | C++ source, incomplete |
Pablo | Java source, command-line interface, cf. SourceForge , successor of Tyrannus |
Phoenix | C++ source, incomplete |
Piritonio | C# source; code badly broken |
Powny | Pony source; incomplete |
Psyco Chess | Java source; incomplete |
RandomChess | Python source; random play; incomplete |
Rasbojnik (formerly EdlChess) | Clojure source (runs on JVM); incomplete |
Rooked | C source; incomplete; formerly known as JGNchess |
ScalaChess | Scala source; own GUI; incomplete |
Sergine | F# source; incomplete |
Sigma | C# source; incomplete |
StockLion | C++ source; incomplete |
Suboptimal | C++ source; incomplete |
TADB-R | Java source; incomplete |
Tortoise | Java source; incomplete |
Turochamp | Rust source; empty repository (Hello World only) |
UCI.js | JavaScript source; incomplete |
Valkyrie | D source; incomplete |
Weak | C source; incomplete; Stockfish derivative |
Yerba | Go source; incomplete |
Zip Engine | C++ source; incomplete |