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Linux Engine List
Here is a list of chess engines that run under Linux.
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Alphabetical Index
- AdaChess
 
- AICE
 
- Alex
 
- Alfil Chess
 
- Ali Baba (JA)
 
- Alice (JA)
 
- Amoeba
 
- Amundsen (JA)
 
- Andscacs
 
- Animats
 
- Arasan
 
- Arminius
 
- Asymptote
 
- Atlas
 
- Baby Chess
 
- BBChess
 
- Belofte
 
- Beowulf (JA)
 
- BetaFish
 
- Betsabé (JA)
 
- BikJump
 
- Bitfoot
 
- BlackMamba Chess
 
- Bruja (JA)
 
- Brutal Chess
 
- BSC - b0n0 Simple Chess
 
- Bullucks
 
- Bumblebee
 
- Butcher / Rzeźnik
 
- Butterfly Chess
 
- Buzz
 
- Capa chess
 
- Casper
 
- Cassandre (JA)
 
- Cefap
 
- Cheese
 
- Chenard
 
- Cheng
 
- Chengine
 
- Chesley the Chess Engine (JA)
 
- chess0
 
- Chess 3 (Python Chess)
 
- Chess 4.1
 
- Chess Applet - Homeostatic Chess Player
 
- Chess-at-nite
 
- ChessNovice
 
- Chess One (JA)
 
- Chispa
 
- Cilian
 
- CINAG
 
- Cinnamon
 
- Clarabit
 
- Claudia
 
- Clever Girl
 
- Clubfoot
 
- Coiled
 
- ColChess
 
- Comet
 
- CPP1
 
- Crafty (JA)
 
- CrazyWa
 
- Critter
 
- Cuckoo Chess
 
- Cyclone
 
- Cyrano
 
- DanaSah
 
- Daydreamer (JA)
 
- Deepov
 
- Deep Sjeng
 
- Delocto
 
- Demolito
 
- Dendron (JA)
 
- Diablo (JA)
 
- Dirty
 
- DiscoCheck
 
- Djinn
 
- Donna
 
- DoubleCheck (JA)
 
- Dragontooth
 
- Dreamer
 
- Drunkenmaster
 
- Dumb
 
- Ecere Chess
 
- Eeyore
 
- Elf Chess
 
- El Turco
 
- Embla
 
- Engendrov
 
- Enigma
 
- Enko
 
- EXchess (JA)
 
- Faile
 
- Fairy-Max
 - FE Chess
 
- Fianchetto (POSIX-compliant binaries)
 
- Fimbulwinter (JA)
 
- Firenzina (MH)
 
- Fortress - no longer available
 
- FoxSEE
 
- Fridolin
 
- Fruit
 
- Gaïa
 
- Gambit
 
- GarboChess (JA)
 
- Gaviota
 
- Geko
 
- GES (JA)
 
- Ghost
 
- Giraffe
 
- Giuchess (JA)
 
- Gk (JA)
 
- Glaurung
 
- Glyph Chess
 
- GNU Cheese
 
- GNU Chess (JA)
 
- Gosu
 
- Grapefruit
 
- GreKo (JA)
 
- Gromit - no longer available
 
- Hactar
 
- Hakkapeliitta
 
- Hedwig
 
- Heracles
 
- Hermann
 
- HoiChess
 
- Homer
 
- Igel
 
- IIchess
 
- Ildtiadar
 
- Irina Chess
 
- Isa
 
- Ivanhoe
 
- j2chess
 
- Jabba
 
- Jacksprat
 
- Jazz
 
- Jellyfish
 
- Jester (JA)
 
- JFresh
 
- JikChess
 
- Joanna (JA)
 
- Jonny
 
- K2
 
- Kace
 
- Kenny (JA)
 
- King´s Out
 
- Kiwi
 
- KMTChess (JA)
 
- KnightCap (JA)
 
- KnightX / Techno Chess
 
- Komodo
 
- Kurt (JA)
 
- Laser
 
- LCZero
 
- LEOpard
 
- Magnum Chess (JA)
 
- Mango Paola Ajedrez
 
- Markovian - Blog
 
- Marvin
 
- Matheus
 
- MatMoi
 
- Merlin
 
- MiniMardi
 
- Mizar (JA)
 
- Mochachess
 
- Monik (JA)
 
- Monolith
 
- Morphy Chess
 
- MSKCP (JA) - MSCP (JA)
 
- Myopic
 
- NapoleonPP
 
- Natwarlal
 
- Needle
 
- N.E.G.
 
- Nilatac
 
- N2
 
- OBender (JA)
 
- Octochess
 
- Oli Think (JA)
 
- Onno Chess - development of this project ended
 
- Paladin
 
- ParrotX
 
- Pepito (JA)
 
- Phalanx (JA)
 
- PicoLisp Chess
 
- Pierre
 
- Pigeon
 
- Plisk
 
- Poor Little Pinkus (JA)
 
- POS
 
- Postduif
 
- Pouet Chess
 
- Project Invincible
 
- Prophet (JA)
 
- Protector (JA)
 
- PulChess
 
- PyChess
 
- QueenBee
 
- RataAeroespacial
 
- Redqueen
 
- Resp (JA)
 
- RobboLito
 
- Robocide - current edition is private
 
- Roce
 
- Rocinante (JA)
 
- Rodent
 
- Roque Chess Engine
 
- Ruffian
 
- Sabertooth
 
- Sabrina
 
- Sapeli
 
- Scidlet (JA)
 
- Scorpio (JA)
 
- SCP - Stanback´s Chess Program (JA)
 
- SCTR
 
- SecondChess
 
- Senpai
 
- SF - Al Qahtani
 
- Shallow
 
- Shredder
 
- Simon (JA)
 
- Simplex (JA)
 
- Sissa (JA)
 
- Sjaak
 
- Sjeng
 
- Slibo (JA)
 
- Sloppy (JA)
 
- Small Potato
 
- SmarThink
 
- Smash
 
- Smaug
 
- Soldat (JA)
 
- Sophy
 
- Sorgenkind
 
- Spark
 
- Spartan
 
- Squared Chess
 
- Stockfish (JA) - Development Edition
 
- Sungorus (JA)
 
- Sunsetter
 
- Supra
 
- Táltos
 
- Teki Random Mover
 
- Texel
 
- The Baron
 
- Tiffanys
 
- Tiny Chess
 
- Toga (JA)
 
- Trappist
 
- TSCP (JA)
 
- Tucano Chess Engine
 
- Typhoon (JA)
 
- Tyrannus
 
- Umko - project is closed
 
- Warrior
 
- Wattung
 
- Weini
 
- Wing (JA)
 
- Winter
 
- Witz
 
- WJChess
 
- Xadreco
 
- Xiphos
 
- Xpdnt (JA)
 
- Yace
 
- Yacht! - Yet Another Chess 3D
 
- Zappa
 
- ZCT (JA)
 
- Zeta Dva (JA)
 
- Zorgus
 
- ZZZZZZ (JA)
 
Contributors
Thanks to Norbert Raimund Leisner for creating this list!