This is a comparison of chess video games.

General information Developer First release Latest release License Platform Battle Chess InterplaySilicon & Synapse (C64) 1988 1994 Commercial Windows, Apple II, Classic Mac OS, Amiga, 3DO, Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, FM Towns, NES, PC-98, X68000 Battle Chess: Game of Kings Interplay 2014n/a Commercial Windows Battle vs. ChessTargem GamesZuxxez Entertainment2011n/a Commercial (Topware Interactive)Windows, Mac, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure Pixel Wizards 2018 n/a Commercial Windows, Mac Chess Assistant Victor Zakharov 1988 2018 Commercial (Convekta) Windows Chessbase Mathias Wüllenweber, Mathias Feist 1987 2018 Commercial (Chessbase) Windows, Android Chessmaster David Kittinger, Kathe and Dan Spracklen, Johan de Koning 1986 2008 Commercial (Ubisoft) Various Chess Titans Oberon Games 2007n/a Included in Windows Vista and 7 Windows Vista, Windows 7 ChessVGregory Strong2009n/aGPLWindows Combat ChessMinds Eye Productions1997n/aCommercialWindows Fritz Frans Morsch, Mathias Feist, Gyula Horvath, Vasik Rajlich19912018 Commercial (Chessbase) Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS Fritz and ChessterChessbase20052010 Commercial (Chessbase) Windows, Mac, Nintendo DS GNOME ChessRobert Ancell, GNOME Team20002018FreeUnix-like GNU Chess Stuart Cracraft, John Stanback, Chua Kong-Sian, Fabien Letouzey 1984 2013 FreeWindows, Unix-like HIARCS Mark Uniacke 1980 2012 Commercial (Chessbase, Hiarcs.com)Windows, iOS, Mac, Windows Mobile, Freescale DragonBall, ARM-based Palm OS Houdini Robert Houdart 2010 2018 Commercial (Chessbase, Convekta)Windows Junior Amir Ban, Shay Bushinsky19972014 Commercial (Chessbase, Hiarcs.com) Windows KomodoDon Dailey, Larry Kaufman, Mark Lefler20102018 Commercial (Chessbase, Komodochess.com) Windows, Linux, Mac, Android Playchess Chessbase 2003 2018 Commercial (Chessbase) Windows, web Play MagnusTord Romstad20142018 Free to try with in-app purchases Android, iOS Pure ChessVooFoo Studios2012n/a Commercial (Ripstone) Windows, Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita pyChessPyChess Project20062018GPLUnix-like Windows RybkaVasik Rajlich2010 Commercial (Chessbase, rybkachess.com) Windows Shredder Stefan Meyer-Kahlen19932010 Commercial (Chessbase Shredderchess.com)Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, AndroidWar ChessSuperEmpire Interactive20032004CommercialWindows, Playstation 2 Wii Chess Fritz Reul2008n/a CommercialWii Winboard/xBoardTim Mann, Harm Geert Muller2013Free GPLUnix-like, X11, Windows

Gameplay included chess engine(s) Can open/save PGN Can import UCI engines Levels 3D or Animated pieces Variants Online multiplayer Aquarium Crafty, Delfi, Rybka, Spike multivariation, uci_elo Chess960 Battle Chess n/a Battle Chess: Game of Kings n/a Battle vs. Chess Fritz levels 1-9 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure Chessaria AICE Chess Assistant Dragon, Rybka multivariation, uci_elo Chess960 Chessbase Fritz uci_elo for analysis but no timed games Chess960 Chessmaster The King Personalities with Elo ratings Chess Titans n/a ChessV Combat Chess n/a Fritz Rybka, earlier Pandix or Fritz Friend Mode, Handicap and Fun, uci_elo Chess960 Fritz and Chesster Koenig Schwarz GNOME Chess GNU Chess GNU chess Knightmate, Capablanca, Gothic, Shatranj, Courier, Cylinder, Berolina Hiarcs Chess Explorer Hiarcs uci_elo Chessbase Houdini Houdini Friend Mode, Handicap and Fun, uci_elo Chess960 Chessbase Junior Junior Friend Mode, Handicap and Fun, uci_elo Chess960 Chessbase Komodo Komodo Friend Mode, Handicap and Fun, uci_elo Chess960 Playchess none Other players have Elo rating Chess960 Play MagnusGlaurung can choose Magnus' age Pure Chess n/a pyChessPychess engine, Stockfish Chessbase Rybka Rybka Friend Mode, Handicap and Fun, uci_elo Chess960 Shredder UCI GUI Shredder uci_elo Chess960 War Chessn/a A slider for windows, 10 levels for Playstation 2 Wii Chess Loop Express Winboard/xBoard Crafty via UCI2WB Knightmate, Capablanca, Gothic, Shatranj, Courier, Cylinder, Berolina

See also List of chess software

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