Chess

Chess is a classic board game. This page is to help players explore their options.

Groups
Games require your user to be in the games group.

Phalanx
Phalanx is an engine that is more human like than others. It is not impossibly difficult.

Gnuchess
Gnuchess is absurdly difficult. Gnuchess has a cli front end, or the engine its self can be used for other front ends.

Gnome-Chess
Gnome Chess is a high quality front end that supports multiple chess engines, 2d graphics and 3d graphics.

Pouetchess
Pouetchess is an all in one chess program. It is 3d and consumes the entire screen. It has several levels of difficulty, though it does not have an absolutely no resistance mode where you can easily check mate the opponent.

PVP
some chess programs only support player vs player.

Chessdb
as far as 666threesixes666 (talk) can tell, chessdb only supports pvp mode, and no internet/networked mode.

unreviewed
666threesixes666 (talk) didnt get to reviewing free internet chess server aka fics, eboard, xboard, knights, or pychess.

External Resources

 * http://www.freechess.org