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Would you mind naming some good chess engines for Mac, Windows and Linux? (I know this can be googled, but I value the recommendation from a credible source).

pk2200 13y ago
Stockfish (ranked #2 on the various computer rating lists) runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, Android. It's also free and open source! http://stockfishchess.org/ http://stockfishchess.org/ https://github.com/mcostalba/Stockfish https://github.com/mcostalba/Stockfish
- pk2200 13y ago
  The Stockfish team has made tremendous progress recently, thanks to 1) putting the code on Github and accepting patches, and 2) building an open, distributed testing framework that tests every patch by playing thousands of games. http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests
  - charlieflowers 13y ago
    OMG, that is cool! Testing by playing 1000's of games, like QuickCheck for chess.
- kristofferR 13y ago
  What's the best open source GUI for it?
  - deleted 13y ago
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  - bmjunk 13y ago
    Google "Scid vs Mac"
  - tmbsundar 13y ago
    Arena and Lucas chess are good. I like Lucas for it's simplicity though. And it is fun for my kid to play with. It comes with a tutor option also. http://lucaschess.pusku.com/ http://lucaschess.pusku.com/ http://www.playwitharena.com/?Download http://www.playwitharena.com/?Download Edit: Not sure if all of these are Open source though. But they are free.
  - llimllib 13y ago
    As far as I was able to tell, when I was interested in chess a few months ago, there is no acceptable Mac GUI for Stockfish.
  - pk2200 13y ago
    Try 'Scid vs PC' or ChessX. You'll get a good-looking GUI, plus some cool database features. http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/ http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/ http://chessx.sourceforge.net/ http://chessx.sourceforge.net/ A cool feature people may not know about - many of these GUIs allow you to play two engines against each other. It's fun to watch two strong programs slug it out. :)
  - mahmoudhossam 13y ago
    It also works with GNOME Chess.
- a3_nm 13y ago
  By the way, matches are currently ongoing to determine if Stockfish should be ranked #1 or not. http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php
tmbsundar 13y ago
Houdini is the best now. v 1.5 is free http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm
super_mario 13y ago
Stockfish is amazingly strong. It's the world's second strongest engine (after Houdini) and completely free and open source. On average modern hardware (say core i7 CPU) it's rated around 3250 ELO. I also have HIARCS chess (rated 3190 ELO on my hardware) which is notable for its human like play, but Stockfish kills it almost every single time.

pk2200 13y ago

Stockfish (ranked #2 on the various computer rating lists) runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, Android. It's also free and open source! http://stockfishchess.org/ http://stockfishchess.org/ https://github.com/mcostalba/Stockfish https://github.com/mcostalba/Stockfish

pk2200 13y ago
The Stockfish team has made tremendous progress recently, thanks to 1) putting the code on Github and accepting patches, and 2) building an open, distributed testing framework that tests every patch by playing thousands of games. http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests http://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests
- charlieflowers 13y ago
  OMG, that is cool! Testing by playing 1000's of games, like QuickCheck for chess.
kristofferR 13y ago
What's the best open source GUI for it?
- deleted 13y ago
  [deleted]
- bmjunk 13y ago
  Google "Scid vs Mac"
- tmbsundar 13y ago
  Arena and Lucas chess are good. I like Lucas for it's simplicity though. And it is fun for my kid to play with. It comes with a tutor option also. http://lucaschess.pusku.com/ http://lucaschess.pusku.com/ http://www.playwitharena.com/?Download http://www.playwitharena.com/?Download Edit: Not sure if all of these are Open source though. But they are free.
- llimllib 13y ago
  As far as I was able to tell, when I was interested in chess a few months ago, there is no acceptable Mac GUI for Stockfish.
- pk2200 13y ago
  Try 'Scid vs PC' or ChessX. You'll get a good-looking GUI, plus some cool database features. http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/ http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/ http://chessx.sourceforge.net/ http://chessx.sourceforge.net/ A cool feature people may not know about - many of these GUIs allow you to play two engines against each other. It's fun to watch two strong programs slug it out. :)
- mahmoudhossam 13y ago
  It also works with GNOME Chess.
a3_nm 13y ago
By the way, matches are currently ongoing to determine if Stockfish should be ranked #1 or not. http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php

tmbsundar 13y ago

Houdini is the best now. v 1.5 is free http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm

super_mario 13y ago

Stockfish is amazingly strong. It's the world's second strongest engine (after Houdini) and completely free and open source. On average modern hardware (say core i7 CPU) it's rated around 3250 ELO. I also have HIARCS chess (rated 3190 ELO on my hardware) which is notable for its human like play, but Stockfish kills it almost every single time.