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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/ ht

by 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

by pk2200 13y ago

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?

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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