Pychess

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Pychess game.
Pychess game.
Pychess game in FICS.
Pychess game in FICS.

PyChess is a free software to chess games, created by Thomas Dybdahl Ahle. PyChess is written in Python language, licensed under the free GPL license. As per 22th of May 2008, PyChess is the first best rated app at GnomeFiles.

Features include are:

  • CECP and UCI Engine support
  • Free online play on the FICS chess servers
  • Read and writes the PGN, EPD and FEN chess fileformats
  • Builtin Python based engine
  • Undo and pause functions.
  • Board and piece animation
  • Drag and drop
  • Tabbed interface
  • Hints and spyarrows
  • Openingbook sidepanel using sqlite
  • Scoreplot sidepanel
  • "Enter game" in pgn dialog
  • Internationalised or figure pieces in notation
  • Optional sounds
  • Legal move highlighting
  • A nice and accessible look

[edit] See also

  • GlChess

[edit] External links

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