XBoard

XBoard, also known as WinBoard on Microsoft operating systems, is a free graphical user interface client developed by Tim Mann that is compatible with various chess engines that support the Xboard Communication Protocol such as GNU Chess.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Scid vs. PC

Shane's Chess Information Database is a powerful Chess Toolkit, with which one can create huge chess databases, run engine analysis, or play casual games against the computer or online with the Free Internet Chess Server.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows

Chessmaster

Chessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold as of 2002.

Commercial Windows

BabasChess

BabasChess is a new revolutionary Internet Chess Client for Windows.

Free Windows

Lucas Chess

The aim is to play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor.

Free Open Source Windows

PyChess

PyChess is a swift chess client originally developed for Gnome, but running well under any other linux desktops. As far as we know of.

Free Open Source Windows Linux

Chess Titans

Chess Titans brings the classic strategy game of chess to life with three-dimensional graphics and animation. Highlighted squares show where you can move your pieces.

Free Windows

Fritz

Fritz is the world’s most popular chess program, developed by ChessBase, “the world's leading chess software company” (Washington Post). Whether you are a beginner...

Commercial Windows

Shredder Chess

The Shredder chess programs by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen provide a game playing and analysis tool for everybody and are accepted as one of the best chess programs of the...

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile

ChessX

ChessX is an Open Source chess database. With ChessX you can operate on your collection of chess games in many ways: browse, edit, add, organize, analyze, etc.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Tarrasch Chess GUI

Tarrasch is a flexible, minimalist, and easy to use chess GUI. It is ideal for playing against and training with chess engines. Tarrasch has a built in engine but can...

Free Windows

iNemesis

iNemesis is a free chess program that allows you to play on the FICS (free internet chess server). iNemesis Version 5.0 is a major rewrite of previous versions. Its...

Free Windows

Brutal Chess

Brutal Chess features full 3D graphics, an advanced particle engine, and several different levels of intelligent AI.

Free Open Source Windows

Pure Chess

Experience one of the oldest known boardgames on the advanced technology of today. With ultra-realistic and unparalleled beautiful visuals you can almost reach out and...

Freemium Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad

Jin

Jin is an open source, cross platform, graphical client for chess servers, written in Java. Jin can run either as a standalone application (available at this website) or...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

HIARCS Chess Explorer

World class chess database, analysis and playing software for PC and Mac

Commercial Mac OS X Windows

ChessDB

chessdb - a free chess database for mac os x, windows, linux, and unix - like chessbase , but better.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

Thief

Thief is a free chess client written by Zon Jan to play on chess servers like the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS). Thief can be customized and supports regular chess...

Free Open Source Windows Linux

3D Hartwig chess set

3D chess game done in HTML/CSS/JS.

Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted WebKit