ChessX is a chess database application.
With ChessX you can operate on your collection of chess games in many ways: browse, edit, add, organize, analyze, etc.
ChessX is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Load and save PGN files.
- Work with multiple databases simultaneously.
- Browse games, including variations.
- Enter moves, variations, comments.
- Setup board, copy/paste FEN.
- Search header (click on columns in GameList header).
- Display opening tree for current position.
- Analyze using UCI and Winboard/Xboard Chess engines.
- Training mode (next move is hidden).
- Integrated Stockfish engine.
- Lichess Opening Databases.
- Nalimov and Syzgy Tablebases.
- Play Online on Free Internet Chess Server (FICS).
- Read support for Scid binary database (*.si4)
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
Website: chessx.sourceforge.io
Support: SourceForge Project Page, GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Jens Nissen
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
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