ChessX is a chess database application for collecting, organising, studying and analysing games. It is designed for players who need more than a basic chessboard and want to maintain searchable collections of games or prepare for openings and opponents.
Multiple databases can be opened at the same time. Games can be browsed with their variations, edited with comments and annotations, searched by text or position and organised for later study. An opening tree displays moves arising from the current position and can assist with opening preparation.
ChessX works with UCI and WinBoard/XBoard chess engines for position and game analysis. It also integrates opening and endgame resources and can connect to the Free Internet Chess Server. Recent development has expanded integration with Lichess material and improved handling of Scid databases.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Loads and saves databases in Portable Game Notation format.
- Works with multiple chess databases simultaneously.
- Browses and edits games with variations, comments and annotations.
- Searches databases by text or chess position.
- Displays an opening tree for the current position.
- Analyses positions using UCI and WinBoard/XBoard chess engines.
- Includes facilities for preparing openings and studying opponents.
- Provides a training mode which hides the next move.
- Integrates Stockfish and supports Nalimov and Syzygy endgame tablebases.
- Reads Scid databases and can read and write Lichess Studies.
- Connects to the Free Internet Chess Server.
Website: github.com/Isarhamster/chessx
Support:
Developer: Jens Nissen and contributors
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
ChessX is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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