decaf – Java chess client

Last Updated on July 10, 2021

decaf is a Java based chess client for the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) with attractive board and piece sets.

FICS is a server for chess players to play against each other over the Internet.

There is an optional speech pack available which enables speak notifications, speak tells, speak partner tells etc.

decaf is highly configurable.

Features include:

• Autosave game.
• Sought graph.
• 23 multiple boards.
• Piece sets.
• Custom events.
• Custom buttons.
• Logging including console log, channel log and direct tell log.
• Log games in PGN format.
• Prevent idle logout.
• Smartmove.
• Premove (True and Queued).
• Bughouse support.
• Speech functionality.
• Auto Promote.

Website: code.google.com/archive/p/decaf-chess-interface
Support:
Developer: Carson Day, Sergei Kozyrenko, John Nahlen
License: GNU GPL v3

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