---
name: "pychess"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pychess"
version: "1.2.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pychess"
---

# pychess(1)

chess graphical user interface for several chess engines

## NAME

pychess - chess graphical user interface for several chess engines

## DESCRIPTION

pychess provides a fully featured, nice looking, easy to use chess client for the gnome-desktop.

The client should be usable both to those totally new to chess, and those who want to use a computer to further enchance their play.

## Features

\* Tabbed interface

\* pgn+epd read/write support

\* Hints and spymode

\* xboard/cecp engine support

\* Builtin python based engine

\* Openingbook using sqlite

\* Clean interface and dialogs

\* Builtin move validator

\* Legal move highlighting

\* Supports drag'n'drop.

## HOMEPAGE

https://pychess.github.io/

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Varun Hiremath \<varunhiremath@gmail.com\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).