Comparison of chess video games
This is a comparison of chess video games.
General information
| Developer | First release | Latest release | License | Platform | Chess engine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1K ZX Chess | David Horne | 1983 | N/A | Commercial | ZX Spectrum | N/A |
| Battle Chess | Interplay Silicon & Synapse (C64)[1] |
1988 | 1994 | Commercial | Amiga, 3DO, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Amiga CDTV, Apple IIGS, Apple IIe, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, NES, Mac OS, PC-98, Sharp X68000, Windows 3.x | N/A |
| Battle Chess: Game of Kings | Interplay | 2014-04 | n/a | Commercial | Steam (software) | n/a |
| Chess Titans | Oberon Games | 2007 | n/a | Commercial | Windows Vista, Windows 7 | n/a |
| Fritz (chess) | Chessbase | 1992 | 2013 | Commercial | Windows Vista, Windows XP, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows 7 | Deep Fritz |
| HIARCS | Chessbase | 1980 | 2012 | Commercial | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Windows Mobile, Freescale DragonBall, ARM-based Palm OS, iPhone and iPod Touch | Deep Fritz |
| SMIRF | Reinhard Scharnagl | 2009 | Commercial | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Junior (chess) | Amir Ban and Shay Bushinsky | 2003 | Commercial | Deep Junior | ||
| DreamChess | Free | |||||
| glChess | Robert Ancell, GNOME Team | 2000 | Free | Unix-like | ||
| GNU Chess | GNU Project | 2013 | Free | Unix-like | third-party | |
| xBoard/Winboard | Tim Mann | 2013 | Free GPL | Unix-like X11 Microsoft Windows | third-party | |
| Chessmaster | Ubisoft Romania Zonic Limited (Mac OS X) |
1986 | 2007 | Commercial | MS Windows, MS-DOS, PlayStation Xbox 360 (XBLA), PSP, PS2 | |
| Shredder (chess) | Stefan Meyer-Kahlen | 1993 | 2010 | Commercial | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android | Deep Fritz |
| Wii Chess | Nintendo | 2008 | n/a | Commercial | Nintendo Wii | Loop Express |
| Rybka | Vasik Rajlich | 2010 | Commercial | Rybka | ||
| Lego Chess | 1998 | n/a | Commercial | PC, DOS | ||
| pouetChess | ||||||
| pyChess | PyChess Project | 2006 | GPL | Unix-like | third-party | |
| ChessV | Gregory Strong | 2009 | n/a | GPL | Microsoft Windows | ChessV |
| Battle vs. Chess | Targem Games Zuxxez Entertainment |
2011 | n/a | Commercial | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii | |
| Microchess | Peter R. Jennings | 1976 | n/a | Commercial | KIM-1 | Microchess |
| Pure Chess | VooFoo Studios | 2012 | n/a | Commercial | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita | Pure Chess |
| Silver Star Chess | AgeTec | 2008 | n/a | Commercial | Wiiware | Silver Star Chess |
| Power Chess | Sierra Entertainment | 1996 | 1998 | Commercial | Microsoft Windows | WChess |
| Chess Crusade | Slam Games | TBA | 2010 | Commercial | Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, iPad | |
| Chess: Secrets | ||||||
| Combat Chess | ||||||
| Wizard Chess | ||||||
| Fritz and Chesster | Chessbase | 2005 | 2010 | Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac, Nintendo DS | Deep Fritz | |
| Chess Advantage | 1999 | 2002 | Commercial | Microsoft Windows | Chessmaster, Combat Chess, Grandmaster Chess | |
| Virtual Chess | ? | 2002 | Commercial | Microsoft Windows 3.11, Microsoft Windows | ||
| Kasparov Chess | 2001 | Commercial | Playstation, Microsoft Windows | |||
| Play It Chess Challenger Chess Champion |
System 3 | Commercial | Playstation 2 | |||
| Grand Master Chess | Mastertronic | 2007 | Commercial | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Master Chess | ||||||
Gameplay
| 3D Graphics/Animated pieces mode | Variants (rules, pieces, boards) | Multiplayer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K ZX Chess | No | No | |
| Battle Chess | Yes | No | |
| Battle Chess: Game of Kings | No | No | |
| Chess Titans | No | No | |
| Fritz (chess) | |||
| HIARCS | |||
| SMIRF | Chess960, Bird Chess, Capablanca Chess, Capablanca Random Chess, Carrera Chess, Embassy Chess, Janus Chess | ||
| Junior (chess) | |||
| DreamChess | |||
| glChess | |||
| GNU Chess | No | Yes Knightmate, Capablanca and Gothic Chess, Shatranj, Courier Chess, Cylinder chess, Berolina Chess under fairymax | |
| xBoard/Winboard | No | Yes Knightmate, Capablanca and Gothic Chess, Shatranj, Courier Chess, Cylinder chess, Berolina Chess under fairymax | |
| Chessmaster | |||
| Shredder (chess) | |||
| Wii Chess | |||
| Rybka | Yes | ||
| Lego Chess | No | ||
| pouetChess | |||
| pyChess | |||
| ChessV | |||
| Battle vs. Chess | Yes | ||
| Microchess | |||
| Pure Chess | |||
| Silver Star Chess | |||
| Power Chess | |||
| Chess Crusade | |||
| Chess: Secrets | |||
| Combat Chess | |||
| Wizard Chess | |||
| Fritz and Chesster | |||
| Chess Advantage | |||
| Virtual Chess | |||
| Kasparov Chess | |||
| Play It Chess Challenger Chess Champion |
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| Grand Master Chess | |||
| Master Chess | |||
References
- ↑ "A Decade of Blizzard". IGN. 2001-02-01. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
Commodore 64 Battle Chess, Windows Battle Chess, Amiga Battle Chess II, Amiga Lord of the Rings, and Windows Shanghai were some of our early projects.