Best Chess GUI ?

[chesskobra]

I have difficulty compiling cutechess on linux (Xubuntu 24.04). It seems I need QStringRef

Code: Select all

lib/src/chessengine.h:25:10: fatal error: QStringRef: No such file or directory
   25 | #include <QStringRef>
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.

But I could not figure out what qt5 package to install. Some suggestions say installing qt5-default, qt5-base-dev etc. but they are not to be found on Ubuntu. Should I install qt6-base-dev (there is no qt6-default either)? I have a working older version of cutechess, but the recent release has some features I would like (for example, different time controls for two engines).

I already have the following - git build-essential cmake qtbase5-dev qtbase5-dev-tools libqt5svg5-dev.

[chessica]

What is the best chess GUI for testing engines?
I use Fritz 16 GUI but you can't enter unconventional positions.
Arena is from 2015 and Lucas Chess maybe or others ?
A GUI which also allows you to automate series of tests

Thanks

Arena!

[Sylwy]

Arena 3.5.1 is the best of the best.
Anyway, a perfect GUI doesn't exist. Commercial interests...be sure!

[jefk]

depends on the purpose

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hi there,

I like all of the GUIs.
Can see in each of the GUIs nice ideas.

And the best of all is ...
From time to time newer GUIs are available for us.

Each X-Mas I am looking in detail.
X-Mas time is for me "GUI time" for search and find the details to interesting features the programmers added.



Best
Frank