Recently so many new chess GUI appears and old updated.
I need something very basic but it should be simple and friendly:
1) Builds itself from sources on Linux.
2) Easy copy-paste import and export of fens and pgns.
3) Setup opponents, time control and remember the last setting as default for future.
4) Maintain a list of engines with their UCI options.
5) Raw UCI input-output window (ideally with possibility to type custom commands to engines).
More analysis and tournament options are welcome but not for the cost of usability of basics.
Suggest me a GUI
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Re: Suggest me a GUI
Point 5 could be a deal breaker. XBoard satisfies nearly all of that, when you start if from a terminal and redirect the debug output to a terminal. But there would be other stuff in the debug output than just the UCI traffic.
At one time there were even commads to type stuff for directly sending it to the engine, but I am not sure whether we kept that.
Of course XBoard is open source, so what it doesn't do can easily be added.
At one time there were even commads to type stuff for directly sending it to the engine, but I am not sure whether we kept that.
Of course XBoard is open source, so what it doesn't do can easily be added.
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Re: Suggest me a GUI
Yes, xboard or cutechess-gui:
https://github.com/cutechess/cutechess
No other options with your catalogue in mind I think.
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https://github.com/cutechess/cutechess
No other options with your catalogue in mind I think.
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Re: Suggest me a GUI
Just curious why you need source of the GUI?
From my experience, a new comer may need 6 months to 2 years hard working to understand a medium size GUI. A simple task such as compiling it may take a few days if you don’t have ready compilers and/or using-knowledge. Modifying a GUI may take a huge effort and time.
Do you have plenty of free time?
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The most features chess GUI, based on opensource Banksia - the chess tournament manager
The most features chess GUI, based on opensource Banksia - the chess tournament manager
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Re: Suggest me a GUI
Not sure if it fits your needs. I was able to compile Corechess on Arch Linux by installing the Dot Net SDK and pulling down it's Git Repo. If you are Debian based, there might be a Deb package or you may be able to use it via Flatpak.
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Re: Suggest me a GUI
The Linux version of Arena does not come with source, but it does all of that stuff, including the UCI dialog display
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Re: Suggest me a GUI
I've been using the Qapla GUI for a little while now.
Hopefully Volker Böhm keeps working on it because it's really slick, especially for how new it is.
Hopefully Volker Böhm keeps working on it because it's really slick, especially for how new it is.