DroidFish is a feature-rich graphical chess user interface, combined with the very strong Stockfish chess engine.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
Sweden
EU
Check vs Mate Alternatives
Check vs Mate is described as 'Battle vs. Chess is a computer game version of chess developed by Targem Games and Zuxxez Entertainment and published by TopWare Interactive. It was released on May 17, 2011 for PC (Windows and Mac), PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and Wii in Europe' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Check vs Mate for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Android, iPhone and Mac apps. The best Check vs Mate alternative is Lichess, which is both free and Open Source. Other Check vs Mate like games are Chess.com, scidCommunity, DecodeChess and Scid vs. PC.
Alternatives list
- 27 DroidFish Chess alternatives
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- itch.io
France- EU
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Open Chaos Chess is a variation of chess where you can pick the piece that moves, but the moves are random. As such, you no longer win by checkmates. Instead, you win by eliminating your opponent's pieces.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Android
Magic Chess 3D is a magical game of kings and queens of England that will teach you how to play chess. Tap a chess piece to make a move. Attack the opponent’s pieces to capture the king. It's as simple as that! The more you play, the sooner you'll become the chess master!
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
Echo Chess is the viral daily puzzle game: you become what you eat. Play Classic, Epic, Zen Mode, for free. Transform as you capture in this mobile web chess variant.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
United States
33 Chess Titans alternativesChess Titans is a chess game with 3D graphics developed by Oberon Games and included in Windows 7. It is a fully animated, photorealistic interactive game with ten difficulty levels. It can be played by two participants, or one player against the computer.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
+1
54 Fritz alternativesFritz is the world’s most popular chess program, developed by ChessBase, “the world's leading chess software company” (Washington Post). Whether you are a beginner, club player or professional – Fritz has everything that chess players could want: automatically adjusting...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Germany- EU
49 Brutal Chess alternativesBrutal Chess Brutal Chess features full 3D graphics, an advanced particle engine, and several different levels of intelligent AI, inspired by the once popular Battle Chess.
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
The Shredder chess programs by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen provide a game playing and analysis tool for everybody and are accepted as one of the best chess programs of the world. Since 1996 Shredder has won thirteen titles as World Computer Chess Champion which makes Shredder the most...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Windows Mobile
- Android
- iPhone
- Java Mobile
- iPad
- Germany
- EU
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Chess openings visualized from over 800 million Lichess games, 2 million tournament games and 1 million chess engine games.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Tarrasch is a flexible, minimalist, and easy to use chess GUI. It is ideal for playing against and training with chess engines. Tarrasch has a built in engine but can just as easily be used with other UCI engines such as Rybka or Houdini.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
United Kingdom
46 Jin alternativesJin is an open source, cross platform, graphical client for chess servers, written in Java. Jin can run either as a standalone application (available at this website) or as an applet, directly from your browser (available at the chess server's website).
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
