glChess

glChess is an open source 2D/3D chess interface for the GTK+/Gnome desktop. It is designed to have a clean and simple interface. Games can be played between human players and compatible 3rd party artificial intelligences.

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Screenshot of version 0.9.2 (new models)

Screenshot of version 0.9.3 (now with game history)

Screenshot of version 0.9.4: Now with translations

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License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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danieldangol Posted 2012-11-06

i dont like the way it uses vector path file (lineto moveto and curveto) .... it would be nice if it would use direct svg files for piece and 3ds for 3d. hope you to add that feature ... i'm eager to use custom designed pieces in glchess. easy level isn't easy enough.. i think that very easy option should be added...although program is nery nice ...

Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Languages

English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Panjabi, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Gnome, GTK+, OpenGL

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python GNOME Software, Python Board Games, Python Chess Games

Registered

2000-05-31

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