Chess
glChess is a 2D/3D chess game, where games can be played between a combination of human and computer players. glChess detects known third party chess engines for computer players. While now part of Gnome Games glChess has a long history...
glChess is written in Python and uses GTK+ and Cairo to render the chess board. 3D support is optionally available using OpenGl, using the Python OpenGL and GtkGLExt libraries. As with most modern 3D programs hardware acceleration is recommended but it should run OK in software. glChess is bundled with GNU Chess as the default chess AI.
glChess is a part of Gnome Games. There are still stand alone versions of glChess in the wild, some information about the old versions is here for historical reasons.
Contributing to glChess
You can contribute in a number of ways to the Gnome Games project. There is a beginners guide to compiling glChess to get you started.
Help report/triage/solve glChess bugs!
Add/perform tests in the test plan.
Screenshot of glChess
Network Support
Chess features networked multiplayer since 2.21.4, where human players can compete online.
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