Command-line tool

gnu-chess

brew/gnu-chess

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Chess-playing program

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install gnu-chess

Linux

brew install gnu-chess

Start an interactive chess game

gnuchess

[Interactive] Play a move using algebraic notation

e4

Enable graphic mode, showing chess pieces instead of letters

gnuchess -g

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