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title: Install gnuchess on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of gnuchess for Linux - Plays a game of chess,
  includes GUI and CLI. Run "gnuchess.readme" for more information!
url: https://snapcraft.io/gnuchess
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# gnuchess

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* [Daniel Manrique (tomechangosubanana)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/tomechangosubanana "View all snaps from Daniel Manrique (tomechangosubanana)")
* [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games)

latest/stable 1.0.1

Install latest/stable of gnuchess

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install gnuchess
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* gnuchess

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 17 May 2019 - latest/stable

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/Roadmaster/gnuchess-snap](https://github.com/Roadmaster/gnuchess-snap "https://github.com/Roadmaster/gnuchess-snap")

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### Contact

* [daniel.manrique@canonical.com](mailto:daniel.manrique@canonical.com "mailto:daniel.manrique@canonical.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/gnuchess#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/gnuchess#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/gnuchess#tab-security)

#### Plays a game of chess, includes GUI and CLI. Run "gnuchess.readme" for more information!

Gnuchess is an updated version of the GNU chess playing program. It is now based on the fruit chess engine and uses the UCI chess engine protocol. It has a simple alpha-numeric board display, and is also compatible with frontends like xboard, scid and eboard.
This snap package also includes the xboard graphical frontend, which can be used either to play with gnuchess as an engine, or over the internet on any ICS-compatible service.
Run "gnuchess" for the CLI engine, "gnuchess.xboard" for the GUI frontend, and "gnuchess.readme" for more information.

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## Install gnuchess on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/ubuntu)