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XBoard is a graphical user interface for chess. It displays a chessboard on the screen, accept moves made with the mouse, and load and save games in Portable Game Notation (PGN). It serves as a front-end for many different chess services, including:
+XBoard is a graphical user interface for chess in all its major +forms, including international chess, xiangqi (Chinese chess) and +shogi (Japanese chess), in addition to many minor variants such as +Losers Chess, Crazyhouse, Chess960 and Capabanca Chess. It displays a +chessboard on the screen, accepts moves made with the mouse, and loads +and saves games in Portable Game Notation (PGN). It serves as a +front-end for many different chess services, including:
XBoard runs on Unix and Unix-like systems that use the X Window +System.
+ +The project also includes a port to 32-bit Windows systems called +WinBoard.
+Development for Winboard as well as downloading it, reporting bugs +and any other requests can be done at the same places as for +XBoard.
+ +The current stable version +is: 4.4.0
+It can be found on the main GNU ftp server: +http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ (via http) and +ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ (via ftp).
+The bare Winboard binaries can also be found at those locations in +the winboard directory +(http,ftp). +An installer package for Windows together with several engines and +other useful files can be found at +the Winboard +forum.
+ +It can also be found on one of the mirrors +of ftp.gnu.org; +please use a mirror if +possible.
-XBoard runs on Unix and Unix-like systems that use the X Window System. The project also includes a port to 32-bit Windows systems called WinBoard.
+Current unstable version: is: 4.4.1.pre.
-For development sources and other information, please see +the XBoard project +page at savannah.gnu.org.
-Tim's original pages are still available.
+A snapshot of the latest source code is available at +the git +repository on Savannah.
+Documentation for XBoard is available online, +as is documentation for most GNU software. You +may also find more information about XBoard by +running info xboard or man xboard, or by +looking at /usr/doc/xboard/, +/usr/local/doc/xboard/, or similar directories on your system.
-Xboard can be found on the main GNU ftp server: -http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ -(via http) and -ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ -(via ftp). -It can also be found on one of the mirrors of -ftp.gnu.org; -please use a mirror if -possible.
+These are screenshots taken from version 4.4.0 (click to enlarge).
+For development sources and other information, please see the Xboard project page at savannah.gnu.org.
+A snapshot of the latest source code will be made available soon.
+If you have any questions, please check out our FAQ.
-Documentation for Xboard is available online, as -is documentation for most GNU software. You may -also find more information about Xboard by running info xboard -or man xboard, or by looking at /usr/doc/xboard/, -/usr/local/doc/xboard/, or similar directories on your system.
--If you have any questions, please check out our FAQ. -
+Xboard has two mailing lists: +
XBoard has two mailing lists: <bug-xboard@gnu.org> and <xboard-devel@gnu.org>.
The main discussion list is <xboard-devel@gnu.org>, -and is used to discuss most aspects of Xboard, including development and -enhancement requests. Please send bug reports to <bug-xboard@gnu.org>.
+and is used to discuss most aspects of XBoard, including development +and enhancement requests. Please send bug reports +to <bug-xboard@gnu.org>. -Announcements about Xboard and most other GNU software are made on +
Announcements about XBoard and most other GNU software are made on <info-gnu@gnu.org>.
To subscribe to these or any GNU mailing lists, please send an empty @@ -95,26 +172,28 @@ Or you can use the mailing list web interface.
+A very active forum is the WinBoard Forum (where our current main developer HGM can be found).
+ +If you think you found a bug, please check the bugtracker for open and already closed bugs. If you found a new bug, please, file a bug-report either via our bug-related email list or in the bugtracker. -
Xboard is currently being maintained by Tim Mann and Arun Persaud. Please -use the mailing lists above for contact.
- -Please remember that development of Xboard, and GNU in general, is a +
Please remember that development of XBoard, and GNU in general, is a volunteer effort, and you also can contribute. For information, please read How to help GNU.