![[screenshot normal game]](graphics/xboard-4.4.0.png)
New XBoard pages coming soon...
-In the meantime please use -Tim's Xboard pages.
+ +Documentation can be found here.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +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.
+ +You can find the download section for Winboard at +the Winboard +Forum.
+ +Development for Winboard, reporting bugs and any other requests can +also be done at the same places as for XBoard (see below).
+ +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).
+ +It can also be found on one of the mirrors +of ftp.gnu.org; +please use a mirror if +possible.
+ +Current unstable version: is: 4.4.1.20091022.
+ +For development sources and other information, please see +the XBoard project +page at savannah.gnu.org.
+ +A snapshot of the latest source code is available at +the git +repository on Savannah.
+ +You can also find an archive of old versions on the ftp server.
+ +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.
+ +The Chess Engine Communication Protocol can be found here.
+ +These are screenshots taken from version 4.4.0 (click to enlarge).
+
+![[screenshot bughouse game]](graphics/xboard-4.4.0-variant.png)
+![[screenshot bughouse game]](graphics/xboard-4.4.0-showgi.png)
+![[screenshot bughouse game]](graphics/xboard-4.4.0-petite.png)
+![[screenshot bughouse game]](graphics/xboard-4.4.0-XQ.png)
+
+If you have any questions, please check out our FAQ.
+ + +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>.
+ +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 +mail with a Subject: header of just subscribe to the relevant +-request list. For example, to subscribe yourself to the GNU +announcement list, you would send mail to <info-gnu-request@gnu.org>. +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. + + + +
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.
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