![[screenshot normal game]](graphics/xboard-4.4.0.png)
New XBoard pages coming soon...
-In the meantime please use -Tim's Xboard pages.
+ +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.
+ +The current stable version is 4.2.7
+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: 4.4.0.beta1 (2009-07-15)
+ +For development sources and other information, please see the XBoard project page at savannah.gnu.org.
+ +At the moment we are working hard on version 4.4.0, which should be out soon (that is summer 2009)
+A snapshot of the latest source code is available at the git repository on Savannah.
+We also have test-packages available for debian (link will be available in the next few days, that is mid of 2009-07) and opensuse (rpm). Furthermore you can get a .tar.gz and a Windows executable from alpha.gnu.org/gnu/xboard. Keep in mind that these are still beta.
+ +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.
+ + +These are screenshots taken from the development version 4.4.0
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+![[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)
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+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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