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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:

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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:

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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.

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XBoard runs on Unix and Unix-like systems that use the X Window +System.

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Other information

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Winboard

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Tim's original pages are still available.

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The project also includes a port to 32-bit Windows systems called +WinBoard.

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Development for Winboard as well as downloading it, reporting bugs +and any other requests can be done at the same places as for +XBoard.

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Downloading XBoard

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Downloading XBoard/Winboard

stable version

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The current stable version is 4.2.7

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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; +http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ (via http) and +ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/ (via ftp).

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The Winboard binaries can also be found at those locations in the +winboard directory +(http,ftp) + or at the Winboard forum.

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It can also be found on one of the mirrors +of ftp.gnu.org; please use a mirror if possible.

development version

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Current unstable version: 4.4.0.beta1 (2009-07-15)

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Current unstable +version: see git repository.

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For development sources and other information, please see the XBoard project page at savannah.gnu.org.

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For development sources and other information, please see +the XBoard project +page at savannah.gnu.org.

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At the moment we are working hard on version 4.4.0, which should be out soon (that is summer 2009)

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A snapshot of the latest source code is available at the git repository on Savannah.

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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.

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A snapshot of the latest source code is available at +the git +repository on Savannah.

Documentation

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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/, +

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.

Screenshots

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These are screenshots taken from the development version 4.4.0

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These are screenshots taken from the development version 4.4.0 (click to enlarge).

+ [screenshot normal game] + [screenshot bughouse game] + [screenshot bughouse game] + [screenshot bughouse game] + [screenshot bughouse game]

Links

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We will add links soon for special topics, such as: computer chess, bughouse and other topics.

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Frequently Asked Question(FAQ)

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Maintainer

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XBoard is currently being maintained by Tim Mann, Arun Persaud and H.G. Muller. Please -use the mailing lists above for contact.

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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.