GNU Chess

chess-playing program for playing chess against the computer on a terminal or, more commonly, as a chess engine for graphical chess front-ends
VideoGame chess_playing_software Q494713
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GNU Chess

Summary

GNU Chess is a chess playing software[1]. It draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (chess_playing_software category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Chess's image is recorded as Winboard 4.2.7.png[3].
  • GNU Chess's image is recorded as Gnomechess.png[4].
  • GNU Chess's instance of is recorded as chess playing software[5].
  • GNU Chess's instance of is recorded as GNU package[6].
  • GNU Chess's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • GNU Chess's maintained by is recorded as Antonio Ceballos Roa[8].
  • GNU Chess's movement is recorded as free software movement[9].
  • GNU Chess's genre is recorded as chess video game[10].
  • GNU Chess's logo image is recorded as Official gnu.svg[11].
  • GNU Chess's developer is recorded as GNU Project[12].
  • GNU Chess's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[13].
  • GNU Chess's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[14].
  • GNU Chess's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[15].
  • GNU Chess's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[16].
  • GNU Chess's operating system is recorded as BSD[17].
  • GNU Chess's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • GNU Chess's operating system is recorded as macOS[19].
  • GNU Chess's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[20].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1.1[21].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1.2[22].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.1[23].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.2[24].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.4[25].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.5[26].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.3[27].

Why It Matters

GNU Chess draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (chess_playing_software category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . chessprogramming.org. Retrieved . chessprogramming.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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