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 56 Wikipedia views per month (chess_playing_software category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Chess's instance of is recorded as chess playing software[3].
  • GNU Chess's instance of is recorded as GNU package[4].
  • GNU Chess's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • GNU Chess's maintained by is recorded as Antonio Ceballos Roa[6].
  • GNU Chess is associated with the free software movement movement[7].
  • GNU Chess's genre is chess video game[8].
  • GNU Chess's developer is recorded as GNU Project[9].
  • GNU Chess's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[10].
  • GNU Chess's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[11].
  • GNU Chess's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[12].
  • GNU Chess's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[13].
  • GNU Chess's operating system is recorded as BSD[14].
  • GNU Chess's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • GNU Chess's operating system is recorded as macOS[16].
  • GNU Chess's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[17].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1.1[18].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1.2[19].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.1[20].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.2[21].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.4[22].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.5[23].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.3[24].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.6[25].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.7[26].
  • GNU Chess's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2.0[27].

Body

Publication

GNU Chess's genre is chess video game[8]. It is part of GNU Project[28].

Subject and Themes

GNU Chess is associated with the free software movement movement[7].

Why It Matters

GNU Chess draws 56 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.[29] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . chessprogramming.org. Retrieved . chessprogramming.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . 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.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → —
    Maintained by → Antonio Ceballos Roa
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    Inception → +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z
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