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Open Source Alternatives to Chessbase/Fritz?

23rd January 2008, 10:39am

#1

by gwfhegel
Philadelphia United States

Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 44

I have older versions of Chessbase and Fritz but find them hard to use and buggy. Are there open source alternatives to Chessbase and Fritz and where can I get them?  I would like to use Crafty to analyze my games for example.

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23rd January 2008, 11:45am

#2

by hicetnunc
Neuilly-sur-Seine France

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 3359

Scid for database

Arena for interface

Any UCI engine to play (Toga and Loop are among the strongest and are stronger than Fritz)

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23rd January 2008, 12:06pm

#3

by erik
Mountain View, CA United States

Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 10174

winboard + crafty or toga II

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24th January 2008, 06:57am

#4

by gwfhegel
Philadelphia United States

Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 44

Thanks!

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13th November 2008, 05:02pm

#5

by ChessCarpenter
Franklinville, NJ United States

Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 24

This site has many open source UCI engines...but the site is in French!?

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/lefouduroi/tournois/uci/uel.htm

You can still navigate it and figure out what engine you like though.

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13th November 2008, 05:04pm

#6

by gwfhegel
Philadelphia United States

Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 44

Thanks chesscarpenter!

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13th November 2008, 05:24pm

#7

by Phobetor
Eindhoven Netherlands

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 1215

Crafty?? Why would anyone use Crafty? It sucks compared to other engines, really...

http://www.rybkachess.com/free/Rybka22n2.zip

Rybka 2.2, from the Rybka series which has been World Computer Chess Champion for ages, is free for download there and stronger than any grandmaster in the world. Crafty however would lose to most of the top 100 players in the world.

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