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joetheplumber
Nov 26, 2008
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I run linux on my computer and I was wondering if anyone had any imput on a good chess program. Years ago I learned to play chess on CM5500, i remember it had useful tools for learning to play better and I was wondering if there is anything similar for linux.

Ubuntu 8.04

Thanks, Galen

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easyb
Nov 26, 2008
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#2

AS far as I know, there aren't any programs as comprehensive as Chessmaster available for linux, but SCID with any free engine like crafty would probably be a good start.

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pyhpm
Jan 7, 2009
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#3

PyChess with the GNUChess engine on a linux netbook (Acer Aspire): quite happy about it.

I am still looking for a chess database (SCID is available with Fedora 9 RPM not straightforwrd to setup on my machine or Chess DB)

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joetheplumber
Jan 8, 2009
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#4

thanks for these answers guys, ill try them out and ppst back if I like them.

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SteveM
Dec 1, 2009
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#5

try eboard - it can use almost any engine (crafty or gnuchess are two of the best).