| Name |
Winboard protocol |
UCI protocol |
Chessbase protocol |
Auto232 |
ICS (FICS,ICC etc) |
Remarks |
| Arena 1.08+ |
Protocol 1&2 |
UCI 1 and 2 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Arena is a free interface |
BabasChess
|
Protocol 1&2? |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
This is a free interface for online play like Winboard. But
unlike Winboard, the Winboard engines can only be used for analysis but
not for playing. |
Bookup
|
Protocol 1 |
UCI 1 (build 16) |
No |
No? |
No? |
NA |
| Checkmate |
Protocol 1&2 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
This is a free interface for online play like Winboard. But
unlike Winboard, the Winboard engines can only be used for analysis but
not for playing |
| Chess
Academy 6 |
Protocol 1 |
UCI 1(for Chess Academy 7 Office Deluxe) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Supports Millennium Chess System [MCS] as well |
| Chess Assistant 6 |
Protocol 1&2 |
UCI 1 , but not the light version |
No |
Yes |
Yes (ICC only) |
Supports Millennium Chess System [MCS] as well |
| Chessbase
GUI like Fritz 5.32&6&Deep Fritz,Junior 6&7,Hiarcs
7.32,Shredder 5.32 |
Yes,if use with old adaptor but with problems |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
NA |
| Newer
Chessbase GUI eg Fritz 7 (with patch),Hiarcs 8,Junior 8 |
Yes, If use old adaptor but with problems |
UCI 1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Playchess server only) |
Winboard engines are generally converted to UCI engines
using
Malin's wbtouci adaptor because of problems with the old winboard
adaptor |
| Chessbase Shredder 6
|
Yes comes with a adaptor |
UCI 1,if updated to Fritz 7 Interface |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Playchess server only) |
Bundled together with Shredder 6 UCI interface (See below) |
| Chess Commander
|
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes(Chess Planet) |
Limited shareware does not have Winboard support. |
| Chessgui (BigLion)
|
WB 1&2 |
UCI 1&2 |
No |
No |
No |
Freeware, pre-alpha |
| "Classic" Shredder
|
Yes comes with a adaptor |
UCI 1 and 2 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Bundled together with Shredder 6 CB interface (See above) |
| Chess Dragon |
Protocol 1 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Shareware database |
| Chessmaster 8000/9000 |
Protocol 1 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Chessmaster 8000/9000 is a Winboard engine |
| Chesspad
|
Protocol 1&2 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Free PGN viwer |
| Chess
Partner 5.0.0.4 |
Protocol 1&2 |
UCI 1 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
NA |
Chess Vision
|
Protocol 1&2 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Seems to be dead |
Chess Vu
|
No |
UCI 1 |
No |
No |
No,but analyses log files |
Shareware product,database functions |
Eboard
|
Protocol 1&2 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Eboard is a linux interface for playing online |
ECTool
|
Protocol 2 only |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Email manager tool for correspondence chess |
Gandalf 5.1
|
Protocol 1&2 |
UCI 1 |
No |
Yes |
? |
Sold by Rebel, Gandalf 5.1 (the engine) is Winboard
compatible only |
iNemisis
|
Protocol 1&2 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
This is a free interface for online play like Winboard. But
unlike Winboard, the Winboard engines can only be used for analysis but
not for playing |
Jose
|
Protocol 1&2 |
UCI 1 |
No |
No |
No |
Graphical database windows and linux |
Knightx
|
Protocol 1&2 |
UCI 1 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Not for windows. |
NetChess
|
Protocol 1&2
|
UCI 1 and 2
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Freeware, connects 2 players over network using TCP/IP (LAN)
or in internet/intranet |
| Pirat |
No |
UCI 1 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Commerical, in german |
| SCID |
Protocol 1&2 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
SCID is a free Chess database |
| Shredder
5 |
Yes,comes with a adaptor |
UCI 1 |
No |
Yes |
No |
Shredder 3 to 5 Supports Millennium Chess System [MCS] as
well |
| Sigma Chess 6.1
|
No |
UCI |
No |
No |
No |
For OS X and Classic Mac OS |
| Slibo
5 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
yes |
Linux |
| Thinkerboard
|
Protocol 1 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Thinkerboard a free interface |
| Wildcat GUI |
Protocol 1 and 2 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Privateware |
| Winboard
|
Protocol 1&2 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
The original interface to support Winboard protocol |
| Ychess |
Protocol 1 &2? |
UCI 1 |
No |
No |
No |
Shareware |
