BSD Ports

games/py-pychess 1.0.4_3 DragonFly

GTK chess client written in Python

System
DragonFly
Repository
DPorts
Maintainer
[email protected] (as in FreeBSD)
License
GPLv3
Categories
games, python
Package size
11016.8 KiB, 39846.0 KiB installed

Description

PyChess is a gnome-inspired chess client written in Python.

Features

\* CECP and UCI Engine support
\* Free on-line play on the FICS chess servers
\* Read and writes the PGN, EPD and FEN chess file formats
\* Built-in Python based engine
\* Undo and pause functions
\* Board and piece animation
\* Drag and drop
\* Tabbed interface
\* Hints and spy arrows
\* Opening book side panel using sqlite
\* Scoreplot side panel
\* "Enter game" in pgn dialog
\* Internationalised or figure pieces in notation
\* Optional sounds
\* Legal move highlighting
\* A nice and accessible look

In the other systems

SystemPortVersion
DragonFlygames/py-pychess1.0.4_3
FreeBSDgames/py-pychess1.0.4_3
MidnightBSDgames/py-pychess1.0.4_3
HardenedBSDgames/py-pychess1.0.4_3
GhostBSDgames/py-pychess1.0.4_3

Install

Binary package:

pkg install pychess

From DPorts:

cd /usr/dports/games/py-pychess && make install clean

Dependencies

Run dependencies 21

No port depends on this one.

Configuration

No options to configure.

Service scripts
none

Message after installing

PyChess can let you play against others online.

To play against your own computer, install one or more of the
game-engines:

	* games/crafty
	* games/gnuchess
	* games/phalanx
	* games/sjeng
	* games/stockfish