Haundrix Chess is a free open source chess program that can be used for playing against your computer and for viewing/editing your PGN files.
It ships with three chess engines with different playing styles: Crafty 23.0, GNU Chess 5.07.9b and Sjeng 11.2. They're all configured with a built in openings book to make for an interesting game. When playing against Crafty it's possible to adjust the engine skill to match your playing strength.
Currently, it's main features are:
- cool move animations and sound effects,
- a sleek user interface with smart one-click move input,
- several piece sets to choose from,
- a move history view with standard algebraic notation and figurine symbols,
- human vs human, human vs computer and computer vs computer matches under time controls,
- import from/export to PGN file format.
OS: Windows, Linux 32 and 64 bit
In order to run Haundrix Chess you need to have Java installed, version 6 or later.
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 Rewarded as an Excellent Freeware Program by the Primewares staff
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