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A chess engine generates moves, but is accessed via a command-line interface with no graphics. A dedicated chess computer has been purpose built solely to play chess. A graphical user interface (GUI) allows one to import and load an engine, and play against it. A chess database allows one to import, edit, and analyze a large archive of past games.
Millennium 3D chess is a three-dimensional chess variant created by William L. d'Agostino in 2001. It employs three vertically stacked 8×8 boards , with each player controlling a standard set of chess pieces .
The PC version supports stereoscopic 3D and the game box includes 3D glasses. [8] [10] 35 chess sets are included. [8] Some of the sets have to be unlocked by winning a certain number of ranked games. [9] Other new features include an online ranking system, a create-a-tournament mode, and a tutorial mode called Chessmaster Academy. [2]
Fritz is a German chess program originally developed for Chessbase by Frans Morsch based on his Quest program, ported to DOS, and then Windows by Mathias Feist. With version 13, Morsch retired, and his engine was first replaced by Gyula Horvath's Pandix, and then with Fritz 15, Vasik Rajlich's Rybka.
Steve Panak for ANALOG Computing said "although Sargon III is an excellent program, its price makes it a best buy only for the chess enthusiast who desires a complete library." [ 3 ] James Delson for Family Computing said "All this flexibility makes Sargon III a great and patient opponent, and a fine tutor, as well."
Computer chess IC bearing the name of developer Frans Morsch (see Mephisto). Chess machines/programs are available in several different forms: stand-alone chess machines (usually a microprocessor running a software chess program, but sometimes as a specialized hardware machine), software programs running on standard PCs, web sites, and apps for mobile devices.
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Houdini is a UCI chess engine developed by Belgian programmer Robert Houdart. It is a derivative of open-source engines IPPOLIT /RobboLito, Stockfish , and Crafty . Versions up to 1.5a are available for non-commercial use, while 2.0 and later are commercial only.