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GNOME Chess

Play the classic two-player board game of chess

by The GNOME ProjectVerified

GameBoard & CardsFree software· GPL-3.0-or-laterAll ages
Snap (recommended) Gentoo
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About

GNOME Chess is a simple chess game. You can play against your computer at three different difficulty levels, or against a friend at your computer. Computer chess enthusiasts will appreciate GNOME Chess’s compatibility with nearly all modern computer chess engines, and its ability to detect several popular engines automatically if installed.

Required configuration

Requires: a screen with its shortest side at least 360 px. Recommends: mouse or touchpad, touch screen.

Additional information

Project

Developer
The GNOME Project
Publisher
Ken VanDine
License
GPL-3.0+ (free software)What this license lets you do
Languages
74 languages

Install

Available via
Flatpak · Snap (2) · Arch Linux (2) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · openSUSE · Alpine Linux · Void Linux · Solus · Gentoo · Nixpkgs
All 14 packagings

Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Candidate build), AUR (Git build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Nixpkgs, openSUSE, Alpine Linux, Void Linux, Solus, Gentoo (Candidate build)

Flatpak sandbox
Limited access

Runs in a sandbox with no access to your personal files or devices beyond what's listed.

About this data

Sources
19 independent sources agree
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
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How each source lists it (14)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
Flathub (Flatpak)GNOME Chess50.1Official buildGPL-3.0+Play the classic two-player board game of chess
Snap StoreGNOME Chess49.2—GPL-3.0+Play the classic two-player board game of chess
Snap Store (Candidate build)GNOME Chess49.2—GPL-3.0+Play the classic two-player board game of chess
AUR (Git build)gnome-chess-git43.2+6+g389df74-1—GPLPlay the classic two-player boardgame of chess
Debiangnome-chess1:48.0-1+b1Distribution build—simple chess game
Ubuntugnome-chess1:49.2-2Distribution build—simple chess game
Fedoragnome-chess50.1Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-later AND CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND CC0-1.0GNOME Chess game
Arch Linuxgnome-chess50.1-1Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterPlay the classic two-player boardgame of chess
Nixpkgsgnome-chess50.0Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterPlay the classic two-player boardgame of chess
openSUSEgnome-chess50.0Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterChess Game for GNOME
Alpine Linuxgnome-chess50.0-r0Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterPlay the classic two-player boardgame of chess
Void Linuxgnome-chess50.0_1Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterGNOME chess user interface
Solusgnome-chess48.0Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterGNOME Chess Game
Gentoo (Candidate build)gnome-chess50.1Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterPlay the classic two-player boardgame of chess

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