Windows

Note: The Stockfish chess engine is a command line program. You may want to use it in your own UCI-compatible chess GUI.

Instruction set / CPU
⚡️ BMI2: recommended for most Intel processors and AMD Ryzen (Zen 3) details
⚡️ AVX2: recommended for AMD Ryzen (Zen, Zen+, Zen 2) details
🐢 64-bit: Maximally compatible but slow

If you still want to remove certain default apps (be careful!), you’ll have to disable SIP first, then remove the app, and then enable SIP again. – Again: be careful, since you may damage things!!! Restart your computer in Recovery mode (during boot hold Command (⌘) and R). Launch Terminal from the Utilities menu. Chromecast built-in is a technology that lets you cast your favorite entertainment and apps from your phone, tablet or laptop right to your TV or speakers. In the Chess app on your Mac, do any of the following. Set the level of difficulty: Choose Chess Preferences, then drag the slider toward Faster or Stronger to decrease or increase the difficulty or speed (not available when you’re playing another person). Change the look of a game: Choose Chess. About This Mac shows information about the Mac it is running on, such as the hardware, serial number, and macOS version. Archive Utility. Archive Utility (BOMArchiveHelper until Mac OS X 10.5) is the default archive file handler in macOS. It is usually invoked automatically when opening a file in one of its supported formats.

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macOS

The easiest way to get started is with the Stockfish app:

If you want the engine only, you can get it through Homebrew:brew install stockfish

Linux

Note: The Stockfish chess engine is a command line program. You may want to use it in your own UCI-compatible chess GUI.

Instruction set / CPU
⚡️ BMI2: recommended for most Intel processors and AMD Ryzen (Zen 3) details
⚡️ AVX2: recommended for AMD Ryzen (Zen, Zen+, Zen 2) details
🐢 64-bit: Maximally compatible but slow

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iOS

One app that we recommend is SmallFish:

Android

One app that we recommend is DroidFish:

If you want the engine only, you can binaries: Android, version 13 (zip).

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Use Chess on your Mac to play a match online, against your computer, or even against yourself.

Play a game

In the Chess app on your Mac, do any of the following:

Challenge your Mac or a person to a game: Choose Game > New.
Tip: When you start a new game, move the pointer over the items in the Variant and Players pop-up menus to get information about them.
Play a match online: Sign in to Game Center, choose Game > New, click the Players pop-up menu, then choose Game Center Match.
Get hints: Choose Moves > Show Hint. An arrow points to where you should move the piece. If the level of difficulty is set to Faster, hints aren’t available.
Take back a move: Choose Moves > Take Back Move for each move you want to undo.
See moves: Choose Moves > Show Last Move; an arrow points from the piece’s originating square to its new square. To see all the moves made during a game, choose Moves > Game Log.

Customize a game

In the Chess app on your Mac, do any of the following:

Set the level of difficulty: Choose Chess > Preferences, then drag the slider toward Faster or Stronger to decrease or increase the difficulty or speed (not available when you’re playing another person).
Change the look of a game: Choose Chess > Preferences, then choose a style for the board and pieces.
Change the viewing angle of the board: Click and hold any corner of the board, then adjust the viewing angle using your mouse or trackpad.
Hear moves spoken: Choose Chess > Preferences, select the checkboxes for the moves you want to hear, then choose the voices.

Use spoken commands

Make sure keyboard dictation is on in Dictation preferences.

Mac Os Default App

In the Chess app on your Mac, choose Chess > Preferences, then select Allow Player to Speak Moves.
When you see the feedback window (it shows a microphone icon with a fluctuating loudness indicator), press the shortcut key (the key you specified in Dictation preferences), then speak a command.
Try not to hesitate while speaking.

You can use spoken commands for the following actions:

The Default Mac Chess App

Action	Spoken command example
Move a piece	“Pawn e2 to e4”
Capture a piece	“Pawn e5 takes f6” Download safari 9 for mac.
Drop a piece	“Drop bishop at g4” (only for crazyhouse games) Takken7 game under size download for androis. Top game apps for mac.
Promote a pawn	“Pawn e7 to e8 promoting to queen”
Castle	“Castle kingside” or “Castle queenside”
Take back a move	“Take back move”

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