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a free Graphical User Interface for Chess Engine Communication Protocol and UCI compatible engines running under Windows, developed by Matthias Gemuh using the [|Visual Component Library] of [|Borland's] [|C++Builder 5.0], starting as GUI for his engines BigLion, Taktix, and ArcBishop. ChessGUI has a classical frame window with multiple hierarchical [|tabbed views] on the current tournament or game document and engine outputs.
 * ChessGUI**,

=Features=

Testing Framework
While Matthias claims "ChessGUI is not WinBoard, nor Arena, nor ..., but instead it is just an idea in a pre-beta stage of conception", its sophisticated tournament modes along with its //Sample Testsuite Tools// make ChessGUI a popular framework for engine testing and to produce rating lists.

Live Broadcast
ChessGUI is able to broadcast live games via the [|internet] using TLCV by Thomas McBurney, as successfully applied during the TCEC broadcasts by Martin Thoresen. More recently, ChessGUI was incorporated in Ferdinand Mosca's aiBloodshed chess game broadcaster.

Support
ChessGUI supports various chess variants, opening books and endgame tablebases, the latter also for optional adjudication of the game result. Version **0.245f**, released in December 2013, supports the six piece Syzygy Bases.

=Screenshot=
 * [[image:ChessGUI01.jpg link="http://www.chess.hylogic.de/chess/ChessGUI01.jpg"]] ||
 * ChessGUI with Chronos and Fire playing ||

=See also=
 * aiBloodshed
 * Arena
 * WinBoard

=Forum Posts=

2007 ...

 * [|ChessGUI celebrates Jubilee !!] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, August 01, 2007
 * [|Gothic chess in ChessGUI 0.064] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, November 03, 2007
 * [|ChessGUI: enough is enough] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, November 15, 2007
 * [|ChessGUI and Carrera, Embassy, Janus] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, December 14, 2007
 * 2008**
 * [|ChessGUI 0.072] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 08, 2008
 * [|ChessGUI 0.075] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 13, 2008
 * [|ChessGUI 0.079] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 29, 2008
 * [|ChessGUI 0.085] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, April 15, 2008
 * [|ChessGUI 0.086] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, April 22, 2008
 * [|ChessGUI 0.098] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, May 26, 2008
 * [|ChessGUI 0.104] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, June 17, 2008
 * [|ChessGUI 0.112, now with wiki help file] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, July 16, 2008
 * [|ChessGUI makes a development pause] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, July 18, 2008
 * [|ChessGUI 0.123 released] by Graham Banks, CCC, September 17, 2008
 * 2009**
 * [|ChessGUI 0.136 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 24, 2009
 * [|ChessGUI 0.139 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, March 04, 2009
 * [|ChessGUI 0.144 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, March 20, 2009
 * [|ChessGUI 0.150 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, April 20, 2009
 * [|ChessGUI] by Sam Hamilton, CCC, July 11, 2009
 * [|ChessGUI 0.164 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, July 16, 2009
 * [|ChessGUI 0.168 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, October 24, 2009
 * [|ChessGUI 0.172 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, December 31, 2009

2010 ...

 * [|ChessGUI 0.173 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, January 13, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI 0.175 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, January 23, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI 0.176 is out there] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 10, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI 0.178 is out there] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 24, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI ... UCI ... Gaviota EGTB] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 25, 2010 » Gaviota Tablebases
 * [|ChessGUI 0.180 is out there] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, April 17, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI 0.181 is out there] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, May 19, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI 0.184 is out there] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, June 26, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI 0.186 is out there] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, July 05, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI 0.189 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, July 17, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI development suspended] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, July 28, 2010
 * [|Is ChessGUI really bug-free ?] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, August 13, 2010
 * [|Terminating the ChessGUI project] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, August 27, 2010
 * [|New Time Controls for WB] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, August 30, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI 0.200 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, September 28, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI is back] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, October 20, 2010
 * [|ChessGUI 0.205] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, December 01, 2010
 * 2011**
 * [|ChessGUI 0.209 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, January 21, 2011
 * [|ChessGUI 0.212 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 05, 2011
 * [|ChessGUI 0.214 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 15, 2011
 * [|ChessGUI ...] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, March 04, 2011
 * [|Importing engines into ChessGUI] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, April 02, 2011
 * [|ChessGUI 0.223 and Swiss tournaments] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, July 20, 2011
 * [|ChessGUI 0.225 and Knock Out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, August 02, 2011
 * [|ChessGUI 0.228 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, August 10, 2011
 * [|... about STS_Tool.exe (in ChessGUI package)] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, August 10, 2011
 * [|ChessGUI 0.230 and TLCV] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, August 21, 2011 » TLCS/TLCV
 * [|ChessGUI 0.235 is out] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, September 29, 2011
 * [|ChessGUI in action] by Graham Banks, CCC, December 11, 2011
 * 2012**
 * [|ChessGUI 0.239 and STS_Tool 1.3] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, July 21, 2012
 * 2013**
 * [|ChessGUI 0.240a] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, January 11, 2013
 * [|ChessGUI 0.240b] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, January 13, 2013
 * [|ChessGUI 0.240g is available] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, January 20, 2013
 * [|ChessGUI and Chess960] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 03, 2013 » Chess960
 * [|ChessGUI 0.241 available (MUST READ)] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 06, 2013
 * [|ChessGUI 0.243 is available] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, February 14, 2013
 * [|ChessGUI 0.245a is available] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, July 29, 2013
 * [|ChessGUI 0.245f is available] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, December 14, 2013 » Syzygy Bases
 * [|Graham2014-1.cgb opening book for ChessGUI] by Graham Banks, CCC, December 19, 2013 » Opening Suites

2015 ...

 * [|ChessGUI 0.245h] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, August 09, 2015
 * 2016**
 * [|no more ChessGUI] by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, March 28, 2016
 * [|Hint for ChessGUI users] by Jon Dart, CCC, April 26, 2016 » ECO
 * [|ChessGUI Timer Problem] by Dennis Sceviour, CCC, October 24, 2016 » Chess Engine Communication Protocol
 * [|Raffaela 2.15.305 beta under ChessGUI] by Norbert Raimund Leisner, CCC, December 13, 2016 » Raffaela
 * 2017**
 * [|Book ChessGUI] by Krzysztof Grzelak, CCC, March 17, 2017 » Opening Book
 * [|ChessGUI (current version) and JavaScript engines part I] by Norbert Raimund Leisner, CCC, August 23, 2017 » JavaScript

=External Links=
 * [|BigLion Homepage]

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