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 * XBoard** is a graphical user interface for the Chess Engine Communication Protocol running under the Unix operating system based on the [|X Window System], originally developed by Tim Mann as GNU Chess interface . In Fall 2013, Joshua Pettus managed to port XBoard to MAC OS X using the native [|Quarz Graphics layer].

=Screenshot=
 * [[image:XBoardMac.JPG link="http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=52964"]] ||
 * XBoard using [|Quarz], no [|X11/XQuartz] needed! ||

=See also=
 * Chess Engine Communication Protocol
 * CPW-Engine_com
 * Engine Testing
 * GNU Chess
 * Pondering
 * UCI
 * WinBoard
 * XBoard Engines

=Forum Posts=

1990 ...

 * [|xboard datapoint] by Paul Vaughan, gnu.chess, January 29, 1991
 * [|xboard v1.2] by Chris Sears, gnu.chess, June 14, 1991
 * [|reading in a position and playing in xboard] by Lewis Stiller, gnu.chess, February 20, 1992
 * [|GNU Xboard introductory letter] by Stuart Cracraft, gnu.chess, May 16, 1992

1995 ...

 * [|XBoard version 3.5] by Tim Mann, rgc, January 03, 1997
 * [|Re: Using Timeseal with Xboard] by Tim Mann, rgc, February 12, 1997
 * [|XBoard and WinBoard, version 3.6.0] by Tim Mann, rgc, May 09, 1997
 * [|xboard/WinBoard 4.0.0 available] by Tim Mann, rgc, June 21, 1998

2000 ...

 * [|Using 2 machines for matches (Linux)] by Jon Dart, CCC, June 24, 2001 » Linux
 * [|XBoard and WinBoard, version 4.2.6] by Tim Mann, gnu.chess, February 03, 2002

2005 ...

 * [|Safe I/O (repeated)] by Fabien Letouzey, Winboard Forum, February 11, 2005
 * [|Re: gnuchess/xboard protocol] by Hans Eric Sandström, gnu.org, May 19, 2006
 * [|Running very fast games in xboard] by Mathieu Pagé, CCC, January 20, 2009

2010 ...

 * [|XBoard and epd tournament] by Vlad Stamate, CCC, January 31, 2010 » Chess Engine Communication Protocol, Engine Testing
 * [|Problem using XBoard + Polyglot + Zippy on FICS] by Ben-Hur Carlos Langoni, CCC, November 15, 2010 » Polyglot, Free Internet Chess Server
 * 2011**
 * [|xboard and engine match using remote machine] by Frank Phillips, CCC, September 18, 2011
 * 2012**
 * [|XBoard / WinBoard 4.6.0 released] by H.G.Muller, CCC, March 11, 2012
 * [|xboard time control settings] by Frank Phillips, CCC, May 12, 2012
 * [|XBoard beta tar ball] by H.G.Muller, CCC, April 10, 2012
 * [|XBoard Installation for Dummies - Request] by Richard Allbert, CCC, July 18, 2012
 * 2013**
 * [|OSX Xboard/Winboard.app 4.7.2 Release Thread] by Joshua Pettus, Winboard Forum, October 15, 2013 » Mac OS
 * [|OSX Xboard 4.7.2 .app] by Joshua Pettus, CCC, October 16, 2013 » Mac OS
 * [|Shogi in Unix/Linux?] by Joshua Pettus, Winboard Forum, October 19, 2013 » Shogi
 * [|XBoard native Mac App] by Harm Geert Muller, Hiarcs Forum, December 18, 2013 » Mac OS
 * 2014**
 * [|New XBoard feature: ICS Console] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, February 03, 2014
 * [|Ping, Xboard, and Cutechess-cli] by Miguel A. Ballicora, CCC, March 04, 2014 » Cutechess-cli
 * [|for Chess-variant authors] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, September 17, 2014
 * [|WinBoard/XBoard 4.8.0 released] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, October 18, 2014
 * [|Xboard issue] by Robert Hyatt, CCC, October 30, 2014

2015 ...
> [|Re: Test epd for Linux ?] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, March 28, 2016
 * [|Large Shogi variants in XBoard] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, August 07, 2015 » Shogi
 * [|XBoard for Mac: Zippy problems] by Steven Edwards, CCC, August 29, 2015 » Mac OS
 * [|Suggestions for XBoard documentation] by Steven Edwards, CCC, August 30, 2015 » CECP
 * [|Piece graphics] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, October 19, 2015 » 2D Graphics Board
 * [|xboard: -keepAlive option no longer working at FICS] by Steven Edwards, CCC, November 24, 2015
 * [|xboard issue] by Robert Hyatt, CCC, November 25, 2015
 * [|xboard: Spurious undo after a new game and first move] by Steven Edwards, CCC, December 09, 2015
 * 2016**
 * [|Pi Zero compiling XBoard] by Richard Allbert, CCC, February 06, 2016 » Raspberry Pi
 * [|XBoard interactive help] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, March 10, 2016
 * [|Xboard sluggish on OSX] by Marcel van Kervinck, CCC, March 12, 2016 » Mac OS
 * [|Test epd for Linux ?] by Jean Arthuin, CCC, March 25, 2016 » EPD, Linux
 * [|Release of XBoard 4.9.0 soon] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, April 07, 2016
 * [|Sjaak II, Wa Shogi and XBoard 4.9] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, April 25, 2016 » Shogi, SjaakII
 * [|Einstein wuerfelt nicht] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, July 03, 2016 » EinStein würfelt nicht!
 * [|Crashing engines (Linux)] by Harm Geert Muller, CCC, September 18, 2016 » Linux, Process

=External Links= > [|What is new in XBoard/WinBoard 4.9.0?] by H.G. Muller > [|Betza notation and XBoard] > media type="youtube" key="5JW4VaXFXig"
 * [|Chess Engine Communication Protocol] by Tim Mann & H.G. Muller
 * [|hgm.nubati.net Git - xboard.git/summary]
 * [|XBoard News] by H.G. Muller
 * [|XBoard - GNU Project] - Free Software Foundation
 * [|Tim Mann's xBoard page]
 * [|Winboard/XBoard UML state diagram] by Alessandro Scotti
 * [|bug-xboard mail archive]
 * [|XBoard from Wikipedia]
 * [|X Window System from Wikipedia]
 * [|Chess art] by Maurizio Monge » Pieces, 2D Graphics Board
 * Brand X - [|X-Communication] (1992), [|YouTube] Video

=References= =What links here?= include page="XBoard" component="backlinks" limit="200"
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