10 of the Best Free Linux Chess Apps
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"Chess is a recreational and competitive board game
played between two players. It is a very popular game, played by
millions across the world, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and
in tournaments.
"Chess has the virtue of being suitable for people of all ages.
It has many positive attributes such as to help individuals develop
their memory, improve and enhance their concentration, as well as
logical thinking. It also promotes and improves imagination and
creativity. Chess is one of those games that takes a few days to
learn and the rest of your life to master, with the game being a
never ending learning process, even for the top players.
"The game is played on a square chessboard with 64 squares
arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. Each player controls 16 pieces,
and the object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king.
"Linux chess software generally is separated into a "front end"
application and a "chess engine". There is a wide range of
chess-playing software for Linux, which can defeat most master
players under tournament conditions. Computer chess has been a
phenomenal success, aiding chess analysis, and allowing players to
play when no human opponents are available. Other types of chess
software include chess databases and tournament managers. Chess
databases provide a convenient way to store your own games, a
time-efficient method to study, and offers access to statistics
about your own games and of titled chess players."
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