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gnu-chess

brew install gnu-chess v6.3.0 GPL-3.0-or-later

Chess-playing program

16
30-day installs · #7339
55
90-day · #7063
422
365-day · #5506

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This formula also downloads the additional opening book.  The
opening book is a PGN file located in $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/gnu-chess/6.3.0/share/doc/gnu-chess that can be added
using gnuchess commands.
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