PyChess is available in a number of different formats. You can get it from source, from tarballs or from the different linux repositories. For more information, check out HowToInstall on the wiki.

Linux

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  Fedora

  Simply run yum install pychess

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  Debian / Ubuntu

  Simply run apt-get install pychess

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  Gentoo

  Simply run emerge pychess

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  Arch Linux

  Simply run pacman -S pychess

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  Other

  You can download a tarball from our downloads list. Once unpacked, you can run it directly or install it on you system, by following the README file.

OSX & Windows

While there has been progress on porting PyChess to Windows, there are not currently any stable releases.

The main issue is the way PyChess communicates with engines, which is built tightly around the unix process model. If feel like helping out, you are heartly welcommed to check You & PyChess, and specifically contact Leonardo Gregianin.