Arena is a free Graphical User Interface (GUI) for chess. Arena helps you in analyzing and playing games as well as in testing chess engines. It runs on Linux or Windows. Arena is compatible to UCI and Winboard protocols. Furthermore, Arena supports Chess960, DGT electronic chess boards & DGT clocks and much more.
Features
- Use Arena for playing games against chess engines, analyzing games or positions, and testing chess engines.
- Arena has an easy-to-use and configurable interface. Adjust Arena according to your personal preferences.
- Arena supports the protocols UCI and Winboard for the communication between GUI and Engine.
- Nearly all Winboard and UCI chess engines run under Arena. Strengths vary from very strong to weak, some have adjustable strength.
- For an easy start, some engines are bundled with Arena setup or zip file and are installed automatically.
- Detailed information: The analysis lines tell everything about the thinking process of the chess engines.
- Unique tournament features: Find out, how the chess engines compete against each other.
- You can analyse games automatically.
- Arena supports Gaviota tablebases for endgame analysis.
- Analyse position databases (EPD).
- Replay, search and filter game databases (PGN).
- Support of the DGT Chessboard for the game with real pieces: Connect the electronic DGT Chessboard to your computer and play a real competetive
- game against an engine.
- Support of the Novag Citrine Chess computer to play with real pieces (Windows).
- Arena can display the opening name, can use opening books, Chess960, analysis board, etc. etc...
Download here:
http://www.playwitharena.de/