28.11.2025

RWBC LINK SECTION:

(only non-commercial sites)

GUIs + Tournament Software

(* = development suspended or stopped)

  • CuteChess GUI + CuteChess Cli
  • CuteChess GUI + CuteChess Cli (alwey fork)

    By far the best and advanced fork with lots of new features!

  • Fast-Chess

    CMD UCI Engine Tester (Linux, MacOS, Windows)

  • Winboard + Xboard
  • Winboard_AA

    latest Winboard build by HGM

  • latest Winboard source

    repository branch WB 4.9x

  • Nibbler

    GUI for LC0 + Uci Engines Analysis

  • Pawn-Appetit (En-Croissant fork)

    GUI for Engines Analysis, Databases, Lichess-Support

  • LiGround

    GUI for Uci Engines Analysis

  • BerldChess
  • SCID
  • SCID vs. PC
  • ChessX
  • Jose
  • Lucas Chess
  • CoreChess
  • Jerry Chess
  • JFXChess
  • Banksia GUI*
  • Arena*
  • C-Chess-Cli*

    CMD UCI Engine Tester (Linux, Windows)

  • Banksia*

    CMD Tournament Manager

  • En-Croissant*

    GUI for Engines Analysis, Databases, Lichess-Support

  • Python Easy Chess GUI*
  • Eschecs*
  • Zentropy*
  • ChessHero*
  • PyChess*
  • Tarrasch Chess*
  • Kvetka*
  • OpeningTree (for Android)*
  • JCChess*
  • ChessGUI*
  • LittleBlitzer*
  • PSWBTM*
  • SCIDB*
  • FSTM*
  • ChessCat*
  • SMIRF*
  • Shaker* (Thomas Petzke)

    inofficial release (CCC post)

  • Chess Wizard*
  • CapaChess*
  • Lilia Chess*
  • Chess Visor*
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    Manuals + Help + Specs

  • Polyglot Manual@Wayback
  • WB/Xboard Manual
  • WB/Xboard User Guide
  • UCI Specs

    download @ Shredder site

  • CECP Specs
  • CECP Specs (Additional)

    Rating Lists + Rating Software

  • CCRL
  • CEGT
  • SPCC (Stefan Pohl)
  • UBC (Alex Brunetti)
  • CCRAT

    CCRL Blitz + Blitz Archive + New RWBC games recalculated

  • FGRL* (Andreas Strangmüller)
  • SSDF*
  • GURL* (Ordo)

    combined rating list - no PGN download! (2016-04)

  • GURL2* + GURL3*

    RWBC updated GURL rating lists (2016-12 and 2019-02)

  • Ordo

    rating calculation software

  • BayesElo

    rating calculation software

    • Discord Channels + Fora

  • Engine Programming Channel
  • Andrews OpenBench Channel
  • Stockfish Channel
  • LC0 Channel
  • Chess Engine Testers Channel
  • Winboard Forum*
  • Computer Chess Club Archives*
  • Computer Chess Newsgroup*

    • Tournament Sites

  • TCEC (Martin Thoresen - 2015)
  • Blitz Extravaganza (Carlos Pagador)
  • FCP* (Frank Qusisinsky)
  • FACE* (Gerhard Schwager)
  • ACCC* (Arnaud Lehac)
  • IPON* (Ingo Bauer)
  • Country Chess* (Geert Maeckelbergh)
  • KCEC* (Kirill Kryukov)
  • WBEC* (†Leo Dijksman)
  • RWBC* (Günther Simon)
  • Chess War* (Olivier Deville)
  • Le Fou Numerique*

    UEL (Patrick Buchmann)
    Systeme du Suisse (Claude Dubois)

  • LG Tournaments* (George Lyapko)
  • Dirty Tours* (Fonzy Bluemers)
  • Infinite Loop* (Igor Gorelikov)

    • Tools

  • Polyglot

    Polyglot @ HGM

  • Polyglot II

    Polyglot @ M. Vandenbergh

  • 40H Utilities Link1
  • 40H Utilities Link2

    Norm Pollocks utility collection

  • ScoutFish

    How to use it

  • Ed Schroeders Utilities
  • PGN-Extract
  • PGN-Extract UI
  • PGN Scanner
  • Inbetween + WB2UCI
  • PGN2EPD
  • Gradual Test
  • Dabbaba Game Analyzer

    topic 45254 @ CCC

  • Toms Game Analyser
  • Chess Game Analyzer

    topic 57770 @ CCC

  • Joined

    download @ Mediafire

  • Chess Chiller

    topic 69640 @ CCC

  • Chess Artist

    topic 61723 @ CCC

  • Various Tools hosted by Frank Quisinsky

    Tool collection

  • Ferdinand Moscas Github Repository

    Various great tools!

  • Python chess library
  • About chess data mining (and how to do)

    Wikis + Engines Archives

  • Chess Programming Wiki (CPW)
  • Computer Chess Wiki (CCW)
  • RWBC Engines download
  • Jim Abletts Compilations
  • Norbert Leisners Collection
  • Tony Mokonens New Site - Engines download
  • Tony Mokonens Old Site - Engines download
  • JA Archive

    Jim Abletts Archive @ Mediafire

  • Engine Downloads CCW
  • SD RU Downloads
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    Online Books + Tablebases + Solvers etc.

  • Chess Cloud Opening Database
  • Online Opening Explorer
  • Chess Tree - Opening Explorer
  • 7 men Syzygy endgame database online
  • Olympus Chess

    download of various tablebase formats

  • Sesse Nalimov Downloads
  • Sesse Game Analysis
  • Wilhelm

    Nalimov tablebase integrity checker + Mate solver

  • Chest + Chest UCI

    mate solver

  • Natch

    retro solver

  • Ormulogon

    online chess puzzles

  • Deep opening analysis

    Books & Huge PGN Databases etc.

  • Polyglot Books
  • Polyglot Books II
  • Polyglot Books III
  • Noomen Book

    ctg format

  • Aquarium Book Adapter

    ctg books in any GUI

  • Brainfish + Cerebellum Light

    deep book created with Stockfish

  • Opening PGN Collection
  • Lichess Games
  • FICS Games

    • Broadcasts + Viewer

  • TLC Server
  • ChessLive! Viewer
  • NetChess
  • Livius

    viewer for TLCS

  • WBRGO

    viewer for TLCS

  • TLC Viewer
  • REGO

    viewer for TLCS (Java)

  • PGN4Web
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