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Internet
Graphical Chess Interfaces
Thief
1.1 (3.7 MB) (July 27, 2002)
This
program was created by Zon Jan (WhoAmI).
Widely
onsidered to be the best bughouse interface available!
LightningRulez
5.2.2 (543 kb)
Lightning
Rulez, designed by Chris Gilmore (gilly) and gatorade,
is one of the fastest internet chess interfaces available. Lightning
Rulez is a modified version of Winboard, in which the
user is able to make his/her move in advance before
the opponent moves (premoving), thereby not consuming
any thinking and moving time off his/her clock.
To
use Lightning Rulez, you must first download and install
Tim Mann's Winboard
Interface first. Then extract the Lightning
Rulez files into the winboard directory.
FICS Downloads Page
The
most comprehensive site to download a graphical interface
to play chess/bughouse on The Free Internet Chess Server.
Interfaces available on most platforms and operating
systems.
ICC
Dowloads Page
Contains
a nice selection of graphical interfaces to play chess/bughouse
on Internet Chess Club Chess Server. Interfaces available
on most platforms and operating systems.
Tools
BPGN
Viewer 3.0 Program Download (1.4
MB) (March 2005)
BPGN
Viewer 3.0 Source Code for Programmers (1.1
MB) (March
2005)
This
incredible program, originally designed by Zon Juan
Jan (WhoAmI) has been revised and updated by Sergiy
Vasylkevych (Fermy).
This
program allows bughouse players to view games that
are either recorded online (currently only at FICS,
a free internet chess server - visit www.freechess.org
for more details) or fabricated using BPGNView.
Unlike
a standard PGN viewer, BPGNView will incorporate both
boards into the analysis, show clocks on both boards,
and pieces in hand. It also has many of the functionality
features of PGN: It can store comments, multiple variations,
player names, player ratings, time controls, and event
location.
BugAssistant
0.2 (252
kb) (May 28, 2000)
Vassili
Sukharev's (Blackcomb) new BPGN viewer that has the
powerful feature of positional searches. BugAssistant
allows you to build a bpgn database from internet bughouse
and crazyhouse games, then the user can search for
games based on players, ratings, and matching positions! A
must have for bughouse players who are interested in
improving his/her game!
Computer
Programs
Suicide
Challenger 0.03 (312 kb) (June 13, 2001)
Programmed
by Zon Jan (WhoAmI).
Enables
users to play suicide chess against suicide chess engine.
Zhouse
Challenger 0.20 (1 MB) (June 10, 2001)
Programmed
by Zon Jan (WhoAmI).
Enables
users to play crayzhouse chess against the crazyhouse
chess engine.
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