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'''XBoard''' is a graphical user interface for the [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] running under the [[Unix]] (Posix) operating system based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System X Window System], originally developed by [[Tim Mann]] as [[GNU Chess]] interface <ref>[http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/engine-intf.html#4 Chess Engine Communication Protocol - 4. How it got this way]</ref> <ref>[http://tim-mann.org/history.html XBoard Project History]</ref>. In Fall 2013, [[Joshua Pettus]] managed to port XBoard to [[Mac OS|MAC OS X]] using the native [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_%28graphics_layer%29 Quarz Graphics layer] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49729 OSX Xboard 4.7.2 .app] by [[Joshua Pettus]], [[CCC]], October 16, 2013</ref> <ref>[http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6492 XBoard native Mac App] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 18, 2013</ref>.

=Screenshot=
[[FILE:Xboard 4.2.7 on KDE 4.2.2 and Fedora 10.png|none|border]]
Xboard 4.2.7 running [[GNU Chess]] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE_Software_Compilation_4 KDE 4.2.2] desktop under [[Linux#Fedora|Fedora 10]]

=See also=
* [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]]
* [[CPW-Engine_com]]
* [[GNU Chess]]
* [[Pondering]]
* [[UCI]]
* [[WinBoard]]

=Forum Posts=
==1990 ...==
* [http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.chess/browse_frm/thread/40206c9937414b0d xboard datapoint] by Paul Vaughan, [[GNU Chess#NewsGroup|gnu.chess]], January 29, 1991
* [http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.chess/browse_frm/thread/28d5826a078d091d xboard v1.2] by Chris Sears, [[GNU Chess#NewsGroup|gnu.chess]], June 14, 1991
* [http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.chess/browse_frm/thread/4dc93bfa82e41a08 reading in a position and playing in xboard] by [[Lewis Stiller]], [[GNU Chess#NewsGroup|gnu.chess]], February 20, 1992
* [http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.chess/browse_frm/thread/c07cc9102c2a203a GNU Xboard introductory letter] by [[Stuart Cracraft]], [[GNU Chess#NewsGroup|gnu.chess]], May 16, 1992
==1995 ...==
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.misc/BgXV_CGInV4/qyLpVSnsZA8J XBoard version 3.5] by [[Tim Mann]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 03, 1997
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.misc/YvHDuxj4pXU/6VQpE8wK9vMJ Re: Using Timeseal with Xboard] by [[Tim Mann]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], February 12, 1997
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.misc/M-NkXvEu1DM/XeESczC85o0J XBoard and WinBoard, version 3.6.0] by [[Tim Mann]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], May 09, 1997
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.misc/mavUOiKKADQ/a-jCSNDL9fUJ xboard/WinBoard 4.0.0 available] by [[Tim Mann]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], June 21, 1998
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=176716 Using 2 machines for matches (Linux)] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], June 24, 2001 » [[Linux]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/gnu.chess/ZKLLnOtAx5Q/8wjhT7BcpzoJ XBoard and WinBoard, version 4.2.6] by [[Tim Mann]], [[GNU Chess#NewsGroup|gnu.chess]], February 03, 2002
==2005 ...==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1622 Safe I/O (repeated)] by [[Fabien Letouzey]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], February 11, 2005
* [http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu-chess/2006-05/msg00004.html Re: gnuchess/xboard protocol] by [[Hans Eric Sandström]], [[GNU Chess#NewsGroup|gnu.org]], May 19, 2006
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26130 Running very fast games in xboard] by [[Mathieu Pagé]], [[CCC]], January 20, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32254 XBoard and epd tournament] by [[Vlad Stamate]], [[CCC]], January 31, 2010 » [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]], [[Engine Testing]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36722 Problem using XBoard + Polyglot + Zippy on FICS] by [[Ben-Hur Carlos Vieira Langoni Junior|Ben-Hur Carlos Langoni]], [[CCC]], November 15, 2010 » [[Polyglot]], [[Free Internet Chess Server]]
'''2011'''
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40448 xboard and engine match using remote machine] by [[Frank Phillips]], [[CCC]], September 18, 2011
'''2012'''
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42834 XBoard / WinBoard 4.6.0 released] by [[Harm Geert Muller|H.G.Muller]], [[CCC]], March 11, 2012
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43674 xboard time control settings] by [[Frank Phillips]], [[CCC]], May 12, 2012
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43241 XBoard beta tar ball] by [[Harm Geert Muller|H.G.Muller]], [[CCC]], April 10, 2012
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44490 XBoard Installation for Dummies - Request] by [[Richard Allbert]], [[CCC]], July 18, 2012
'''2013'''
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=52964 OSX Xboard/Winboard.app 4.7.2 Release Thread] by [[Joshua Pettus]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], October 15, 2013 » [[Mac OS]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49729 OSX Xboard 4.7.2 .app] by [[Joshua Pettus]], [[CCC]], October 16, 2013 » [[Mac OS]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=52967 Shogi in Unix/Linux?] by [[Joshua Pettus]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], October 19, 2013 » [[Shogi]]
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6492 XBoard native Mac App] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 18, 2013 » [[Mac OS]]
'''2014'''
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51154 New XBoard feature: ICS Console] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], February 03, 2014
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51495 Ping, Xboard, and Cutechess-cli] by [[Miguel A. Ballicora]], [[CCC]], March 04, 2014 » [[Cutechess-cli]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53734 for Chess-variant authors] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], September 17, 2014
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54084 WinBoard/XBoard 4.8.0 released] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], October 18, 2014
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54196 Xboard issue] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], October 30, 2014
==2015 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57203 Large Shogi variants in XBoard] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], August 07, 2015 » [[Shogi]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57430 XBoard for Mac: Zippy problems] by [[Steven Edwards]], [[CCC]], August 29, 2015 » [[Mac OS]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57446 Suggestions for XBoard documentation] by [[Steven Edwards]], [[CCC]], August 30, 2015 » [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol|CECP]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57995 Piece graphics] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], October 19, 2015 » [[2D Graphics Board]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58342 xboard: -keepAlive option no longer working at FICS] by [[Steven Edwards]], [[CCC]], November 24, 2015
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58360 xboard issue] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], November 25, 2015
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58535 xboard: Spurious undo after a new game and first move] by [[Steven Edwards]], [[CCC]], December 09, 2015
'''2016'''
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59173 Pi Zero compiling XBoard] by [[Richard Allbert]], [[CCC]], February 06, 2016 » [[Raspberry Pi]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59468 XBoard interactive help] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], March 10, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59495 Xboard sluggish on OSX] by [[Marcel van Kervinck]], [[CCC]], March 12, 2016 » [[Mac OS]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59633 Test epd for Linux ?] by Jean Arthuin, [[CCC]], March 25, 2016 » [[Extended Position Description|EPD]], [[Linux]]
: [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59633&start=39 Re: Test epd for Linux ?] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], March 28, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59784 Release of XBoard 4.9.0 soon] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], April 07, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59955 Sjaak II, Wa Shogi and XBoard 4.9] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], April 25, 2016 » [[Shogi]], [[Sjaak (Glebbeek)|SjaakII]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60688 Einstein wuerfelt nicht] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], July 03, 2016 » [[EinStein würfelt nicht!]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=61465 Crashing engines (Linux)] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], September 18, 2016 » [[Linux]], [[Process]]

=External Links=
* [http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/engine-intf.html Chess Engine Communication Protocol] by [[Tim Mann]] & [[Harm Geert Muller|H.G. Muller]]
* [http://hgm.nubati.net/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=xboard.git;a=summary hgm.nubati.net Git - xboard.git/summary]
* [http://hgm.nubati.net/news.html XBoard News] by [[Harm Geert Muller|H.G. Muller]]
: [http://hgm.nubati.net/XB-4.9.0/ What is new in XBoard/WinBoard 4.9.0?] by [[Harm Geert Muller|H.G. Muller]]
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/ XBoard - GNU Project] - [[Free Software Foundation]]
: [http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/Betza.html Betza notation and XBoard]
* [http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard.html Tim Mann's xBoard page]
* [http://walkofmind.com/programming/chess/xboard.htm Winboard/XBoard UML state diagram] by [[Alessandro Scotti]]
* [http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-xboard@gnu.org/maillist.html bug-xboard mail archive]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBoard XBoard from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System X Window System from Wikipedia]
* [http://poisson.phc.unipi.it/~monge/chess_art.php Chess art] by [[Maurizio Monge]] » [[Pieces]], [[2D Graphics Board]]
* [[Videos#BrandX|Brand X]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Communication X-Communication] (1992), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JW4VaXFXig|alignment=left|valignment=top}}

=References=
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