PyChess-Variants
Self-hostable web server for playing chess variants online
PyChess-Variants is the open-source software powering pychess.org, a website for playing chess and many chess variants in the browser. It can be self-hosted to run a private variant chess server.
Key features
- Browser-based variant chess
- Real-time multiplayer
- Engine analysis
- Tournament support
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Huge variant selection
- Active development
Trade-offs
- Complex to self-host
- Niche audience
PyChess-Variants replaces
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