mcostalba/Stockfish
UCI chess engine observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5448
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1115
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1950 stars · 467 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Stockfish is a free, powerful UCI chess engine written in C++, derived from Glaurung 2.1. It is not a complete chess program and requires a UCI-compatible GUI to be used comfortably.
Use cases
- play chess against a strong engine
- analyze chess positions and find best moves
- run a chess engine inside a UCI-compatible GUI
- limit engine strength to a target Elo for training
- get multiple candidate lines with MultiPV analysis
- integrate a chess engine into chess software via UCI protocol
When to choose
- you need a top-strength open-source chess engine
- you want a UCI engine to plug into a chess GUI like Arena or Cute Chess
- you need configurable engine strength for training or handicap play
- you want deep position analysis with MultiPV
When to avoid
- you want a complete chess program with a graphical board UI
- you need a chess database or opening book manager
- you want a non-UCI protocol engine
Facets
application · maturity active
game-engine cli search-engine gaming-tools performance windows cross-platform cli chess uci chess-engine ai game-ai game-development algorithms linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mcostalba/Stockfish · fetched 2026-08-28 · 48e63d9099ec
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mcostalba/Stockfish | main | 32 |
For agents
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