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official-stockfish/Stockfish

A free and strong UCI chess engine observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish · homepage · C++ · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 36
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 255.5
  • age_days: 4459
  • days_rel: 214
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

16419 stars · 2992 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Stockfish is a free, open-source UCI chess engine that analyzes positions and computes optimal moves using alpha-beta search with NNUE neural network evaluation. It ships without a GUI and is designed to be paired with external chess interfaces.

Use cases

  • analyze chess positions and find the best moves
  • power a chess website or app with a strong engine
  • run engine-vs-engine matches and testing
  • get move-by-move analysis of my games
  • embed a chess engine in a GUI like a chessboard app

When to choose

  • you need a top-strength chess engine for analysis or play
  • you want a UCI engine compatible with standard chess GUIs
  • you need cross-platform support including mobile

When to avoid

  • you want a graphical chessboard out of the box
  • you need engines for games other than chess

Facets

application · maturity active

game-engine machine-learning gaming-tools simulation cross-platform windows cli chess uci nnue chess-engine linux macos android ios

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
official-stockfish/Stockfishmain77

For agents

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