Stockfish is a free, open source, and strong UCI chess engine derived from Glaurung 2.1 that analyzes chess positions and computes the optimal moves.

Stockfish does not include a graphical user interface (GUI) that is required to display a chessboard and to make it easy to input moves. Several Free GUIs are developed independently from Stockfish and are available online. Read the documentation for your GUI of choice for information about how to use Stockfish with it.

Guides

• For users

  • Download Stockfish
  • Download GUI
  • Install in GUI
  • Commands and options
  • Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

• For Developers

  • Compiling from sources
  • Using Stockfish in your project
  • Contributing
  • Copying

Support

If you're looking for any kind of assistance with Stockfish.

• Discord
• Github discussions

Related repositories

• Trainer: official-stockfish/nnue-pytorch
• Fishtest: official-stockfish/fishtest
• Website: official-stockfish/stockfish-web
• WDL model: official-stockfish/WDL_model
• Fishtest worker setup: ppigazzini/fishtest-worker-setup
• Matetrack: vondele/matetrack
• Mac app: daylen/stockfish-mac

See also our overview of Governance and Responsibilities.