XShogi
Encyclopedia
XShogi is a free software
GUI
client
for GNU Shogi
.
xshogi can also be used as an X client for the Internet Shogi Server (ISS), which is currently embedded in the Internet Go server
(IGS).
Currently, XShogi
has no maintainer. Cameron Gregory, Ken'ichi Nakyama, and Paul Reines have all contributed to the project.
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
GUI
Gui
Gui or guee is a generic term to refer to grilled dishes in Korean cuisine. These most commonly have meat or fish as their primary ingredient, but may in some cases also comprise grilled vegetables or other vegetarian ingredients. The term derives from the verb, "gupda" in Korean, which literally...
client
Client (computing)
A client is an application or system that accesses a service made available by a server. The server is often on another computer system, in which case the client accesses the service by way of a network....
for GNU Shogi
GNU Shogi
GNU Shogi is a free software program by the Free Software Foundation that plays Shogi. Although the program is ASCII based, most often it is used in conjunction with XShogi, much as XBoard is used for GNU Chess. Source code is available....
.
xshogi can also be used as an X client for the Internet Shogi Server (ISS), which is currently embedded in the Internet Go server
Internet Go server
An internet Go server is a server that allows players of the game of Go to play against other players online. The two fundamental types of Go server are real-time servers and turn-based servers.- History :...
(IGS).
Currently, XShogi
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
has no maintainer. Cameron Gregory, Ken'ichi Nakyama, and Paul Reines have all contributed to the project.