Answers.Body: <p>Get a program with a Chess GUI (you could get something without it, but it takes significantly more technological savvy).</p>
  <p><a href="https://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/fritz_19_powerbook_2024" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Example</a>.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks, but I want it to work offline.
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Answers.Text: There once were programs free of charge. I have tried your link https://lichess.org/ and, benevolently, I have won the game on the default level, even if I haven't played chess for decades :-) . For people how aren't paranoid enough to prefer playing offline, it works great.
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Answers.Text: The strongest chess engine is free of charge, but it doesn't come with a GUI, so there's more setting up to do.
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Answers.Text: Well, at my level, I don't need the strongest engine, I nearly always lost against the Atarti software and at a time where I had more training playing chess. What are those engines, and how to install them and connect them to a GUI? Or, would that be a separate question?
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Answers.Text: https://stockfishchess.org/download/ with the warning that Stockfish is at least 600 elo better than the strongest humans.
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Answers.Body: <p>My question(s) have been answered, to a better than my original question.</p>
  <p>For my original question, I have found xboard (on ubuntu), where I don't have to install an engine and fiddle around with where and how to attach an engine.
  Once installed, I can start playing right away.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>If you're on Windows, <a href="https://lucaschess.pythonanywhere.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lucas Chess</a> includes a whole bunch of different chess engines that have various playing strengths (and you can plug in any other UCI engine you want).</p>
  <p>If you want a throwback to the glory days of DOS chess programs, Ed Schroeder's <a href="https://rebel13.nl" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Rebel 13</a> site includes downloads for all of the old DOS Rebel programs, as well as a bunch of other classic DOS programs, packaged within a DOS emulator that allows them to run on modern Windows systems.  Yes, these programs aren't as strong as Stockfish and the like, but they're most likely plenty strong enough to beat you any day of the week.  ;-)</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>The question doesn't state what platform the OP wants to use. This answer provides an idea for Android as that is what I use. There are lots of options, fairly easy to download and install at the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/games" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Play Store</a>. I use <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.chess" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chess for Android</a>; it's free (in terms of cost) and doesn't need special permissions or send your personal data off to some server somewhere.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>You might find it easier to use a program with an internal chess engine rather than an interface, which is more difficult to use. If you use a PC / Windows, you will find here:
  <a href="http://echecs-et-informatique.franceserv.com/programmes-pour-jouer.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://echecs-et-informatique.franceserv.com/programmes-pour-jouer.html</a>
  ...a selection of programs of this type, all free. There are bound to be two or three that would suit you perfectly.</p>
  
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Body: <p>It sounds crazy, but I am unable to find a chess program where the computer plays against me.</p>
  <p>I have halfheartedly looked for such a program but cannot find, or activate, such a thing.</p>
  <p>In the good ole day on Atari there was a program to play chess against the computer in a way that when I made a move, the computer, playing as opponent, did a counter move and then it was my turn again.</p>
  <p>Just now I installed chessX, but the program (like those I tried a few years before) will not respond with a counter move.</p>
  <p>What am I doing wrong?</p>
  <p>I'm not an expert for chess, don't want to do it as a science but just as a pass time.</p>
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  <p>I work on Linux. Meanwhile, I managed to compile the stockfish engine and attached it tho the chessX GUI (Edit-&gt;Preferences-&gt; Engines).</p>
  <p>Now it works more the way I was used to: I lose, and quickly so. In fact, so quickly that I don't have a chance to improve.</p>
  <p>It looks like the only way to limit the power of a chess engine is to limit the computing time, and with chessX, 1 second is the minimum, but at that level it is still far too strong for my current skills.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I am quite confused. How can you be having trouble finding a chess program that plays against you? Are there restrictions that you aren't stating, such as you want it open source or Linux?
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Title: Unable to find a chess program where the computer plays against me
ThreadText: # Unable to find a chess program where the computer plays against me
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-20)
  
  It sounds crazy, but I am unable to find a chess program where the computer plays against me.
  
  I have halfheartedly looked for such a program but cannot find, or activate, such a thing.
  
  In the good ole day on Atari there was a program to play chess against the computer in a way that when I made a move, the computer, playing as opponent, did a counter move and then it was my turn again.
  
  Just now I installed chessX, but the program (like those I tried a few years before) will not respond with a counter move.
  
  What am I doing wrong?
  
  I'm not an expert for chess, don't want to do it as a science but just as a pass time.
  
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  I work on Linux. Meanwhile, I managed to compile the stockfish engine and attached it tho the chessX GUI (Edit->Preferences-> Engines).
  
  Now it works more the way I was used to: I lose, and quickly so. In fact, so quickly that I don't have a chance to improve.
  
  It looks like the only way to limit the power of a chess engine is to limit the computing time, and with chessX, 1 second is the minimum, but at that level it is still far too strong for my current skills.
  
  **Tags:** software
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: What platform are you using (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone)?  
  > **username_2**: I am quite confused. How can you be having trouble finding a chess program that plays against you? Are there restrictions that you aren't stating, such as you want it open source or Linux?  
  
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  ## 5 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2024-04-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Get a program with a Chess GUI (you could get something without it, but it takes significantly more technological savvy).
  
  [Example](https://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/fritz_19_powerbook_2024).
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks, but I want it to work offline.  
  > **username_3**: @username_0 Changed the answer.  
  > **username_0**: There once were programs free of charge. I have tried your link https://lichess.org/ and, benevolently, I have won the game on the default level, even if I haven't played chess for decades :-) . For people how aren't paranoid enough to prefer playing offline, it works great.  
  > **username_3**: The strongest chess engine is free of charge, but it doesn't come with a GUI, so there's more setting up to do.  
  > **username_0**: Well, at my level, I don't need the strongest engine, I nearly always lost against the Atarti software and at a time where I had more training playing chess. What are those engines, and how to install them and connect them to a GUI? Or, would that be a separate question?  
  > **username_3**: https://stockfishchess.org/download/ with the warning that Stockfish is at least 600 elo better than the strongest humans.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2024-04-21. Score: 0
  
  My question(s) have been answered, to a better than my original question.
  
  For my original question, I have found xboard (on ubuntu), where I don't have to install an engine and fiddle around with where and how to attach an engine.
  Once installed, I can start playing right away.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2024-04-21. Score: 0
  
  If you're on Windows, [Lucas Chess](https://lucaschess.pythonanywhere.com) includes a whole bunch of different chess engines that have various playing strengths (and you can plug in any other UCI engine you want).
  
  If you want a throwback to the glory days of DOS chess programs, Ed Schroeder's [Rebel 13](https://rebel13.nl) site includes downloads for all of the old DOS Rebel programs, as well as a bunch of other classic DOS programs, packaged within a DOS emulator that allows them to run on modern Windows systems. Yes, these programs aren't as strong as Stockfish and the like, but they're most likely plenty strong enough to beat you any day of the week. ;-)
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2024-04-21. Score: 0
  
  The question doesn't state what platform the OP wants to use. This answer provides an idea for Android as that is what I use. There are lots of options, fairly easy to download and install at the [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/games). I use [Chess for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.chess); it's free (in terms of cost) and doesn't need special permissions or send your personal data off to some server somewhere.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2024-04-21. Score: 0
  
  You might find it easier to use a program with an internal chess engine rather than an interface, which is more difficult to use. If you use a PC / Windows, you will find here:
  <http://echecs-et-informatique.franceserv.com/programmes-pour-jouer.html>
  ...a selection of programs of this type, all free. There are bound to be two or three that would suit you perfectly.
  
  
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