Is it possible to get PyChess.py engine to work with xboard?

[kun qian]

I have been reading the source code for the PyChess.py engine and was wondering if I could get PyChess.py to work with xboard?

[Tamás Bajusz]

Sure! But PyChess.py itself is a rather week and slow xboard compatible engine.
You better to use Stockfish or others :)

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 9:14 PM, kun qian <kqi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been reading the source code for the PyChess.py engine and was
> wondering if I could get PyChess.py to work with xboard?
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[kun qian]

I am not sure how to set it up with xboard. Could you tell me the
commands?

[Tamás Bajusz]

Yes, I know this is an old thread, but :)
As winboard/xboard 4.7.0 just came out (http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.7.0/index.html)
I played with it a bit and fixed some PyChess engine regressions to let it run with xboard.
So, if you cloned pychess to your home, you can do this creating a script containing:

#!/bin/sh
PYTHONPATH=~/pychess/lib/ ~/pychess/lib/pychess/Players/PyChess.py xboard

Save this as pc (or anything else you like), and give it run permission.
Now you can use it with xboard, for example to play a new crazyhouse game type:
xboard -fcp ./pc -variant crazyhouse

Have fun! :)