Pawns

Pawns is a feature-rich chess application that lets you play against Stockfish engine,

challenge friends in local or remote p2p play, create custom scenarios, and analyze games.

Game Modes:

Human vs Human - Play with a friend on the same computer

Human vs Engine - Challenge Stockfish at adjustable difficulty (0-20)

Engine vs Engine (E2E) - Watch two chess engines battle it out

Remote Play (P2P) - Play against a friend over the network with SSL encryption

Visual Customization:

Multiple piece sets (Celtic, Fantasy, Eyes, Skulls, Spatial, and more)

Board color themes (Classic, Wood, Green, Blue, Gray, Brown)

Customizable background color behind the board

Zoom with Ctrl+Mouse Wheel

Toggle board markings (rank and file labels)

Time Controls:

Customizable time controls (1-60 minutes)

Increment options (0-30 seconds)

Visual clock display with progress bars

Time-out detection (flag falls)

Clock synchronization in remote play

Tools: