stockfish ☆
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Description:
Strong open-source chess engine
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @StockfishChess  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Other
Tags: chess engine games ai uci
Install: brew install stockfish
About:
Stockfish is a powerful, open-source chess engine that analyzes positions to find the best possible moves. It consistently ranks at the top of computer chess tournaments, offering world-class playing strength on consumer hardware. The engine can be integrated with graphical interfaces for analysis, training, and playing games.
Key Features:
  • World-class playing strength
  • Multi-core CPU support
  • Universal Chess Interface (UCI) compatible
  • Free and open-source
Use Cases:
  • Analyzing chess games and positions
  • Playing against a strong computer opponent
  • Training and improving chess skills
Alternatives:
  • Leela Chess Zero – Neural network-based engine, different evaluation approach
  • Komodo – Commercial engine with Monte Carlo tree search
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 15, 2025 12:15pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 1b17173b
Sep 10, 2024 11:21pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 299996e2
Sep 6, 2024 8:03pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 2a89df71
Dec 5, 2022 4:08am 0 VERSION_BUMP 89880211
Dec 5, 2022 4:08am 0 VERSION_BUMP 5aef224c
Nov 20, 2022 12:17pm 0 VERSION_BUMP cea108cf
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