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Stockfish (chess)

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Stockfish (chess)

Summary

Stockfish (chess) is a chess engine[1]. Stockfish (chess) has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Stockfish (chess)'s instance of is recorded as chess engine[3].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s instance of is recorded as application software[4].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s genre is chess engine[5].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s developer is recorded as Marco Costalba[6].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[7].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s programmed in is recorded as Q2407[8].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s operating system is recorded as macOS[10].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s operating system is recorded as Linux[11].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s operating system is recorded as iOS[12].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s operating system is recorded as Android[13].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 5[14].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 7[15].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 8[16].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 6[17].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 4[18].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 3[19].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.1[20].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.3[21].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 9[22].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 10[23].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 11[24].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 12[25].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 13[26].
  • Stockfish (chess)'s software version identifier is recorded as 14[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chess engine[3] and application software[4].

Origins

November 2, 2008 marks the founding of Stockfish (chess)[28].

Use and Application

Stockfish (chess) is used for chess engine[29].

Why It Matters

Stockfish (chess) has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Stockfish (chess) is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    App store app id → 305558605
    Inception → +2008-11-02T00:00:00Z
    Slackbuilds package → games/stockfish
    Netbsd package id → games/stockfish
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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