How to Install PyChess on Raspberry Pi

Do you want to get better at chess? Setup PyChess on your Raspberry Pi. It’s an open-source chess game written in Python programming language can is available to be downloaded for different operating systems including Windows, Linux and macOS. The users can play the game both in online and offline mode with the computer opponent.

If you wish to install PyChess on a Raspberry Pi system, head towards this article’s guidelines.

Install PyChess on Raspberry Pi

PyChess is a lightweight chess game, you will be able to find its installation within the Raspberry Pi source repository. For a speedy installation of PyChess on a Raspberry Pi system, perform the following steps:

Step 1: Make sure that the packages on the Raspberry Pi system are updated by running the update and upgrade command:

Step 2: Now, execute the below-given command to install PyChess from the Raspberry Pi source repository:

You must wait till PyChess installation is finished since system setup and package installation take some time.

Run PyChess on Raspberry Pi

You can run PyChess on Raspberry Pi from:

• Terminal
• GUI

Method 1: Run PyChess from Terminal

The following command will run the PyChess on Raspberry Pi from the terminal:

Method 2: Run PyChess from GUI

To run PyChess from GUI, open the Raspberry Pi’s application menu, select “Games” and then pick the PyChess option.

Select the “Start Game” button to start the game on the system.

Remove PyChess from Raspberry Pi 

To completely remove PyChess from your Raspberry Pi system, go and execute the following command on the Pi terminal:

Conclusion

PyChess is an open-source chess game that can be installed on Raspberry Pi through source repository via “apt” command. After completing the installation, the users can run the game from the terminal using the “pychess” command or through GUI from the “Games” section. You can also remove the game from the Raspberry Pi system any time using the “apt remove” command with the game name.