In 2017 Linux desktops still lack a good-looking Chess interface. 10 years ago I got frustrated and started my own.

The interface is using cairo to draw the board and SVG pieces to smoothly scale at any size.

• basic support to play on FICS
• basic integration with Crafty

I want to give it a huge face-lift by:

• improving the looks of the UI (cope with dark themes)
• integrating with UCI engines (Stockfish) instead of Crafty to support analysis mode and play vs the engine
• adding UI to seek games (currently it is through typing in the terminal)
• supporting pre-moves (crucial for Bullet/Blitz)

There is a long list of features that need to be added before the board is usable.