Pawnix
No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on GitHub and PyPI and has been in the index since 13 Oct 2026. How this is checked
Pawnix is a minimal curses-based chess client that connects to Lichess through its API. It provides terminal users with a text-based interface for playing and interacting with chess games.
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Overview
5 featuresPurpose: Playing chess on Lichess from a lightweight terminal interface.
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Audience: terminal users and chess players
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Functions: Unknown
Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli, self_hosted
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Record sources: pypi.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
In the CLI tools & terminal space, Pawnix takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on playing chess on Lichess from a lightweight terminal interface. Inferred · not functionally tested: Pawnix is an open-source project aimed at terminal users and chess players. Basis unknown · not verified: The project is open source (MIT). Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by a-shygun, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 7 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 5 catalogued features are curses interface, chess gameplay, and lichess support. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include a public API.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Curses interface
- Chess gameplay
- Lichess support
- Terminal UI
- API connectivity
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
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Frequently asked questions about Pawnix
- What does Pawnix do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Pawnix focuses on playing chess on Lichess from a lightweight terminal interface. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
- Who should use Pawnix?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Pawnix is an open-source project built for terminal users and chess players.
- Is Pawnix free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Pawnix is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does Pawnix run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Pawnix runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Pawnix still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 7 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to Pawnix?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SerialLedger, whisper-data, and codebase-brief.SerialLedgerwhisper-datacodebase-brief
- Who develops Pawnix?
- Pawnix is developed by a-shygun.
- How long has Pawnix been around?
- Pawnix first shipped in 2026.
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