Chess vs Chess UCI
A side-by-side look at the Chess and Chess UCI MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Chess for gaming work as a local process; choose Chess UCI for gaming as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Chess when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
get_player, get_stats, get_games.
Choose Chess UCI when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Gaming | Gaming |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 39/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Chess | View Chess UCI |
Tools & capabilities
Chess tools 4
get_playerGet a Chess.com player's profile by username (e.g., 'hikaru'). Returns title, country, followers, join date, and last online time.get_statsGet a CHESS.COM player's ratings and game records across daily, rapid, blitz, and bullet formats. PREFER for "<player>'s blitz/bullet/rapid rating on Chess.com", "what is <player> rated on Chess.com". Returns current/best ratings and win/loss/draw counts.get_gamesRetrieve a player's completed games for a specific month (format: YYYY/MM, e.g., '2024/01'). Returns game URLs, time controls, results, and ratings.get_leaderboardsCheck top-ranked Chess.com players by format (daily, rapid, blitz, bullet). Returns rankings with ratings and win percentages.
Chess UCI tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Chess
{
"mcpServers": {
"chess": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-chess"
]
}
}
}
Chess UCI
{
"mcpServers": {
"chess-uci": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"chess-uci-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Chess is categorized under Gaming and uses a local stdio subprocess. Chess UCI belongs to Gaming and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Chess for gaming work and Chess UCI for gaming.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Chess has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Chess UCI has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add chess and chess-uci as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Chess has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Chess UCI has 39/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars.