MCP Chess vs MCP Stockfish

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Chess and MCP Stockfish MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP Chess when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Chess gameplay through MCP tools, Board visualization with color-based orientation, Legal move generation in UCI notation.

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Choose MCP Stockfish when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: command, session_id.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Chess jiayao Gaming	MCP Stockfish sonirico Gaming
Summary	A MCP server playing chess against LLMs.	MCP server connecting AI systems to Stockfish chess engine.
Category & Scope	Gaming	Gaming

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jiayao-mcp-chess": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-chess"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sonirico-mcp-stockfish": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sonirico-mcp-stockfish"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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