MCP Tic Tac Toe vs MCP Chess

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Tic Tac Toe and MCP Chess 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 Tic Tac Toe 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: new_game, game_id, list_games.

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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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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Tic Tac Toe tomholford Gaming	MCP Chess jiayao Gaming
Summary	Play Tic Tac Toe against an AI opponent using this MCP server.	A MCP server playing chess against LLMs.
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": {
    "tomholford-mcp-tic-tac-toe": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tomholford-mcp-tic-tac-toe"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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