Released: February 26, 2026

What's New​

• fix: test and ci by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/228

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Released: February 26, 2026

What's New​

• feat: allow lowercase san in the move popup by @xiangsgao in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/214

• feat: elo selection and small bug fixes by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/209

• feat: custom piece styles by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/218

• fix: history add scrolling when too many moves by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/221

• feat: look for chess pieces by @DaemonLife in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/222

• fix: return to ongoing games menu after resigning (issue #190) by @KapuuZapuu in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/223

• docs: update gif by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/226

• @DaemonLife made their first contribution in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/222

• @KapuuZapuu made their first contribution in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/223

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Released: January 29, 2026

What's New​

• fix: lichess use proper streaming by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/189

• feat: linechart for the lichess menu by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/193

• Refactor/clippy by @TomPlanche in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/194

• Fixing castling bug with taken pieces by @G-Chist in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/196

• feat: new menu by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/200

• feat: clock system for local and bot modes by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/201

• Include AppMan installation instructions in Binary.md by @shuvashish76 in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/203

• fix: handle readonly errors by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/204

• Allow user to input moves using a pop up by @xiangsgao in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/205

• @G-Chist made their first contribution in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/196

• @shuvashish76 made their first contribution in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/203

• @xiangsgao made their first contribution in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/205

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Published: January 8, 2026

We're excited to announce a major improvement to Chess TUI's Lichess integration: we've replaced the polling system with true real-time streaming, resulting in instant move updates and a much smoother playing experience.

Released: January 5, 2026

What's New​

• fix: parse args before mousetrack by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/181
• fix: color popup piece scaling by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/186
• fix: size crash by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/182
• fix: ui history styling by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/187
• fix: lichess bugs by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/183
• fix: rust features to disable sound by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/184

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Released: December 16, 2025

What's New​

• feat: blinking selected cell cursor by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/169
• feat: improve the color selection popup by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/171
• feat: allow engine to have an argument too by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/172
• feat: deb build by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/173

Released: December 15, 2025

• build on intel macos

Released: December 14, 2025

• fix style for the vertical alignment of the left side number
• fix the piece style with different scaling

Published: December 13, 2025

The Lichess integration in Chess TUI represents one of our most ambitious features, bringing online chess play directly to your terminal. In this blog post, we'll explore the technical challenges we faced, particularly around the polling system, the current state of the integration, and what's coming next.

Released: December 13, 2025

What's New​

• ci: build for aarch64-macos, aarch64-linux and x64-windows as well by @jarjk in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/162
• feat: add sounds by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/161
• feat: lichess + doc + disconnect by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/165
• feat: bot auto install script and debug popup by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/166
• docs: blog posts + releases blog posts by @thomas-mauran in https://github.com/thomas-mauran/chess-tui/pull/167