Decision Workspace
chess-tui vs cheshire_chess vs pixel-chess
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
chess-tui
stablev2.7.1
Play chess in the terminal. Rust TUI, Stockfish, Lichess.
50
cheshire_chess
experimentalv0.3.2
Terminal chess — play 10 AI personalities, 5.8M puzzles, 62 study lessons, live multiplayer, mini-games
41
pixel-chess
experimentalv0.1.1
A terminal chess game with pixel art pieces, mouse support, and PGN save/load
Core Metrics
| chess-tui | cheshire_chess | pixel-chess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 50 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 20.8K | 229 | 34 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 29 | 15 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 66d ago | 129d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 2m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
chess-tui
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
cheshire_chess
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
pixel-chess
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| chess-tui | cheshire_chess | pixel-chess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.7.1 | 0.3.2 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 12 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 173KB | 84KB | 56KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chess-tui leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cheshire_chess, pixel-chess are pre-1.0 — API may change.