Decision Workspace
shakmaty vs chess-tui vs licheszter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
shakmaty
growingv0.30.0
Chess and chess variant rules and operations
58
chess-tui
stablev2.7.1
Play chess in the terminal. Rust TUI, Stockfish, Lichess.
57
licheszter
growingv0.5.1
An API wrapper for the Lichess API
Core Metrics
| shakmaty | chess-tui | licheszter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 328.6K | 20.8K | 5.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 9.2K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 424 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 85 | 29 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 143d ago | 5d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 2y 5m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
shakmaty
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
chess-tui
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
licheszter
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| shakmaty | chess-tui | licheszter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.30.0 | 2.7.1 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 17 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 626KB | 173KB | 67KB |
| Features | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.83 |
| 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.
- •shakmaty has the most downloads (328.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •shakmaty is depended on by 424 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •shakmaty, licheszter are pre-1.0 — API may change.