# Install fairy-stockfish

Strong open source chess variant engine (with largeboards support). Version 14.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-29.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:fairy-stockfish
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install fairy-stockfish
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install fairy-stockfish
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fairy-stockfish from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:fairy-stockfish
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fairy-stockfish>
- **Version:** 14.0.1
- **Source summary:** Strong open source chess variant engine (with largeboards support)
- **Homepage:** <https://fairy-stockfish.github.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/fairy-stockfish/Fairy-Stockfish>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://fairy-stockfish.github.io/>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/fairy-stockfish/Fairy-Stockfish/archive/refs/tags/fairy_sf_14_0_1_xq.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-29T17:12:01Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- fairy-stockfish (cli)
- fairy-stockfish (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 14.0.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-29
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/fairy-stockfish/Fairy-Stockfish
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** fairy-stockfish
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - fairy-stockfish - 11.1-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fairy-stockfish from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | chess variant engine including support for Chess, Shogi and XiangQi variants | https://github.com/ianfab/Fairy-Stockfish
- Ubuntu apt - fairy-stockfish - 11.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fairy-stockfish from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | chess variant engine including support for Chess, Shogi and XiangQi variants | https://github.com/ianfab/Fairy-Stockfish


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