macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install fairymaxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Debian apt已验证 · 92%
sudo apt install fairymaxDebian stable package indexes · fairymax · 来源: deb.debian.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fairymaxnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fa/fairymax/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
概览
软件包摘要
AI for playing Chess variants
历史
项目历史与用法
Fairy-Max is H.G. Muller's free, open-source chess-variant engine. It is derived from micro-Max and replaces fixed move tables with definitions loaded from fmax.ini, making it useful for experimenting with fairy pieces and variant rule sets.
项目历史
The project was created to empirically evaluate fairy pieces by letting them play in checkmating chess games against orthodox pieces. Its design keeps the engine textual and protocol-oriented rather than graphical: Fairy-Max communicates through the WinBoard protocol and expects a GUI such as WinBoard or XBoard to handle display and game interaction.
Fairy-Max also produced or shipped alongside specialized variants such as ShaMax for Shatranj-like behavior and MaxQi for Xiangqi-specific constraints, reflecting the same small-engine approach applied to variants that do not fit the generic fmax.ini model.
采用历史
The official documentation says Fairy-Max became included in the standard WinBoard install as a ready-to-run engine. In package-manager culture it is notable because a small, configurable chess engine can be installed as a command-line program while still serving GUI users through the long-running WinBoard/XBoard engine ecosystem.
使用方式
Users edit fmax.ini to define piece moves, board sizes, and variant setups, then run Fairy-Max as a WinBoard-compatible engine. The same package commonly exposes related binaries such as fairymax, maxqi, and shamax for the generic engine and dedicated variant engines.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
Fairy-Max is the sort of package that rewards distribution packaging: it is small, old-school, text-configurable, and useful only when installed together with the right data files and GUI protocol expectations. The fmax.ini file is part of the program's behavior, not just optional sample configuration.
时间线
- Undated: H.G. Muller creates Fairy-Max as a chess-variant engine derived from micro-Max.
- Undated: Fairy-Max is included with the standard WinBoard install as a ready-to-run engine.
- Undated: Dedicated variants such as ShaMax and MaxQi are distributed with the Fairy-Max downloads.
Related projects
- Fairy-Max is closely related to micro-Max, WinBoard/XBoard, ShaMax, MaxQi, and other WinBoard-compatible chess-variant engines.
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安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 10 个平台目标。
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local files
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
fmax.ini
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
fairymax | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
maxqi | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
shamax | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
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页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本5.0b
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
https://www.chessvariants.com/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MSfairy-max
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
- 信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.chessvariants.com/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MSfairy-maxnone 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:fairymax |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 5.0b |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fairymax |
| 主页 | https://www.chessvariants.com/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MSfairy-max |
| 仓库 | https://hgm.nubati.net/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=fairymax.git%3Ba%3Dsummary |
| 上游文档 | https://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/CVfairy.html |
| 许可证 | LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain |
| 源码归档 | https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/f/fairymax/fairymax_5.0b.orig.tar.gz |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | fairymax |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Debian apt95%
fairymax 5.0b-2
xboard compatible chess and chess-variant engine
https://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/CVfairy.html
sudo apt install fairymax- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fairymax
Nix95%
fairymax
nix profile install nixpkgs#fairymax- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fairymax
Ubuntu apt95%
fairymax 5.0b-1build1
xboard compatible chess and chess-variant engine
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/CVfairy.html
sudo apt install fairymax- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Fairymax
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