diff --git a/applications/fpchess/mod_winboard.pas b/applications/fpchess/mod_winboard.pas
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..556df0e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/fpchess/mod_winboard.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+unit mod_winboard;
+
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  Classes, SysUtils,
+  StdCtrls, Forms, Controls,
+  chessmodules, chessgame;
+
+type
+
+  { TWinboardChessModule }
+
+  TWinboardChessModule = class(TChessModule)
+  private
+    textEnginePatch : TStaticText;
+    editEnginePatch : TEdit;
+    EngineStringList: TStringList;
+    side            : boolean; //Side to move true=human.
+  public
+    constructor Create;
+    procedure CreateUserInterface(); override;
+    procedure ShowUserInterface(AParent: TWinControl); override;
+    procedure HideUserInterface(); override;
+    procedure FreeUserInterface(); override;
+    procedure PrepareForGame(); override;
+    procedure HandleOnMove(AFrom, ATo: TPoint); override;
+  end;
+
+implementation
+uses winboardConn;
+
+{ TSinglePlayerChessModule }
+
+constructor TWinboardChessModule.Create;
+begin
+  inherited Create;
+
+  SelectionDescription := 'Play against a winboard engine';
+  PlayingDescription := 'Play against a winboard engine';
+  Kind := cmkAgainstComputer;
+end;
+
+procedure TWinboardChessModule.CreateUserInterface;
+begin
+  textEnginePatch := TStaticText.Create(nil);
+  textEnginePatch.SetBounds(20, 20, 180, 50);
+  textEnginePatch.Caption := 'Full patch to the engine(with args)';
+
+  editEnginePatch := TEdit.Create(nil);
+  editEnginePatch.SetBounds(200, 20, 150, 50);
+  editEnginePatch.Text := 'gnuchess -x';
+end;
+
+procedure TWinboardChessModule.ShowUserInterface(AParent: TWinControl);
+begin
+  textEnginePatch.Parent := AParent;
+  editEnginePatch.Parent := AParent;
+end;
+
+procedure TWinboardChessModule.HideUserInterface();
+begin
+  textEnginePatch.Parent := nil;
+  editEnginePatch.Parent := nil;
+end;
+
+procedure TWinboardChessModule.FreeUserInterface();
+begin
+  textEnginePatch.Free;
+  editEnginePatch.Free;
+end;
+
+procedure TWinboardChessModule.HandleOnMove(AFrom, ATo: TPoint);
+var
+  moveStr : String;
+  CompMove: moveInCoord;
+begin
+  moveStr:=vwinboardConn.coordToString(AFrom,ATo,vChessGame.PreviousMove.PieceMoved,vChessGame.PreviousMove.PieceEaten);
+
+  vwinboardConn.tellMove(moveStr);
+  compMove:=vwinboardConn.engineMove;
+  vChessGame.MovePiece(CompMove[1],CompMove[2]);
+end;
+
+procedure TWinboardChessModule.PrepareForGame;
+var i: integer;
+    CompMove: moveInCoord;
+begin
+  vwinboardConn.startEngine(editEnginePatch.text);
+  if not vChessGame.FirstPlayerIsWhite then
+  begin
+    vwinboardConn.tellMove('go');
+    compMove:=vwinboardConn.engineMove;
+    vChessGame.MovePiece(CompMove[1],CompMove[2]);
+  end;
+
+end;
+
+initialization
+  RegisterChessModule(TWinboardChessModule.Create);
+end.
diff --git a/applications/fpchess/winboardconn.pas b/applications/fpchess/winboardconn.pas
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f3afa5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/fpchess/winboardconn.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+{
+Unit with the basics to communicate with engines that use the winboard protocol.
+I used some code of the TProcess example also:
+https://lazarus-ccr.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/lazarus-ccr/examples/process/
+
+}
+unit winboardConn;
+
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  Classes, SysUtils, Process, StdCtrls, chessgame;
+
+type
+  moveInCoord = array[1..2] of TPoint;
+
+  TwinboardConn = class
+  public
+    procedure startEngine(path : String);
+    procedure stopEngine;
+    procedure tellMove(move : String);
+    function engineMove() : moveInCoord;
+    function coordToString(AFrom, ATo : TPoint; pieceFrom, pieceTo : TChessTile) : String;
+    function stringToCoord(moveStr : String) : moveInCoord;
+  private
+    procedure readFromPipe;
+    function extractMove : string;
+    function letterToNumber(num:String) : String;
+    function  numberToLetter(n : integer) : String;
+    function pieceToLetter(piece : TChessTile) : String;
+  end;
+
+var
+  engineProcess : TProcess;
+  outputText    : String;
+  vwinboardConn : TwinboardConn;
+
+implementation
+
+procedure TwinboardConn.startEngine(path : String);
+begin
+  engineProcess:= TProcess.Create(nil);
+  engineProcess.CommandLine := path;
+
+  engineProcess.Options := engineProcess.Options + [poUsePipes];
+  engineProcess.Execute;
+end;
+
+procedure TwinboardConn.stopEngine;
+begin
+  if engineProcess.Running then
+    engineProcess.Free;
+end;
+
+procedure TwinboardConn.tellMove(move : String);
+begin
+  move := move+#13+#10;
+  EngineProcess.Input.Write(move[1], length(move));
+end;
+
+//return the engine move.
+function TwinboardConn.engineMove : moveInCoord;
+var move  : String;
+    points: moveInCoord;
+begin
+  sleep(500);
+  repeat
+    readFromPipe;
+  until length(outputText)>10;
+  move := extractMove;
+  points := stringToCoord(move);
+  result:=points;
+end;
+
+function TwinboardConn.coordToString(AFrom, ATo : TPoint; pieceFrom, pieceTo : TChessTile) : String;
+var
+  move : String;
+begin
+  //still need to verify castle an en passant
+
+  move:= move + numberToLetter(AFrom.X);
+  move:= move + intToStr(AFrom.Y);
+
+  move:= move + numberToLetter(ATo.X);
+  move:= move + IntToStr(ATo.Y);
+  result:=move;
+
+end;
+
+function TwinboardConn.pieceToLetter(piece : TChessTile) : String;
+begin
+  case piece of
+    ctWRook : result:= 'R';
+    ctBRook : result:= 'R';
+    ctWKnight : result:= 'N';
+    ctBKnight : result:= 'N';
+    ctWBishop : result:= 'B';
+    ctBBishop : result:= 'B';
+    ctWQueen : result:= 'Q';
+    ctBQueen : result:= 'Q';
+    ctWKing : result:= 'K';
+    ctBKing : result:= 'K';
+  end;
+end;
+
+function  TwinboardConn.numberToLetter(n : integer) : String;
+begin
+  case n of
+    1 : result := 'a';
+    2 : result := 'b';
+    3 : result := 'c';
+    4 : result := 'd';
+    5 : result := 'e';
+    6 : result := 'f';
+    7 : result := 'g';
+    8 : result := 'h';
+  end;
+end;
+
+function TwinboardConn.stringToCoord(moveStr : String) : moveInCoord;
+var move : moveInCoord;
+begin
+  //need to verify castle here
+  //if moveStr[1] in ['R','N','B','Q','K'] then
+  //  Delete(moveStr,1,1);
+  move[1].X:=strToInt(letterToNumber(moveStr[1]));
+  move[1].Y:=strToInt(moveStr[2]);
+  move[2].X:=strToInt(letterToNumber(moveStr[3]));
+  move[2].Y:=strToInt(moveStr[4]);
+  result:=move;
+end;
+//Transform collum number in letter, ex.: 1=a, 3=c ....
+function TwinboardConn.letterToNumber(num:String) : String;
+begin
+  case num[1] of
+    'a' : result:='1';
+    'b' : result:='2';
+    'c' : result:='3';
+    'd' : result:='4';
+    'e' : result:='5';
+    'f' : result:='6';
+    'g' : result:='7';
+    'h' : result:='8';
+  end;
+end;
+
+//read all the output text from the TProcess pipe
+procedure TwinboardConn.readFromPipe;
+var
+  NoMoreOutput: boolean;
+
+  procedure DoStuffForProcess;
+  var
+    Buffer: string;
+    BytesAvailable: DWord;
+    BytesRead:LongInt;
+  begin
+    if engineProcess.Running then
+    begin
+      BytesAvailable := engineProcess.Output.NumBytesAvailable;
+      BytesRead := 0;
+      while BytesAvailable>0 do
+      begin
+        SetLength(Buffer, BytesAvailable);
+        BytesRead := engineProcess.OutPut.Read(Buffer[1], BytesAvailable);
+        OutputText := OutputText + copy(Buffer,1, BytesRead);
+        BytesAvailable := engineProcess.Output.NumBytesAvailable;
+        NoMoreOutput := false;
+      end;
+    end;
+  end;
+begin
+  if engineProcess.Running then
+    repeat
+      NoMoreOutput := true;
+      DoStuffForProcess;
+    until noMoreOutput;
+end;
+
+function TwinboardConn.extractMove : string;
+var move : String;
+    i,p  : integer;
+begin
+  p := pos('My move is: ', outputText);
+  p:=p+12;
+  if p>0 then
+    while outputText[p]<>#10 do
+    begin
+      move:= move+outputText[p];
+      inc(p);
+    end;
+  result:=move;
+  outputText:='';
+end;
+
+end.