diff --git a/gnuchess/Makefile b/gnuchess/Makefile
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+# Copyright (C) 2008 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=gnuchess
+PKG_VERSION:=5.07
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/chess
+PKG_CAT:=zcat
+
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/gnuchess
+  TITLE:=Chess GNU from FSF
+  SECTION:=games
+  CATEGORY:=Games
+  URL:=http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/chess.html
+endef
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/gnuchess-$(PKG_VERSION)
+
+define Package/gnuchess/description
+  GNU Chess lets most modern computers play a full game of chess. It has a plain terminal interface but supports visual interfaces such as xboard and eboard
+endef
+ 
+define Build/Configure
+      $(call Build/Configure/Default)
+
+endef 
+define Package/gnuchess/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/gnuchess $(1)/usr/sbin/
+endef 
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,gnuchess))
diff --git a/gnuchess/patches/001_static_definition.patch b/gnuchess/patches/001_static_definition.patch
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+diff -crB gnuchess-5.07/src/common.h gnuchess-5.07.mod/src/common.h
+*** gnuchess-5.07/src/common.h	2003-06-30 13:28:38.000000000 +0200
+--- gnuchess-5.07.mod/src/common.h	2010-03-19 20:32:10.474722004 +0100
+***************
+*** 716,722 ****
+  
+  /* Input thread and thread function */
+  #include <pthread.h>
+! extern pthread_t input_thread;
+  void *input_func(void *);
+  
+  /*
+--- 716,722 ----
+  
+  /* Input thread and thread function */
+  #include <pthread.h>
+! static pthread_t input_thread;
+  void *input_func(void *);
+  
+  /*