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+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  lowdown-unsandboxed,
+  nix-update-script,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "fastchess";
+  version = "1.4.0-alpha";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Disservin";
+    repo = "fastchess";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-fzNpanfeXk7eKftzcs5MIaDBvzumaMQIhhQ8IDFjwPQ=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    lowdown-unsandboxed
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace app/Makefile \
+      --replace "-march=native" ""
+  '';
+
+  makeFlags = [
+    "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
+    "CXX=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}c++"
+  ];
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Versatile command-line tool designed for running chess engine tournaments";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Disservin/fastchess";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ Zirconium419122 ];
+    platforms = with lib.platforms; unix ++ windows;
+    mainProgram = "fastchess";
+  };
+})