diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnuchess/template b/srcpkgs/gnuchess/template
index 55c123c5110..476544ead9e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnuchess/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnuchess/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gnuchess'
 pkgname=gnuchess
-version=6.2.8
+version=6.2.9
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="readline-devel"
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/chess.html"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/chess/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=d50446cda8012240321da39cddbb4df4d08458a8d538a4738882814139583847
+checksum=ddfcc20bdd756900a9ab6c42c7daf90a2893bf7f19ce347420ce36baebc41890
 
 LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,stack-size=2097152"