diff --git a/gnuchess.changes b/gnuchess.changes
index a7aaf6c..9841a83 100644
--- a/gnuchess.changes
+++ b/gnuchess.changes
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Fri Oct 26 11:15:22 UTC 2012 - lars@linux-schulserver.de
     option is set.
 - new upstream Url
 - removed upstreamed gnuchess-return-nonvoid.patch
+- recommend xboard
 
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 Tue Nov 29 12:08:41 UTC 2011 - jreidinger@suse.com
diff --git a/gnuchess.spec b/gnuchess.spec
index 8eb1308..8353219 100644
--- a/gnuchess.spec
+++ b/gnuchess.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Requires(post): info
 Requires(preun):info
 Provides:       chess_backend
 Provides:       gchess
+Recommends:     xboard
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description