diff --git a/game/board/gnuchess/actions.py b/game/board/gnuchess/actions.py
index 12fbf603e2..9df2757198 100644
--- a/game/board/gnuchess/actions.py
+++ b/game/board/gnuchess/actions.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
     shelltools.export("CC", get.CC())
-    autotools.configure("--disable-dependency-tracking --enable-readline")
+    autotools.configure("--disable-dependency-tracking")
 
 def build():
     autotools.make()
diff --git a/game/board/gnuchess/pspec.xml b/game/board/gnuchess/pspec.xml
index 794cfaac53..7a19698843 100644
--- a/game/board/gnuchess/pspec.xml
+++ b/game/board/gnuchess/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>app:console</IsA>
         <Summary>Console based chess interface</Summary>
         <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 X-Windows xboard.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="d38a485e681f391e70f8110793215a3f432c8bc2" type="targz">mirrors://gnu/chess/gnuchess-6.2.5.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="7c28be62d44998ce587f6f45acbd08fdaff7dc8b" type="targz">mirrors://gnu/chess/gnuchess-6.2.9.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>readline-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="4">
+            <Date>2022-04-03</Date>
+            <Version>6.2.9</Version>
+            <Comment>Version Bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Ercan Ersoy</Name>
+            <Email>ercanersoy@ercanersoy.net</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="3">
             <Date>2018-09-14</Date>
             <Version>6.2.5</Version>