diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-chess/template b/srcpkgs/python-chess/template
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+# Template file for 'python-chess'
+pkgname=python-chess
+version=0.16.1
+revision=1
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="chess"
+noarch=yes
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python"
+short_desc="A pure Python2 chess library with move generation and validation"
+maintainer="cipr3s <cipr3s@gmx.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://github.com/niklasf/python-chess"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum="9f3125c86977244d9a6329e8ff56ee3b807e06e3eac9eff68ea7a37e5aed758f"
+
+python3-chess_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	depends="python3"
+	pycompile_module="chess"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-chess b/srcpkgs/python3-chess
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+python-chess
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