diff --git a/games/gnuchess/Makefile b/games/gnuchess/Makefile
index 76cc2b49d1e9..1d13efeee2fd 100644
--- a/games/gnuchess/Makefile
+++ b/games/gnuchess/Makefile
@@ -1,50 +1,50 @@
 # Created by: markm
 
 PORTNAME=	gnuchess
-PORTVERSION=	6.2.7
+PORTVERSION=	6.2.9
 CATEGORIES=	games
 MASTER_SITES=	GNU/chess
 # The DISTFILES here is explicitly needed because it can be extended later.
 DISTFILES=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Classic Gnu Chess
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	MKDIR_P="${MKDIR}"
 INFO=		gnuchess
 USES=		cpe shebangfix
 SHEBANG_FILES=	doc/quotes.rb
 CPE_PRODUCT=	chess
 CPE_VENDOR=	gnu
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		OPENING_BOOK DOCS NLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	OPENING_BOOK
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 OPENING_BOOK_DESC=	Install opening book (25 MB download)
 NLS_USES=		gettext
 NLS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	nls
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MOPENING_BOOK}
 DISTFILES+=	book_1.02.pgn.gz
 EXTRACT_ONLY+=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
 .endif
 
 post-build:
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MOPENING_BOOK}
 	zcat ${DISTDIR}/book_1.02.pgn.gz > ${WRKSRC}/src/book.pgn
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/src && ( ${ECHO} book add book.pgn; sleep 1; ${ECHO} quit ) | ./gnuchess
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/Book =/s/false/true/' ${WRKSRC}/src/gnuchess.ini
 .endif
 
 post-install:
 	cd ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin && ${LN} -f gnuchess gnuchessx
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/NEWS ${WRKSRC}/doc/* ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/gnuchess.info
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/gnuchess/distinfo b/games/gnuchess/distinfo
index 90894e4013da..91023c715ce9 100644
--- a/games/gnuchess/distinfo
+++ b/games/gnuchess/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1591005174
-SHA256 (gnuchess-6.2.7.tar.gz) = e536675a61abe82e61b919f6b786755441d9fcd4c21e1c82fb9e5340dd229846
-SIZE (gnuchess-6.2.7.tar.gz) = 802863
+TIMESTAMP = 1628151546
+SHA256 (gnuchess-6.2.9.tar.gz) = ddfcc20bdd756900a9ab6c42c7daf90a2893bf7f19ce347420ce36baebc41890
+SIZE (gnuchess-6.2.9.tar.gz) = 802697
 SHA256 (book_1.02.pgn.gz) = deac77edb061a59249a19deb03da349cae051e52527a6cb5af808d9398d32d44
 SIZE (book_1.02.pgn.gz) = 26265281