chess program

[Black Fluffy Lion]

anyone got a good chess program that you can download for free?? It doesn't need to be very complicated, just it needs to be able to save games.

 

[Lucky]

I´m using an old DOS chess program, the AI is pretty good, but for playing I use a real chess board, too. It´s more overviewable.

Try this link for several different programs (Win,DOS,Mac...):
http://chesware.fide.org/

 

[Gazmond]

Try http://download.cnet.com as well. There are several shareware and freeware chess programs available.

 

[GenghisK]

Indeed, an excellent chess program is Winchen. It's free of course, and is quite easy to use.

 

[Black Fluffy Lion]

I downloaded winchen from rocket downloads but I always get an error when trying to install it.

 

[GenghisK]

I don't understand There's nothing to install, only a file to uncompress...
Anyway, here it is again, as a Zip file. Just uncompress it.

 

[Black Fluffy Lion]

thanks GK

 

[GenghisK]

Ok so did it work? See? it's quite basic but I appreciate it a lot

 

[Black Fluffy Lion]

yep, it's just what I was looking for

 

[GenghisK]

Ok, great. Then I might suggest, invite you for a game, unless you're already busy enough I'll play you as soon as I finish my game with Gazmond. unless he wants a revenge

 

[Black Fluffy Lion]

OK.

I'm not too good though, in fact I'm terrible but I'll play ya anyway,

 

[GenghisK]

Ok then. We shall cross the word, and the sword, tomorrow, maybe. I'm done, for tonight You can start a thread. I'll reply to grab the game

 

[Black Fluffy Lion]

I'll let Lucky finish me off first, shouldn't be too long...

 

[Dell19]

I am up for a game with anyone else who wants to play! Genghis is being nasty and I have wasted several moves...

 

[GenghisK]

Me, nasty? pfFFFF! You should look at Smash or Stormy playing. They're... mmmm, "Diablolic"

 

[Ohwell]

Anybody have a chess program for mac? I don't want to use my old board... Though my PC will be fixed in a few days...

 

[GenghisK]

Of course. Just ask for it Beside GNU Chess for Macintosh, I also use Mac chess, which has quite a smart AI too. At least for me. Anyway, help yourself, GNU Chess is free, under GNU licence, though. But freeware anyway.

tip: the file is in sit format (Stuffit), but since this forum doesn't allow such format as enclosure, then I had to use a small trick. I renamed it as a zip file Clever idea eh? Anyway once you downloaded it, just rename it in .sit and unstuff it. That's all.

 

[Ohwell]

Wierd, it loads as a webpage!

 

[Ohwell]

Oh, got it to work Thanks.

 

[GenghisK]

Wowowowow, downloaded times: 7. If it was you who did it 7 times then

Ok ok, I was just kidding a bit. But next time, all you have to do (if you're using Mac OS8 or later version) is to control-click and use the save as... option. That will spare you from wasting time It's true that IE for Mac is really bad...