ChessWriter 5.3 for the Mac

Game Replay/Editing Software - Free!
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What's new in version 5.3? Do you need the new version? Find out here.

Screen dump of ChessWriter

The World's Best Game Processor.
Chess game editing, publishing and studying software for the Mac. Also great for keeping track of correspondence games, annotating your own games, or creating lessons for chess students. The ChessWriter package includes several chess fonts, in screen, TrueType, and PostScript formats. It's used by numerous chess publications, including Blitz Chess and Texas Knights. It even has color coded boards for correspondence play.

Simple Enough for a Student...
Unlimited subvariations. Figurine algebraic if you wish. Full integration of moves and commentary. Instant diagrams. A full pallet of international symbols.

Screen dump: ChessWriter Symbol Window
Powerful Enough for a Publisher
User configurable font attributes depending on analysis depth. Paste straight into your word processor or page layout program, or save as RTF. Supports multiple open games. Color coded boards for correspondence play.

Easy To Use
Move the pieces with the mouse. Enter your comments with the keyboard. What could be simpler?

Read Games from the Internet
Paste games from newsgroups and zines like Chess Weekly into ChessWriter and replay them graphically. ChessWriter reads PGN and almost any variation of algebraic notation - even 'computer algebraic'.

Correspondence Play
Correspondence players must get this program. ChessWriter makes it easy to keep track of games. It even has color coded windows depending on who is to move!


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Hi. I'm Hogeye Bill, and I welcome your comments, suggestions, and criticism. My chess page has games and analysis plus links to chess sites worldwide. You can reach me by e-mail at: abcritter@yahoo.com and/or check out my home page. Revised 2/13/02.