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Welcome fellow chess programmer!

Whatever I've coded over the last 20 years, I've always hoped for a sample of working code that would show me the way. If you're looking to create chess software and you want to save yourself tons of time and energy on the graphics, engine integration, database, etc. then consider purchasing the Bookup 2000 Professional source code.

Here are the details:

You should be an owner of Bookup 2000 Professional. Although you can certainly compile your own copy with the source code, you'll want to have the actual released version to avoid confusion.

You should be proficient in Delphi. As of this writing, Bookup is written in Borland's Delphi 5. I don't recommend Delphi 6 and I have not yet ported the program to Delphi 7. If you program in another language, the source code could still benefit you, provided you can understand pascal. C programmers should have few problems.

The program uses third party libraries. BTree Filer 5.5x is used for a database engine. Orpheus 3 is used for GUI enhancements. Both are free (with source) from sourceforge and both libraries were originally made by TurboPower. The graphics library used in the 3D diagram is FastGraph from Ted Gruber. It is not free and it does not come with source code.

I will support you at the source code level. While I can't teach programming or help you with new projects, I can answer your questions about code snippets from Bookup.

You can't create a product that competes with Bookup. If you create products that complement and/or enhance Bookup, bless you! You are free to do that. You'd agree that it is unfair though to have access to all of Bookup's "trade secrets" and then create a similar chess openings software product.

You are free to use Bookup's graphics provided you give credit in your program. Bookup's pieces have been used in ICC interfaces, screen savers and many other chess programs.

You are entitled to updates at no charge. You're welcome to any revisions that I am making.

If all that sounds good to you then... Order the Source Code