ChessAptitude, ChessConcepts, ChessMemory, ChessPuzzles, ChessQuiz, ChessRater,ChessTeacher and the chess playing program Awesome, are some of the chess programs on this page.
Since 1989 I have written a number of chess related programs. Some were originally written on the mighty Amiga, and were ported to the PC via Visual Basic for Dos. Most of these programs now run under Windows and some new ones have been added.
Most of these programs are zip files.If you have questions about a program email me with details.
Upgrades and new programs will be added soon, so you might like to bookmark this page.
You can see my other Dos programs here.
You can see my chess playing program Awesome here.
You can see my electronic chess book here.
ChessAptitude is designed to test your aptitude for the game of chess and have fun at the same time. You do not need to know how to play chess to use this program.
ChessConcepts contains a collection of thousands of chess ideas, represented by diagrams and words.
A series of positions will be displayed which you will try and memorize. After the position vanishes you attempt to reconstruct it. How good is your chess memory?
ChessPuzzles includes thousands of chess puzzles. Improve your tactics fast.
ChessQuiz contains over a thousand chess questions, each with its own diagram. Learn as you do the questions.
Guess the master's next move in this multiple choice quiz to get a rating.
ChessTeacher teaches the rules of chess for the absolute beginner. It is also useful for helping novices and intermediate players develop a complete sight of the board, using some original approaches.
What operating systems will the programs run under?
They will run with Windows XP, Win 2000, Win NT 3.x, Win NT 4.x, Win 98 and Win 95.
What are the possible screen sizes?
The program window can be set to 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024.
How are programs recieved?
Programs can be sent to you as an email attachment if you have a high speed connection
otherwise you will receive a download link by email.
The files are roughly 2.5 meg each.
How are the programs installed?
All the files need to install the program are in a single zip file.
Open the zip file and run the setup.exe file. Follow the steps to install the program.
How much do the programs occupy?
Each program and its data will only occupy about 200k. A number of system dlls
will be installed which occupy several meg.
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