Macchess

MacChess 5.01 PPC (Dutch/Netherlands): Superb free chess program ============================================================== [ All the menus, files, etc. in this version are in Dutch ] FREE! master strength chess program. Many features, very polished. Has "Easy" levels and "Learning chess" file for learners. Very popular: MacChess 2.5 has the most downloads of the 350+ files in the AOL Mac "Board Games" area - over 26,000. (5.01 is PowerMac-only - MacChess 2.5.1 is the current 68K version) (5.01 is not ExaChess compatible - see the MacChess web site for such) MacChess web site: http://members.aol.com/macchess/ In the 1997 Aegon Computer-Human tournament, MacChess defeated a master and a near-master on a 200MHz 603 (low-end) Mac. More than 18 New Features added since MacChess 4.0, including. - Accurate "Mate in N" announcements (new in 5.01) - Black and White time controls can be identical or independent (5.01) - New large board option, with large-size "Classic" and "American" sets - "Learning Chess" file added - Reworked chess engine finds forced mates faster, is more compact. - Expanded opening book - nearly 12,000 new positions added. - Improved endgame knowledge - nearly doubled its score on one endgame test - Many new level settings: sudden death, increment - Added quick level setting options to Level menu - Setup window now movable, eases copying diagrams from the Web - PGN "result" tag now automatically generated, popup