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Games Like Chessmaster for MacSimilar Chess Games like Chessmaster
Chessmaster is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is scidCommunity, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Chessmaster and 16 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Chessmaster are Scid vs. PC, ChessMD, ChessX and XBoard.
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25 scidCommunity alternatives
Shane's Chess Information Database is a powerful Chess Toolkit, with which one can create huge chess databases, run engine analysis, or play casual games against the computer or online with the Free Internet Chess Server.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Improve your chess with unlimited game review, interactive engine analysis, and several other state-of-the-art training utilities.
XBoard, also known as WinBoard on Microsoft operating systems, is a free graphical user interface client developed by Tim Mann that is compatible with various chess engines that support the Xboard Communication Protocol such as GNU Chess.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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DreamChess is an open source chess game featuring "Dreamer", a moderately strong engine. Any XBoard-compatible chess engine (Crafty & GNU Chess) will work for varying degrees of difficulty. Includes 3D OpenGL graphics and various board sets.
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The Shredder chess programs by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen provide a game playing and analysis tool for everybody and are accepted as one of the best chess programs of the world. Since 1996 Shredder has won thirteen titles as World Computer Chess Champion which makes Shredder the most...
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Windows Mobile
- Android
- iPhone
- Java Mobile
- iPad
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Jin is an open source, cross platform, graphical client for chess servers, written in Java. Jin can run either as a standalone application (available at this website) or as an applet, directly from your browser (available at the chess server's website).
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
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Play against 8 of the best chess engines, including Stockfish 15 , Leela Chess Zero and Maia.
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Play, learn and have fun with a free online chess game designed for everyone, regardless of their level. Improve your skills with various AI opponents or challenge your friends in multiplayer!.
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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