Chess Programs at GambitSoft - If you want to read about the programs all in one place, here are 20 of them. Estimated ELO 2300. KChess Elite - Full featured chess playing program for beginners and experts. Play by e-mail, analyse variations, PGN capability, and lots more. KingShine OpenGL Chess Board - KingShine is a 3d openGL chess board, featuring selectable chess sets, boards and skins.
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The top five or so are typically too close to call. Victorian Chess Pages - This page has demo versions of several chess related programs written by Fide Master and ex Australian correspondence champion Bill Jordan.