Free chess programs
Chess Puzzles by Katachess 3.0

Kata Chess is a system of basic chess positioning and movement exercises much like in karate or judo. Kata Chess focuses on pattern recognition by using a unique point and click interface. This is a serious training system for chess players who want to quickly and easily improve their game.
- License: Shareware
- Language: English
- Release: 2004-08-08
- Size: 2 Mb
- Cost: 14.95 $
Kata Chess 3.0

Kata Chess is a system of basic chess positioning and movement exercises much like in karate or judo. Kata Chess focuses on pattern recognition by using a unique point and click interface. This is a serious training system for chess players who want to quickly and easily improve their game.
- License: Shareware
- Language: English
- Release: 2004-08-08
- Size: 2 Mb
- Cost: 14.95 $
Shredder Classic 3

Shredder Classic is a professional computer chess program by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, the twelvemes world computer chess champion. It combines extremely powerful play with easy handling. The play of the program can be variably adjusted to any strength, so that everyone can find an adequate chess partner. Many functions for analysing one's own games as well as a built-in coach, who is alert of one's mistakes, help to improve your play.
- License: Shareware
- Language: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
- Release: 2007-12-13
- Size: 7 Mb
- Cost: 35.99 $
Chess Mafia 1.0

Amazing new pc chess game! Easy to use and provides realistic visualizations with multiplayer options! A cool soundtrack plus game hints guarantee hours of fun!
- License: Freeware
- Language: English
- Release: 2008-04-01
- Size: 1 Mb
- Cost: Free
ChessRally 2.5.865

ChessRally 2 is a full-featured chess game which allows you to play anyone over the Internet or on your own LAN, against several challenging computer opponents at your own PC, correspondence games through Email, or you can join us in our "Online Rally Rooms" for chatting, playing, or just hanging out and watching. International rules apply, or customize them as "house rules". This Free Edition can be upgraded to Gold Edition for just $19.99.
- License: Shareware
- Language: English
- Release: 2005-04-06
- Size: 12 Mb
- Cost: 19.99 $
Amusive Chess 2.0

This chess simulator will help you to master your chess playing skills, to train your intellectual capacity and give you lots of entertainment. Wreck your brain with this game! It is the most powerful chess simulator available on a personal computer, playing at grandmaster level at its top strength. You can probe you chess playing skills with this simulator and get prepared to chess matches in real life with your friends and acquaintances!
- License: Freeware
- Language: English
- Release: 2007-08-24
- Size: 1 Mb
- Cost: Free
Chuzzles Chess Puzzles Pop-up For Your Desktop 1.0

Chess Puzzles for your desktop! Sits in your tray so you can pop it up any time. Simple click and move allows you to enjoy a Chuzzle Chess Puzzle while talking on the phone. Hee hee.
- License: Shareware
- Language: English
- Release: 2002-02-10
- Size: 2 Mb
- Cost: 4.95 $
Chess Opening Trainer 1.1

This software will help you learn and remember chess opening theory faster than ever before. In addition, you can use this software to build your opening repertoire. Unlike the other chess training software, Chess Opening Trainer does not randomly select training moves and positions. It smartly selects and serves the training move and position which you had difficulty in solving.
- License: Shareware
- Language: English
- Release: 2004-05-18
- Size: 3 Mb
- Cost: 39.95 $
Chinese Chess Soul 6.3.5

Chinese Chess is an ancient game of intelligence. People often know some philosophy of life to raise their awareness of ability,thinking and have fun through a chessboard.You can play gainst computer or a friend.All your family members can join in.Players can lead their army filled with Mandarins, Elephants, Horses, Chariots, Cannons, and Soldiers, fight, attack, and checkmate.It is vehement fighting which is full of intelligence.
- License: Shareware
- Language: English
- Release: 2008-11-11
- Size: 4 Mb
- Cost: 34.95 $
Funny Chess 1.0

A fun new chess game! This game is sure to challenge even the best chess players! Awesome graphics make this chess game unique and will have you playing for hours! Take on the computer or go head-to-head with friends using multiplayer options.
- License: Freeware
- Language: English
- Release: 2008-05-23
- Size: 1 Mb
- Cost: Free
Crazy Chess 1.0

Chess comes to life, in this original, highly addictive real-time chess game by 2DPlay. Play as the White Knight, engaged in a fierce battle of skill against the dreaded army of Black Pawns. Move your Knight as fast as you can, across the board, taking out the black pawns and halting their attack march towards your castle. This is a game like no other - it's Crazy Chess!
- License: Freeware
- Language: English
- Release: 2006-11-22
- Size: 845 B
- Cost: Free
Battleship Chess 2.2

The classic game of Battleship has grown up! Ships move, submarines dive, and minesweepers sweep for mines. A simple upgrade system allows you to advance your ships as the game goes on. Choose from 5 periods in naval history as you fight single-battle or multi-battle wars. All beautifully animated in 3D. For 1 to 2 players.
- License: Demo
- Language: English
- Release: 2008-05-12
- Size: 4 Mb
- Cost: 19.95 $
Fresh FTP 4.95

Fresh FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an useful tool for webmaster or website owner to upload or download web content (html, graphic, sql backup file, website statistic, etc) from the server. This free FTP client software supports ability to resume broken uploads, file and directory upload, and much more. Unlike any other similar utilities, this software is 100% freeware, no charge, no banners, no spyware.
- License: Freeware
- Language: English
- Release: 2008-10-25
- Size: 940 Kb
- Cost: Free
jose 1.4.4

jose is a graphical Chess tool. You can store chess games in a database (backed by MySQL). You can view games and edit variations and comments. You can play against a "plugged-in" chess engine and use it for analysis.
- License: Freeware
- Language: English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Other, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Polish
- Release: 2006-02-11
- Size: 31 Mb
- Cost: Free
Orneta Chess for Smartphone 2002 1.1.4

Orneta Chess is the classic strategy game of Chess for Windows Mobile based Smartphone devices. With multiple difficulty levels this game appeals to everyone from the novice chess player to the advanced chess player. The game saves the state of the game so that the player can come back to it when they are ready. A game can be played incrementally over as much time as needed, months or even years. It is possible to see a history of past moves.
- License: Freeware
- Language: English
- Release: 2003-09-28
- Size: 110 Kb
- Cost: Free
WinComponents 1.2

Get Complete Control Over Your Windows Components! Make your computer work faster! Remove unneeded Windows components or install any possible component you need. Explore more than 160 system components (~0.5 GB) available to add/remove and 12 components categories (including Multimedia/Internet Utilities/System Services/Server Components). WinComponents lets you remove components that can't be removed using any other applications.
- License: Shareware
- Language: English, Italian, Russian, Ukranian
- Release: 2008-06-04
- Size: 1 Mb
- Cost: 24.95 $
Remove Startup Programs Buddy 2.2

Remove Startup Programs Buddy is a utility to remove malicious programs from Windows start-up. Remove Startup Programs Buddy inspects Windows start-up places and lists start-up programs so you could delete abusive items. Remove Startup Programs Buddy backs up configuration data so you can roll back all changes at any time. Enjoy!
- License: Freeware
- Language: English
- Release: 2006-01-20
- Size: 920 Kb
- Cost: Free
Keepalive Pro 9.2

Keep programs running. Restart Hung/non-responding/aborted applications. Security features allow only you to configure KeepAlive Pro, and deter others with access to the computer with security options provided by KeepAlive Pro. This is a must for any company running critical applications. Join the hundreds of customers that have purchased KeepAlive Pro. We only ask you to try it.
- License: Commercial
- Language: English
- Release: 2008-02-11
- Size: 5 Mb
- Cost: 39.99 $
ChesseR 3.7.29

ChesseR is an application that allows you to play correspondence chess with anyone that has an email address. Visually the chess board is very easy to look at.
- License: Shareware
- Language: English
- Release: 2003-07-29
- Size: 117 Kb
- Cost: 16.95 $
ChessPartner 5.3c

ChessPartner is a strong Chess game for beginners and advanced players. It has attractive 2d and 3d pieceses, a database, read and write PGN files. Plays online against opponents all over the world. Prints diagrams or whole games, has a large opening book, or create your own books. Can copy and paste games to your word processor. Analyses your games or positions, speaks to you, shows played opening name, score histogram, winboard, and more...
- License: Shareware
- Language: English
- Release: 2005-01-10
- Size: 5 Mb
- Cost: 25.00 $