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Diagram Maker

Chess Diagram Maker

Written chess commentary isn't always easy to follow without seeing the position on a board. Adding graphical chess diagrams to illustrate positions and moves can greatly enhance understanding, as well as providing greater visual appeal.

This tool allows you to input a position or move list and output a professional-looking chess diagram that you can add to any graphic-enabled document like a blog, a website, or even a PDF file.

Additionally, you can output a sequence of moves as an animated graphic showing the pieces moving on the graphical chess board.

You can illustrate Chess, Chess960, and Apollo games, using a variety of colors, piece styles, and captioning options.

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Game Input
Board Options
Square Size: px Piece Style:
Caption (Top):(max 40 chars)
Caption (Bottom):(max 40 chars)
Color Options
Background:  Legend/Text: 
Board Squares:  Board Frame: 
Display Options
Orientation:     
First PlyPly Number: Last Ply: Delay between moves: (100=1 sec)
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