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DBSnow

I'm looking for a free download of a chess diagram creator or editor. I've Googled (well, Yahoo'd) several sites, but they aren't working. The program downloads, but won't run, or other problems. (I admit the problem may be my computer, since I've downloaded a couple of these before on another computer with no problems.) I would like to have a program that I can make a .jpg of the diagrams to use on our scholastic chess Facebook page. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

JPWagner

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Rsava

 Why not just use chess.com, setup the board and take a screenshot, then crop.

Or are you looking for more than just the board diagram?

Rsava

Here is one I just made with chess.com and MSPaint.

 

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Rocky64

Some online tools are pretty good, e.g.:

https://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-diagram-generator.php

http://www.apronus.com/chess/diagram/editor/

The second one has a lot more options, including the Linares style of pieces which would be my preference.

RussBell

https://lichess.org/analysis

see the tools menu...

 

PhillipTheTank

Lucas Chess is really good for this.  Just hit Alt+I (the letter, not the number) on any board screen.  Great program anyway.

ed1975

Another vote for Lucas Chess

DBSnow

Thanks for all the ideas. I thought that chess.com had something, but don't know where to find it. Any help on that? Thanks!

 

DBSnow

 Never mind -- found it under "Analysis." I'll look into the others, too!

 

Vaishnavin

How to print hole database diagrams at once without solutions 

Vaishnavin

How to print hole database diagrams at once without solutions 

SeniorPatzer
Vaishnavin wrote:

How to print hole database diagrams at once without solutions 

 

I think you meant to write "whole" instead of "hole."

Flatus

 

CASTOFCLOWNS

Chesspad... best by test, free

william3c

Was searching for something similar and ended with his one (free):

http://alain.blaisot.free.fr/DiagTransfer/English/home.htm

vitualis
william3c wrote:

Was searching for something similar and ended with his one (free):

http://alain.blaisot.free.fr/DiagTransfer/English/home.htm

Yep, I absolutely agree. Diagtransfer is the best free chess diagram creator if you want to make diagrams that are suitable for publication.

https://www.chess.com/blog/vitualis/create-amazing-chess-diagrams-with-diagtransfer-chess-chats-5

KoiAsturrr

So if I understand correctly it is not allowed to use them for commercial use for profit right?
DiagTransfer is a free program, but the True Type font of the PCFTDT Diagram chess pieces (DIAGTRNSFER.TTF) is not in the public domain.
You can use it for personal use or for an association (chess club etc.) to produce club magazines etc. (which can even be sold as long as it is not for profit), and you can use it, if you are a programmer, inside one of your programs if this program is distributed as freeware (not as shareware).

vitualis

Yes.