Mac Chess 5.0.1

File	mac-chess-501.hqx
Size	524.3 KB
Version	5.0.1
Category	Board Game
Year	1997
Architecture	68K

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MacChess is a solid freeware chess program for the Classic Mac by Wim van Beusekom, first released in 1995 and updated through the late 1990s. It offers a clean top-down board, an in-built engine, and the kind of unfussy presentation that made it a long-running staple of System 7 and Mac OS 9 chess players.GameplayPlayers square off against the computer on a standard 8x8 board, with the engine handling move search and evaluation. The interface stays out of the way: pick up a piece, drop it on a legal square, and the opponent replies.Versions and platformsReleases range from version 2.0 in 1995 through 5.0.1, with separate 68K and PowerPC builds and both English and Dutch localisations. Across versions the engine and UI were progressively refined while the basic feel stayed the same.System requirementsMacChess needs at least a 68020 processor and Mac OS 7. Author notes confirm compatibility on hardware from the IIsi and Centris 610 up through Quadras, Power Mac 6100/7600, and PowerBooks of the period.About this entryThis record is a sibling listing of MacChess in the catalog, sharing the same underlying program as its companion entry; only the packaging metadata differs.