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[[File:Chess screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot of [[List of macOS components#Chess|Chess]], a component of [[macOS]]]]

Chess databases allow users to search through a large library of historical games, analyze them, check statistics, and formulate an opening repertoire. [[Chessbase]] (for PC) is a common program for these purposes amongst professional players, but there are alternatives such as [[Shane's Chess Information Database]] (Scid) <ref>[httphttps://scid.sourceforge.net/ http://scid.sourceforge.net] SCID.</ref> for Windows, Mac or Linux, [[Chess Assistant]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.convekta.com/about.asp |title= Chess Assistant Chess Website:: About Us|website=www.convekta.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820180940/http://www.convekta.com/about.asp |archive-date=August 20, 2008}}</ref> for PC,<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19981205093026/http://www.exachess.com/ http://www.exachess.com]}} ExaChess for Mac</ref> Gerhard Kalab's Chess PGN Master for Android<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kalab.com/pgnviewer/|title=Chess PGN Master}}</ref> or Giordano Vicoli's Chess-Studio for iOS.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/chessstudioapp/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

Programs such as [[Playchess]] allow players to play against one another over the internet.