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'''Software for handling chess problems''' is [[software]] intended for handling with [[chess problem]]s. There are many [[Computer chess|chess playing and analyzing program]], whether commercial or free stuff, while chess problems are less covered. Chess problem is based on rules of chess, but chess playing programs are mostly useless for problemist. Many of chess playing programs have also option for solving direct mates, some of them also helpmates and selfmates.

Chess problems software can be used for entering and solving problems - checking soundness, collecting them into [[database]]s, printing and publishing, saving and exporting them. Software can solve (not too long!) [[direct mate]]s, [[helpmate]]s and [[selfmate]]s but also problems with [[fairy piece]]s and other [[Chess variant|fairy conditionschess]] problems. There are also some attempts for "composing" problems with computer.

Here is alphabetically list of software for handling and solving chess problems.