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'''Software for handling chess problems''' areis a category of [[software]] intended for handling with [[chess problem]]s., Thereas aredistinct many [[Chess playing and analyzingfrom program|"chess playing and analyzing" programs]],. commercial and free, while chess problems are covered less. Chess problems are based on the rules of chess, but chess playing programs aretypically have mostlylitte uselessuse for problemists. Many chess playing programs also have an option for solving direct matescheckmates, some of them also having support for helpmates and selfmates.

Chess problems software can be used for creating and solving problems - checking soundness of a concept and position, storing themit in a [[database]]s, printing and publishing, and saving and exporting themthe problem. They It can solve [[direct mate]]s, [[helpmate]]s and [[selfmate]]s and even problems with [[fairy piece]]s and other [[fairy chess]] problems. There have also been some attempts to "compose" problems with computer.

== Alybadix ==

Alybadix is one of the oldest software programs for chess problems. It is one of the fastest chess programs, written by [[Ilkka Blom]]. It is [[proprietary software]], written for [[DOS]] with a free, independent [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] interface. Alybadix supports solving classical problems: direct mates, helpmates, selfmates, many fairy pieces, and fairy piece conditions. It comes with a large problem collection. It also supports quality [[printing]].

* It can be found at this [http://www.saunalahti.fi/~iblom/alybadix/ Alybadix chess solving programs] page.

It can be found at [http://www.saunalahti.fi/~iblom/alybadix/].

== Chloe and Winchloe ==

Chloe (DOS) and Winchloe (proprietary software) are excellent and extremely fast solving programs written by [[Christian Poisson]]. Winchloe not only supports classical problems: direct mates, helpmates and selfmates but also many fairy pieces and conditions with different size chessboards (up to 250x250). It comes with a large problem collection (more than 230 ,000). Christian Poisson also maintains the Web site Problemesis.

Web pagepages:

* [http://christian.poisson.free.fr/problemesis/winchloe WinChloe]

Web page

* [http://christian.poisson.free.fr/winchloeproblemesis/ Problemesis]

* http://christian.poisson.free.fr/problemesis/

== Explorer ==

Explorer (for DOS) or Windows version called Chess Explorer is a shareware program written by Jan Nowakowski. It solves problems with mate, selfmate or helpmate. It has the interesting option of creating #2 or #3 problems. <!-- comment: this should be made clearer: what is a #2 and #3 problem? --> It can also solve [[Eight queens puzzle|8 queen]] and similar problems.

* Web page: [http://www.geocities.com/explorer127pl ChessExplorer Program for Chess Problems]

Web page http://www.geocities.com/explorer127pl

== MateMaster ==

MateMaster is Windows freewarefree software ware written by Frank Schindler. MateMaster solves conventional mate problems. The board position can be copied/ and saved as a bitmap graphic.

*Web page: [http://www.matemaster.de/ MateMaster:...your mate for checkmate]

Web page http://www.matemaster.de/

== MatPlus Librarian (MPL) ==