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Chess PGN Master on Windows Pc

Developed By: Gerhard Kalab

License: Free

Rating: 4,2/5 - 2.003 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

Game Details

Version 3.4.9
Size 24.1 MB
Release Date November 01, 24
Category Board Games

Game Permissions:
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming. [see more (5)]

What's New:
● iChessOne support● Certabo BLE support● e-Board position editor with analysis [see more]

Description from Developer:
This is the trial version of Chess PGN Master, a learning and study tool for chess amateurs and professionals alike. In order to improve in chess, apart from playing lots of games,... [read more]

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About this game

On this page you can download Chess PGN Master and play on Windows PC. Chess PGN Master is free Board game, developed by Gerhard Kalab. Latest version of Chess PGN Master is 3.4.9, was released on 2024-11-01 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Chess PGN Master is 4,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This game had been rated by 2,003 users, 215 users had rated it 5*, 1,340 users had rated it 1*.

How to play Chess PGN Master on Windows?

Instruction on how to play Chess PGN Master on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Chess PGN Master on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this game on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Play Chess PGN Master using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Chess PGN Master" icon on the home screen to start playing, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to play Chess PGN Master on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Chess PGN Master" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

Discussion

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This is the trial version of Chess PGN Master, a learning and study tool for chess amateurs and professionals alike. In order to improve in chess, apart from playing lots of games, it is essential to

● study chess games from masters and to try to understand why the moves were played
● study endgame positions
● gain a basic knowledge of the openings you play

Chess PGN Master helps you with these tasks by making it easy to

● review chess games
● enter your own games and blunder check them
● analyze games with a strong chess engine (Stockfish 13)
● play positions against a chess engine

and it can do a lot more!

The trial version allows you to view:

- the first 20 games of every PGN file

Please buy the pro key to remove restrictions and to enable saving changed games:
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kalab.pgnviewerpro

Features:
● Easy navigation (tap on left or right side of the board to move the pieces)
● Analyze games with the integrated analysis engine (output limited to one move in trial version) - start with menu - Analyisis start/stop
● E-Board support: Use an electronic chess board connected via Bluetooth using the ChessLink protocol (Millennium eOne, Exclusive, Performance), Certabo E-Boards, Chessnut Air, Chessnut EVO, DGT classic, DGT Pegasus or the Square Off Pro to study, record games, play against a chess engine or replay master games.
● Color squares (right menu Display - Show coloring buttons) and draw colored arrows - tap or drag on the board after selecting a color
● Chess960 support (to castle select your King first, then your Rook you want to castle with)
● Cloud support (Google Drive, Nextcloud, Seafile)
● Autoplay (automatically move the pieces, time between moves can be set in settings)
● Includes a PGN file with 6 annotated games from "Chess Fundamentals" by former world champion José Raúl Capablanca
● Blunder check
● Share games with other programs, share from Chessbase Online
● Can read Scid database files if "Scid on the go" is installed
● Support for chess engines in open exchange format like Komodo
● iChessOne support
● Certabo BLE support
● e-Board position editor with analysis
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks.
Allows an application to read from external storage.