Chessic is an interface to the Internet Chess Club (ICC) that allows you to play chess against other opponents over the internet.

Features

•Universal binary supporting both Intel and PowerPC based Macintosh computers

•Optimized 64-bit version for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard with multi-processor support for Crafty

•Nice anti-aliased scalable/resizable configurable game board leveraging the Quartz display engine

•Support for professional chess fonts like Linares, Zurich and Hastings as well as two free sets

•Graphical "seek" window to find available game opponents

•Graphical annotation of examined games using Bob Hyatt's Crafty chess engine

•Game history list

•Integrated timestamp client support to eliminate the effects of internet latencies

•Flexible seek list for advertising which types of games you want to play

•Examine/observe games other than your own

•Sound alerts when 30,20,10 seconds remain of your alloted time

•Ability to save games in PGN (portable game notation) format

•Uses Mac OS X UI features like toolbars, drawers and sheets where appropriate

                    Screenshot of Chessic

Chessic is free for individual use, but may not be redistributed without permission from the author.

Download Chessic 2.1.4 for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (64-bit only).

Download Chessic 2.1.3 for Mac OS X 10.5.

Download Chessic 2.1.2 for Mac OS X 10.4.10.

Please visit the Internet Chess Club for more information about the services they offer.

Feedback

Chessic now has a mailing list where users can discuss any issues or come with feedback. New versions of Chessic will also be announced there. Please note that responses on the mailing list is on a voluntary basis so response time may be slow. Please also check the mailing list archives before posting a new question. Chessic is just a hobby project, but I hope you find it useful. If you find something that can be improved, don't hesitate to post on the mailing list. If you like it, we'd like to hear about that too! We may not be able to respond to all requests individually, but we'll definitely read and consider any feedback you have!