skak

Fonts and macros for typesetting chess games

Version:
1.5.3
Copyright:
License:
lppl
Packaged on:
02/08/2018 21:01:53
Number of files:
21
Size on disk:
364.35 kB

This package provides macros and fonts in Metafont format which can be used to typeset chess games using PGN, and to show diagrams of the current board in a document. The package builds on work by Piet Tutelaers — the main novelty is the use of PGN for input instead of the more cumbersome coordinate notation (g1f3 becomes the more readable Nf3 in PGN). An Adobe Type 1 implementation of skak's fonts is available as package skaknew; an alternative chess notational scheme is available in package texmate, and a general mechanism for selecting chess fonts is provided in chessfss.