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High-quality (not bitmap) diagram software
As thb pointed out, you need vectors. I suggest you use a python-chess to generate SVG vector images.
Prerequisites:
Python 2.6+ or 3.3+
Python-chess:
Install form pypi using pip: pip install ...
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How can I scan a chessboard and obtain its FEN?
This website has a chess ebook reader available for scanning chess diagrams from PDF:
https://chessvision.ai/
Additionally they also have browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox which is really ...
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How to study chess?
There are a number of ways to study, the most efficient route isn't always the one most people can commit to though. It's best to do something you can sustain consistently for a long time.
Generally ...
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How can I scan a chessboard and obtain its FEN?
I wrote a program that can recognize positions from books and magazines and give you the FEN. Here is the web interface for
Chessputzer
You can upload the image or paste directly from the ...
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How can I scan a chessboard and obtain its FEN?
Chessfimee can perfectly serve you.
It scans and analyses chessboards with chess diagrams, puzzles. All you need is to use the camera to take a photo of a chess diagram from books, papers, even LCD ...
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Programming FEN diagrams
You can make use of the online fen2png.com site, calling it with wget or curl:
curl 'https://fen2png.com/api/?fen=r1b1k1nr/p2p1ppp/n2B4/1p1NPN1P/6P1/3P1Q2/P1P1K3/q5b1%20w%20kq%20-%20-&raw=true' &...
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High-quality (not bitmap) diagram software
My solution has been to use a chess font like Chess Merida or Chess Cases.
With such a font for example the start position is written like this:
1222222223
4tMvWlVmT5
4OoOoOoOo5
4 + + + +5
4+ + + + 5
...
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How can I scan a chessboard and obtain its FEN?
Try the following. You upload the image, it scans and generates FEN. I don't know if it will read a pdf but converting a pdf to a common graphic format is not hard.
Chess Grabber
I tried it using ...
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High-quality (not bitmap) diagram software
A vector format would suit.
As you may know, a vector format represents graphic not as a bitmap but geometrically, as a mathematical description which can be rendered at any scale.
For web display, ...
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How to study chess?
Don't worry too much about forgetting the concrete positions of the puzzles. Most of the club players I know (myself included) cannot even correctly replay their own rated games just from memory on ...
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How to study chess?
What works for one person might not work for another, but still a few thoughts....
A beginner should focus on:
not blundering pieces in one move
not falling for simple tactics
have a basic idea ...
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Software suggestions to make printed chess exercises for kids
Possible ideas I found when I asked the question on Reddit r/chess
Chessbase + Wordprocessing tool
Lichess + Evernote clipper (or snagit, etc) + Word (Add +blog if you want the answers to be public)
...
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Using latex for Killer Chess Training homework club?
One option is to use the xskak package which loads and extends the skak package while also loading the chessboard package.
Overleaf has a great tutorial with examples, as well as links to examples in ...
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Using latex for Killer Chess Training homework club?
There are multiple latex packages to produce chess boards (diagrams)
most comprehensive is chessboard by Ulrike Fischer with numerous options (but it doesn't work with RTL languages).
Start from there,...
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How to study chess?
There are some thoughts that are well expressed by Annatar that I would like to expand on a little.
Chess players use the term "sight of the board" as in "he/she has a quick sight of the board" to ...
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How to study chess?
The number one best way to study chess is to play chess. This is particularly true for beginners.
Join a club if you haven't already done so and go down there regularly and just play games, friendly ...
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How can I scan a chessboard and obtain its FEN?
CheSScan app available on Play/App Store does what you are looking for.
chesscan.com
Disclaimer: I am the developer of the app.
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Continuous-motion animated chess diagrams
This program suggests a way to easily generate GIFs from PGNs.
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Continuous-motion animated chess diagrams
There seems to be php code for the apronus example you gave.
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