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| Posted by uri65 www6conf.org 11/11/2008 23:40:36 play online chess |  Subject: Chess Scan IntelligentMessage:  www.chesscentral.com
to a free Chess OCR program called Chess Scan Intelligent. It allows to convert scanned chess diagram to a computer readable file (FEN, EPD, PGN). But it seems like the link doesn't work anymore. Is there anyone who knows where I can download it? Or is there someone who has it and is ready to send it to me by email? |
| Posted by ccmcacollister www6conf.org 11/12/2008 03:06:47 play online chess | Interesting ... Message: |
| Posted by spurtus www6conf.org 11/12/2008 12:08:07 play online chess | Message: |
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