Questions tagged [chessboard]
About the chessboard package used for drawing chess boards. For general questions about typesetting chess-related material, please use the {chess} tag.
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Multiple chessboards in one line
How would I place 4 chessboard side by side? Right now all of them are in one column, below each other.
This is the code:
\documentclass[12pt, a4paper]{report}
\usepackage{ucs}
\usepackage[utf8x]{...
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Using skak/chessboard for problems, not games
I want to use skak/chessboard to make the diagram of a problem. This accomplishes what I want:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{skak,chessboard}
\begin{document}
\newgame
\def\myfen{8/R7/1R6/6k1/...
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Handling the command elements together in the column break by multicols
I try to break the pages with chess diagrams containing the header to the two different columns. The problem is that the command elements are not process processed together. For example, in one of the ...
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What package for board game that's not chess and is closer to othello?
I'd like to typeset a board game that (visually speaking) is closer to Othello --- because it uses round stones. The package othelloboard is almost perfect. My main concern is that I need a ...
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chessboard: How to write numbers into fields
I'm using the great package chessboard and I am looking to write numbers into each field of the board to have such chessboard :
Currently, I asked python
for i in range(64):
case = f"{chr(97+i%...
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How to add chess diagram \xskakloop in different frame LaTeX beamer?
\documentclass[aspectratio=169]{beamer}
\hypersetup{pdfpagemode=FullScreen}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\rmdefault}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage[LSB2,LSBC4,T1]{fontenc} % use fontenc before ...
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I did something with coloring the borders of the chessboard and now I can't have coordinates in any of my boards
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[margin=2.5cm,a4paper]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[pgf=false]{chessboard}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{xskak}
\...
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Display a key/legend beside a chess board diagram
Is it possible to display a key (legend) beside a chess board image in latex? That is, a list of piece names and the corresponding pictorial representation. I am using the latex chessboard package at ...
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Divide a Chess Game into two parts and show individual moves using a looping code using xskak package
Following is a game which has two parts -
First part - Opening moves and
Second part - then start to analyse the further moves.
For this I create a game firstgame1 and display the moves using \...
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Macro to loop through chess game passing gameid as parameter and step size not working
Got this code from tex.stackexchange: Credits to concerned.
The below code contains getmovestyle macro.
\newcommand\getmovestyle[1]{%
\ifthenelse
{\equal{#1}{N}}%knight move
{\def\mymovestyle{[...
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What is the difference between \nextfen and \pastfen in the package xskak
I am trying to understand how continuation of a game (to create variations) in chess moves for a particular game can be achieved using
\newchessgame
along with its options can be done.
I fail to ...
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The chess example 10-1-12 /LaTeX Graphics Companion/
I'm trying to compile the example10-1-12 from LaTeX Graphics Companion
but it gives an error:
Command Line: bibtex.exe "chess2"
Startup Folder: C:\Users\hynek0\Desktop\TH0dipl
This is BibTeX, ...
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How to insert ellipses (three dots) on a blank chessboard?
I know how to make a blank chessboard, but I want to show that the chessboard is very large by putting in ellipses like this following sketch
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Using chessboard package, how to render “black” squares in solid gray?
In latex chessboard package, by default, black squares are rendered with hatch patten. I want them in solid gray.
My several attempts failed, chessboard.pdf is not helpful here. The programming model ...
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Irregular Chessboard and Labels
I need to type only half triangular part of a chessboard with different coloring setting and label the rows and columns not by a,b,...;1,2,... but by other letters. More explicitly, I need to type ...
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foreach loop error in generating diagrams
In my previous question, How to set macro for looping with minipage?, I was suggested using a foreach loop to solve the problem. After testing, the loop works correctly as show in page 1 pdf. However, ...
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How to set macro for looping with minipage?
I wish to create a chess worksheet with 4 groups: Basic, Pawn, 2Pawns, and Minor+Pawns. A manual worksheet is done by me. But I wish to automate this process. The worksheet will pull \chessboard from ...
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big space between text and diagram
I wish to create a diagram that has text appears vertically next to it. The "pawns" is not what I want. So at best, I try to do it with "basic".
In my MWE, the "basic" appears vertically but there's ...
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Show only some set of pieces with xskak
The command \showonlywhite which I was using with the skak package is no longer working with the xskak package.
¿How can I draw just some set of pieces?
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Chess Diagrams with text at LaTeX
I need your help in LaTeX editing:
I want to prepare chess book with tactics. However, I cannot adjust my pages for including text below diagrams. How can I do it? Here the pictures of my idea (...
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xskak manual page 36 - diagram below printing of moves
Last nite, I saw a german chess book with a diagram after every 5 moves. The 1st five moves were shown, then followed by a diagram.
Following Ulrike Fischer's feedback, I added her code. When I ...
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bigger font in labeling and diagram going side to side
I am building around my 1st question. In it, I presented a game summary. Now here is guess the move. The user must figure out Morphy's move.
Here's my code in two part. The first part is the main ...
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diagram not align and mark on move
I am modifying the Latex output from Scid vs PC. In doing it, I am applying Fischer's solution of xskakloop into making the game displaying move by move.
Here's my code for Morphy's famous game.
I ...
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macro for repeated command
I am a new user to LATEX. I have read a lot of the suggestions done by Ulrike Fischer. She suggested a solution to the problem presented here:
xskak displaying certain moves
I found that I use a lot ...
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How to typeset chess series-movers with animated diagrams and solution-lines?
I am trying to use the packages xskak and animate to typeset a PDF of chess problems together with their solutions, and to embed animatable widgets which replay the solutions.
As far as I can make ...
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How to get period after move number for chess game with xskak and chessboard
I'm using xskak and chessboard to typeset a game. I would like to have a period after each move number such as "1. e4" rather than just "1 e4"
How can I achieve this with xskak and chessboard? My ...
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Constrain chess moves to board width with xskak and chessboard
I'm using xskak and chessboard to typeset a game. How can I constrain the printing of the moves to the with of the board? I'm basically looking to constrain the width of the text box. In the image ...
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a LaTeX package to set Diplomacy games?
Does anyone know of any efforts to develop a package to typeset games of Diplomacy, or anyone who might be interested in working on such?
Something that could set a board position (e.g. Armies and ...
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Drawing checkers/draughts boards and positions in LaTeX
Is there a good way of drawing draughts/checkers boards with LaTeX? I know that there are several excellent chess-related packages by Ulrike Fischer but I could not see a way of drawing a checkers ...
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Slow in compilation of Chess games
MWE:
\documentclass[12pt,twocolumn]{article}
\usepackage{chessboard}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\usepackage[headheight=15pt,top=1.5cm,nofoot,bottom=0cm,left=1cm,right=1cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{...
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How to “balance” twocolumn document with chessboard?
\documentclass[12pt,twocolumn]{article}
\usepackage{chessboard}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\usepackage[top=2cm,nofoot,bottom=1cm,left=1cm,right=1cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{lastpage}
...
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How to number the row and columns of the chessboard differently?
I learned in the question How to draw a 9 x 9 chessboard?, answered by Phelype Oleinik, how to distinguish with Arabic numerals the columns and lines of the chessboard. Is it possible to number the ...
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How to draw a 9 x 9 chessboard?
Using the package Chessboard, it is possible to make a drawing of a 9 x 9 chessboard, putting pieces, similar to the following drawing?
I tried as follows, but it didn't work.
\documentclass{amsart}...
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How to set figurine font on chessboard with solid grey “black” squares?
I am learning how to use the package "chessboard". I would like to typeset chessboards' black squares as solid grey rather than as the default diagonal lines,
because
I find the lines a bit ...
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Knights move on a 4 x 8 board animation
I want to make an animation of how a knight moves along a 4 x 8 board visiting each square exactly once. If a square is visited once i want to put an "X" inside the square so that we understand that ...
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Adding a legend or caption to a chess diagram
Below is a typical code for a chess diagram that you see around here:
\documentclass[border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{skak}
\usepackage{chessboard}
\def\mainlinestyle{\bfseries}
\def\...
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Using the package Chessboard, as mark with the + sign a square on a chessboard?
I can mark a square with X or with a circle, but I still can't to mark with the + sign.
\usepackage{chessboard}
\begin{document}
\begin{center}
\newchessgame
\chessboard[maxfield=c4, color=black,
...
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Space between mdframed text and chessboard / chess line
I have the following type of document, where I want to display some framed chess game header and continue with either a line or a chessboard:
\documentclass[ngerman]{scrreprt}
\usepackage{xskak}
\...
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Installing enpassant fonts
I would like to use the Merida chess font. However, I'm not familiar with Latex fonts and their installation. I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 and TexLive. After reading the readme file for https://ctan.org/pkg/...
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How to display chessboard with missing opposite diagonal corner pieces in latex?
So far I have a chessboard which is displayed fully, however, I want to modify it such that it has missing opposite diagonal corner pieces, I don't mind which corner.
This is my code so far:
\...
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chessboard: how to draw a non-transparent white piece on an arbitrary position?
I have a very simple chessboard question. How can I draw a non-transparent white piece (e.g. pawn) on an arbitrary position on a board, for example, between fields?
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How to hide text of \mainline in Chess Diagram?
I would like to remove the text produced by the \mainline but not the diagram.
\documentclass[border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{skak}
\usepackage{chessboard}
\def\mainlinestyle{\...
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Chess-oriented packages [skak and similar ones] – One pair of moves for every line
Is actually possible to obtain the text output of a game in a column with one line for every move, instead of a compact body of text where everything is bundled together as it currently happens with ...
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LaTeX Template for Drawing Chess Rules in Iconic Manner?
Chess game is very old. The rules are difficult for a beginner.
Iconic overview of chess rules is a great advantage for beginners.
Would you know a cool template to print rules with tikz ?
There ...
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custom chessboard with animation
I'm new to latex! I've created the chessboard on the picture below and I want to make an animation with specific movement for the knight and loop it! How can I do that? Also I'd like to know how to ...
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Problem with writing chess moves in SKAK
I'm new in LaTeX and I've been trying to write chess moves on it.
All was good until this big problem I got after I've written this of line chess moves, extracted from a game of Chess played by ...
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Special chessboard
How can I create the following chessboard with LaTex ?
Thank you in advance
Update
\usepackage{xskak,xcolor}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[LSBC3,T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{chessboard}
\...
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How can I present a series of chessboards in one column, with text in another column?
I would like to create a document where each move in a game of chess is annotated.
I envisage having a chessboard on the left hand side, with annotations on the right.
Sorry about not including a ...
