Chess position POV-Ray source generator download

A Perl script which accepts a chess position (in the FEN format) as input and outputs POV-Ray source, which, when rendered by POV-Ray, produces a 3-D view of the chess position.

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An endgame position rendered from the generated source

Screenshot of the "evergreen" game Anderssen v Dufrense

A middlegame position rendered according to a chess position

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, Developers, End Users/Desktop, Information Technology

User Interface

Command-line

Programming Language

Perl

Related Categories

Perl Board Games, Perl Turn Based Strategy Game, Perl 3D Rendering Software, Perl Chess Games

Registered

2007-04-26

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