Databases
Chess Browser 1.41, Chess Games in SigmaChess Format, Essentia, ExaChess 3.1.2, jose 1.3, KnightEdit, Mac chess databases, MacPGN, PGNTalk, SCID
Multiplayer
Big Bang Chess 2.02, Chessic 2.0, ChessWorks, Craig Knelsen's Online Chess Links, Fixation, Fixation 1.41, Fixation Chess Sets, Game Glutton, Glyph Chess, HyperNetwork CHESS
Publishing
Chess Utrecht, ExaChess, Fonts: Alpine, Free Chess fonts, Mac Chess Fonts 1.1, Nørresundby Chess Fonts, Vanessa Chess, Vektor3
Reviews and Previews
ATPM Chess Roundup, ATPM: Mac Chess Downloads, Chess And Your Macintosh, Chessmaster 6000 review at Mac Gamer's Ledge, Chessmaster 6000 Review at MacReview, ExaChess vs. ChessBase, Kasparov Chessmate, MacChess 4.0 Review
Tutorial Software
Chess Mates, Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster (MAC), Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess
Chess Deluxe
[Shareware $20 (Game pack)] OSX/OS9 Simple, natural photorealistic interface, easy opponent, 30-launch free trial.
Chessmaster 9000 Mac
[ $40 commercial] Grandmaster strength, many training features. OS X 10.2+ and DVD drive required. Released Dec. 2004.
Crafty 14.11B
[Freeware] Version of Crafty with code added so that ExaChess can be used as a GUI interface and computer-computer umpire.
Crafty Mac 18.08 text
[Freeware] Master strength chess engine, text interface only. Updated March 2001.
GNUChess 4.0b5
Freeware download, expert-strength Mac chess program.
HIARCS 7.0
[Commercial - $48] Macintosh OS9/Classic version of a former world champion chess program.
HIARCS 9.6
[Commercial $40] Strongest Macintosh chess program, in UCI engine form for Mac OS/X. Can use endgame tablebases. [Out Jan 16, 2005]
j2chess
[freeware} Simple OS/X chess game / PGN viewer in Java. Updated 18 Dec 2004
MacChess
[Freeware] Master strength freeware program, ExaChess compatible, and with English/German/Dutch/Italian versions available.
MacChess - chess on Mac
Lists software for Mac OS X, classic, X11 and pre-OS X. Includes information for compiling and configuring X11 and XBoard based applications.
MacUpdate: ChessKing 1.0
ChessKing 1.0 - Challenge a friend to a game of chess.
MacUpdate: ChessMate 6.3.5
ChessMate 6.3.5 - Play chess against your computer or friend.
RChess 2.2.3
[Freeware] Chess playing program with many easy levels for beginners to win against.
Screamer
[Freeware] Master strength program, also works as ExaChess engine.
Sigma Chess 6.1.1 Lite
[Freeware] Free Macintosh OS/X chess program has 3D set, prints games with diagrams, includes HIARCS 9.6 demo, runs UCI chess engines. [ out Jan 23, 2005]
The Mac Chess Page
Software descriptions and download links, chess files in Mac format, other chess links.