[Audyssey] Free Chess Program for the Blind - Winboard 4.5 for JAWS

[David D. Acevedo]

Hello Friends, I am pleased to announce the release of the first state 
of the art Chess program for the blind called Winboard 4.5 for JAWS. 
This is a modification of the popular WinBoard/Xboard program. This 
program is for the blind, low visioned and persons who can not use a 
mouse and is free software under the GNU Public License. The program 
uses the JAWS screen reader to recite the moves, positions and other 
board conditions and is completely keyboard accessible. It can connect 
to Internet Chess Servers such as FICS (Free Internet Chess Server at 
freechess.org) where members and guests play in real time. Available 
languages in addition to English are German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and 
Russian and translators are welcomed to the project. The program 
provides Chess engine opponents and can output positional analysis with 
today's strongest Chess engines. The Houdini engine is just released and 
IS the world's strongest chess program and is free and may be added to 
Winboard as can any Winboard or UCI protocol Chess engine. The program 
is provided with two Chess engines, the immensely strong Fruit engine, 
for standard chess and analysis, and FairyMax, that plays some variant 
types of chess. Many other variants are compatible, some for the very 
first time in any Chess GUI. These include Chinese Chess, Shogi, Fischer 
Random, Losers, Atomic, Crazyhouse and 8 by 10 boards for Capablanca, 
Gothic and Janus variants. Winboard 4.5 for JAWS uses the standardized 
PGN format into which all the games of the today and of the great master 
may be found. Winboard 4.5 for JAWS is free and available at the 
Winboard forum at the link at the very end of this paragraph. The 
download link to the program follows the first link on the page which 
directs readers to the Freedom Scientific Site in case they need a demo 
version of JAWS, which is fully functioning for 45 minutes and then 
required a system reboot. I am eager to answer all questions and provide 
personal help to use the program. Best Regards, Dave Acevedo 
http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=51528&start=1

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