Deska

Deska is an exceptional chess game software for those who love to analyze and study chess games. It offers an enjoyable and interactive way to delve into the world of chess through graphical representations of historical games from PGN files. With Deska, users can load large PGN files, edit, and save games. The software also features Crafty or Phalanx for analysis, and searching by players, events, or results.

Additionally, Deska offers a wide range of chessboard styles, customization options, and other features. However, to use Deska effectively, you must install it with the required libraries. This includes the Qt 3.0.1 (or higher) libraries, and the devel-packages. You also need special tools like autoconf and automake, for versions below 0.6.0.

If you encounter problems with the software, ensure the environment variable QTDIR is correctly set (e.g. /usr/local/qt on my system.) To install Deska, login as root, and download the deska sources (deska.tar.gz or deska-x.x.x) to the /tmp directory. Then, use the commands specified below:

root@linuxbox:/tmp > tar xzvf deska.tar.gz
root@linuxbox:/tmp > cd deska-x.x.x
root@linuxbox:/tmp > qmake
root@linuxbox:/tmp > make
root@linuxbox:/tmp > make install.

Overall, Deska is a highly-recommended software for chess enthusiasts who want to analyze historical games and improve their chess skills.