Questions tagged [skak]

For questions about {skak}, a package that provides macros and fonts for typesetting chess games.

{skak} is a package that comes with metafont fonts, and can show chess diagrams. Games can be entered in PGN format. Type 1 fonts are available from the skaknew package; see also the texmate and chessfss packages.

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LaTeX Skak package Error: Paragraph ended before \FenBoard was complete

\documentclass{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage[english]{babel} \usepackage{skak} \begin{document} \mainline{1.e4} \showboard \lastmove{} Is the most common opening move \mainline{1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6…
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Using \typeC in package skak will not compile

(1) I am using MikTeX 2.9 and am generally a very happy user of skak - barely two hours seperated the moment I wanted to typeset a chess problem and knowing absolutely nothing about what support there might be in LaTeX and having skak up and running…
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Latex, chess board, skak and polyglossia for arabic won't work together

This is not working it works either for chessboard and skak or for polyglossia but not for both can anyone help me here \documentclass[16pt]{article} \usepackage{geometry} \geometry{a4paper, portrait,…
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skak package error

I am using TeXworks in MikTex portable 2.9 when I use the following code, I get the error message Couldn't find `SkakNew-Diagr.cfg' miktex-maketfm: No creation rule for font SkakNew-Diagram. ! Font LSB/skaknew/m/n/20=SkakNew-Diagram at 20.0pt not…
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