Chess Informant Reader 2.1

Chess Informant Reader is a study and reference tool for exploring annotated chess games, especially those published in the Chess Informant series. It combines a clean, interactive board with native support for Informant symbols and ECO codes, making it easy to navigate variations, understand annotations at a glance, and build a personal training library.

Key features:

• Native display of Informant symbols and ECO classifications for clear, standardized annotations
• Fast search and filtering by player, event, ECO code, position, and text
• Interactive game navigation with variations, diagrams, and comments
• Engine-assisted analysis for evaluations, blunder checks, and candidate move exploration
• Opening explorer and statistics based on your library
• Import and export of PGN/EPD; tagging, bookmarking, and custom collections
• Cross-references between indices and games across issues
• Customizable board and piece themes; diagram export for print or sharing
• Training modes such as guess-the-move, replay from a side, and position drills
• Offline library management for uninterrupted study

Ideal for players, coaches, and researchers who want a focused environment for learning from classically annotated games and organizing their chess studies. For availability and system requirements, consult the official source.

Chess Informant Reader is developed by Chess Informant. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 2.0 and 2.1. The name of the program executable file is CIReader.exe.

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