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Chess Game Viewer

The Chess Game Viewer Control Panel is the easiest way to add a customizable chess board to your blog.

By Adrian Hanft·Pgn·Free
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·30 active installs·Updated 12 years ago
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As of April 2026, Chess Game Viewer is a WordPress pgn plugin with 30 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 7.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: RPB Chessboard.

0/5Rating
30active installs
7.4K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

Chess Game Viewer is a premium Chess WordPress plugin that allows you to easily add interactive chess games to your blog posts and pages. The board is fully customizable with the ability to change the style, size, and color of the board and pieces. Simply paste your game into the post panel using the “Chess Game” quicktag. If you would like to customize the appearance of your board you can adjust the settings from your WordPress admin under the “settings/chessboard” tab. This screen gives you the ability to adjust your chessboard’s size, style, color, and more. If you like this plugin, please take a look at other plugins by Adrian Hanft at adrian3.com including the free chess puzzle widget.

This plugin is powered by jsPgnViewer which was created by Toomas Roo…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress2.6+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41
PHPfalse+ required

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Contributors

Adrian HanftAdrian Hanft
Plugin Info
Version
1.5
Last Updated
Nov 2, 2013
WP Requires
2.6+
Tested Up To
3.7.41
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
30
Downloads
7.4K+
Added
Feb 22, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

pgnchesschess gamechessboardgame viewer

Developer

A
Adrian Hanft
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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