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Shane's Chess Information Database
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<p>Shane's Chess Information Database (Scid) is a <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free</a> and <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open source</a> <a href="/facts/UNIX/0pNL2seI">UNIX</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows_(operating_system)/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, and <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">Mac</a> application for viewing and maintaining large databases of <a href="/facts/Chess/47ykvkHF">chess</a> games. It has features comparable to popular commercial chess software. Scid is written in Tcl/Tk and C++. </p><p>Scid has undergone several stages of development, firstly by Shane Hudson, then by Pascal Georges. </p>