Answers.Body: <p>It sounds to me like what you want is a chess database program. If so, the one I would recommend is <a href="http://scid.sourceforge.net/">Scid</a>, which is totally free, and comes in Windows, Linux and Mac flavors.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I use Zillions of games to record moves for my correspondence games. Over a few years of playing, I have created more than 2,000 files. You can get it for free: <a href="http://www.zillions-of-games.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.zillions-of-games.com</a> and it knows other games than chess - and it also plays games.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I should be able to google this, but I don't know what the name for this item is:</p>
  
  <p>I'm looking for a simple program that can be used to record and play back a chess game. I'm <em>not</em> looking for a computer program to play against, and I'm <em>not</em> looking for a client to connect to an ICS.</p>
  
  <p>I just want to record the moves of an old-fashioned postal game.</p>
  
  <p>Any suggestions for free programs that do this? I'd like suggestions for both Ubuntu and Windows.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Update:</strong>
  I recall using <a href="http://webs.ono.com/a.valverde/ectool.htm">ECTool</a> for this purpose in a previous century, but it seems to be not maintained beyond Windows XP.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I would tag this question 'mail chess' or 'postal chess', and 'windows', and 'ubuntu' if I could create tags.
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Title: Simple programs for recording chess games -- Like ECTool -- for Ubuntu and Windows
ThreadText: # Simple programs for recording chess games -- Like ECTool -- for Ubuntu and Windows
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-12-28)
  
  I should be able to google this, but I don't know what the name for this item is:
  
  I'm looking for a simple program that can be used to record and play back a chess game. I'm *not* looking for a computer program to play against, and I'm *not* looking for a client to connect to an ICS.
  
  I just want to record the moves of an old-fashioned postal game.
  
  Any suggestions for free programs that do this? I'd like suggestions for both Ubuntu and Windows.
  
  **Update:**
  I recall using [ECTool](http://webs.ono.com/a.valverde/ectool.htm) for this purpose in a previous century, but it seems to be not maintained beyond Windows XP.
  
  **Tags:** software
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I would tag this question 'mail chess' or 'postal chess', and 'windows', and 'ubuntu' if I could create tags.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2012-12-28. Score: 5
  
  It sounds to me like what you want is a chess database program. If so, the one I would recommend is [Scid](http://scid.sourceforge.net/), which is totally free, and comes in Windows, Linux and Mac flavors.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2012-12-31. Score: 3
  
  I use Zillions of games to record moves for my correspondence games. Over a few years of playing, I have created more than 2,000 files. You can get it for free: <http://www.zillions-of-games.com> and it knows other games than chess - and it also plays games.
  
  
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