Chess Openings Wizard Professional for Macintosh

You want to follow in the footsteps of Alexander Kotov and Think Like a Grandmaster.

You are studying books and videos. You're using those great ideas to make your own plans.

The bad news is that a week from now, you won't remember many of the ideas you studied. 

(It's not your fault. Most players will forget most of the analysis the next day.)

So I (Mike) am offering you Chess Openings Wizard Professional for your Macintosh computer so that you can design your openings from what you learned by watching those videos. 

​You will use the multimedia recording functions to forge your memory of every position you understand.​

Then you can use the training wizard to test yourself on what you designed so that you know you can recall it.

Chess Openings Wizard is the same program used since 1982 by the strongest tournament and correspondence players.

Bookup (Chess Openings Wizard) is simply the best way to study chess and it is incredibly useful in chess openings preparation. It’s one of the most user-friendly programs I’ve seen, written by the most user-friendly programmers I’ve ever met. It’s great stuff!

Peter Svidler, Seven time Russian Champion

Chess Openings Wizard Professional has every tool you need to design your openings and defenses. 

​Want to use the strongest chess engines? COW comes with some of the strongest, and you can swap in the engine you like best as the new ones come out. Currently the strongest is Stockfish 16.1 which is included.

Want to make your diagram look like Chess Life or an old Informant? The diagram options have that.​

Want to purchase complete repertoires ready to expand and train yourself? We have those.

Want to import PGN games that you played online or that you pulled from a game database? Done. 

​Do you play on lichess and want to instantly bring in your last game to see how it compared to your repertoire? One click is all it takes (after two minutes to set it up).

​Paste in PGN and FEN from the clipboard? Of course.

Create endgame and tactics studies? All the functions you need to create them are in there.

Back up your work to a free Dropbox account so that you will never lose it? We recommend using this integration. You'll also use it to move your openings to your iPhone, iPad, or Android device so that you can study on the go.

Limited to 150TB per database? (If you know what a terabyte is, you know that is hardly a limit. We're poking fun at other chess software with arbitrary file size limitations.)

Final super duper thing that sets COW apart from every chess app: You get support directly from the programmer. (Try to get answers some time from the actual programmer of any other app you use.)

Here is the fine print:

There is no risk. If for any reason you don't love the way you are increasing your strength in the opening in the next thirty days, you can email Mike and he will refund your money. You can even keep the software, although you won't qualify for free updates.

Once you order, you can log in and download the Macintosh disk image installer to use Chess Openings Wizard on up to three computers that you use personally. No need to buy additional copies.

​Chess Openings Wizard will share your opening files with the iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows apps (each sold separately).​

Once you click the "Download It Now" button, you will get an automatic email with everything you need. You can also log in at bookup.com/login from any computer you personally use - and download the latest installer. You get access to updates and upgrades for the next year. (You cannot lose your download).

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Chess Openings Wizard Professional for Macintosh

Includes bonus webinar, free upgrades for one year

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You might be worried that you won't get great value. If that happens I'll give you your money back. - Mike

  • You are getting the latest version of Chess Openings Wizard for Macintosh. It works on Catalina through the latest MacOS.
  • You get support from the programmer (Mike Leahy) via email and from the expert's forum.
  • You can log in at any time to install the program on up to three computers that you use personally. You cannot lose this app.
  • Your program shares your openings with the Android, iPhone, and iPad apps so that you can craft your opening and prepare on the go. (Mobile apps sold separately through Google and Apple)
  • You're joining over 60,000 chess players who have been using this system since 1982.

COW Pro Mac - Kotov updated June 13, 2024

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