How do I print out a chess position?

I have a Windows 10 PC, and installed I have Shredder, SCID vs PC and Lucas Chess. I have a monochrome printer. 

I would like to be able to print out chess diagrams. I would have thought this was a common requirement but I cannot see how to do it, short of using some sort of screen capture. Even if I had something that could convert a FEN to a JPEG that would do the job since I could paste the JPEG into Word or something and print that - but I can't find anything that converts a FEN to a JPEG. 

Any good advice would be appreciated. 

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I'm no longer on Windows, but I have Scid vs. PC installed in Linux. That GUI can take a screenshot of a board position and save it as a png image. It's in the Tools menu. The screenshot is only the board, so it doesn't indicate which side is on move.

Idk if that helps any.

Oh, I also just thought to try Arena. I also have Arena installed in Linux. Arena can export a board position as either a bmp or jpg image. And, it also prints the board borders (which can include the board notation and side to move).

You can generate and download a chess diagram on the chess.com site:

1. On the left sidebar choose Learn then Analysis.

2. Use this board to setup the position you want.

3. Once done choose at the bottom the icon Share and download the image. Done.

Have you tried the Snippin' Tool? Hit start and type snip in the search field. This should bring up the app. Once you open it you will see the screen go semi-gray/translucent. Just do this:

1. Move you mouse to the top left corner of the area you want to capture on the screen

2. Hold the left mouse button down and drag the mouse pointer to the opposite corner

3. Release the left mouse button.

4. Save the captured photo and then print it.

The other way is to hit the print screen button on your keyboard and then paste it into MS Paint. From there can crop, cut and paste into Word.

Thanks for all the replies. I'm sure there's something that will work for me in there, I'll have a go when I get home from work.

I have the option under the "Tools" menu, but it was grayed out for some reason.

This worked for me. It means I can put a FEN into the Windows Copy and Paste buffer, paste it into Chess.com analysis tool, and export it to a JPEG which can later be put in a word doc. 

Thanks for this suggestion. I've not yet used the snipping tool on Windows, and this might be quicker than what I've described in the previous post.

The snipping tool is super fast. It is like the print screen button except you can select a specific portion of your screen. It is fine if you prefer the other methods. You know how it is. Whatever works works.

Thanks, I'll give it a go tonight after work.

It has the advantage that whatever application I'm using (internet, Shredder, Lucas Chess etc) I'll be able to save the position in a single operation

Ok. Let me know if you have any issues.

Hmm, I'm not sure what the cause of your problem is. I loaded up my old Win7 Hard drive and fired up my Scid vs. PC ver 4.18.1. The screenshot feature works fine for me, so the problem could be one of three things. It could be the difference between Win7 and Win10, it could be the Scid vs. PC version difference, or it could be the fact that I installed Scid vs. PC in a separate folder that I created (avoiding having it installed in the Programs folder).

Anyway, it looks like you might be going towards the snipping tool route. :-)

Yes I think so, but thanks anyway

For years I've used DiagTransfer . My version is 3.0.1 . It'll read several types of position files, create diagrams of any size and allow you to draw arrows. I believe it also has a color mode, but I haven't tried that as I've never had a color printer.

I save positions from Shredder in an .epd file. Set DiagTransfer to read .epd . Open the position, draw arrows if you want, and save to clipboard in BMP mode. Then you can paste to a document in any size. I handle text documents in Open Office. I bought Shredder years ago and have gotten a vast amount of use out of it. Some other UCIs may also allow you to save position files. Best of all DiagTransfer is free. I've printed thousands of diagrams on stationary and on 4x6 inch file cards.

I am the author of DiagTransfer I take this opportunity to tell you that I have just published a new version (4.0) a month or two ago, the old version 3.0 dated from 2007

DiagTransfer website

Thanks so much Mr Bond.   DiagTransfer is an awesome program.

It's been nearly a year since I started this topic, and there has been such great interest - 5 other people have posted! - that I thought I'd post here again.

I chose to give DiagTransfer a go, and I'm delighted with it. I now have several DiagTransfer files, each with a set of positions in it. So, for example, whenever I make a mistake in a game I copy the FEN into DiagTransfer adding the position to my "Mistakes" file. I add a caption to say what move I played. I have print outs from DiagTransfer of all of my mistakes, and so I can review them periodically. I think there is something to be said for having a print out rather than looking at the position on a screen - and DiagTransfer produces great printouts, with 9 diagrams on each sheet of A4 paper.

Thanks to @JBond_006 for creating DiagTransfer and making it available free of charge.

@jBond_006 I will try your program: it looks excellent. I learned a bit of coding (I made a pgn parser, but never got around to designing a proper interface for it). I was thinking of making a program like yours, so I can print positions for the purposes of studying openings. What you have made looks better than what I could probably make with my amateur coding skills.