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slowjogg Author

Level 1

30 points

macos sierra 'chess' covered by incomplete message

Following a clean installation of macos sierra I fiddled around with some of the preinstalled programs. Some seconds after starting a new game of chess the app 'opens' (better: starts to open) a message window but doesn't display any content - and freezes. I can open new games in new tabs but can not close the game I started first and can not close chess as well other than killing the process. The issue persists after deleting the prefs-file in the library folder, after various reboots and even after a reinstallation of sierra. As a 'system app' chess can't be deleted / de- and reinstalled...

Any hints are very welcome...

slowjogg

MacBook Pro, iOS 10.3.1

Posted on Apr 17, 2017 11:46 PM

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tygb

Level 9

64,708 points

Posted on Apr 18, 2017 11:23 AM

Opened system preferences > internet accounts > clicked on add other accounts .

Just scrolled down and clicked on game centre account and filled up apple id and password and clicked on sign in .

Filled up the real name and last name , user name and nick name and clicked on edit .

Waited for a while a small circle started rotating , a window appeared .

Clicked on save and was able to play chess game .

Followed this article : macOS Sierra: Play games on your Mac

And , if you used the same method and still it is freezing enter into user library : macOS Sierra: Library folder

Find a folder > Preferences > right click on com.apple.gamed.plist and drag and drop to the desktop . Restart the machine and then try to play chess game see if it works , don't delete the plist into the trash and empty it , keep it on the desktop .

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tygb

Level 9

64,708 points

Apr 18, 2017 12:17 PM in response to slowjogg

The first screen shot what I posted was showing blank result , by typing chess in the spotlight , as the gamed centre account was not configured , literally I was in doubts that something is wrong with the plist , as I never used this chess app in everyday routine work , also you have written in one of your post that you tried to delete , com.apple.chess.plist , it will be created only when game centre account is activated .

So , really thanks to you and if you have dragged and dropped com.apple.gamed.plist on to the desktop please delete it , restart and empty the trash , but make sure it should be recreated once chess game is activated .

🙂