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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

23 replies

slowjogg Author

Level 1

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Apr 18, 2017 11:23 AM in response to tygb

THANK YOU!!!

Don't know why but hitting the "This solved my question" button had no effect. I'll wait for the mail that announces your answer and try to hit the button there. 😉

When trying to add a game center account the way you suggested I was advised that my Apple ID had already been used to create an account and that only one account can exist at a time. At least I had the option to have a look at the existing game center account (I didn't create deliberately afaik) and was asked to add a nickname which didn't exist. After adding a nickname and saving the account, 'killing' chess and restarting it the pictured message window appeared and immediately shrank to a "Welcome back, 'nickname'!" message which disappeared some seconds later. Now I'm able to close single instances of chess or the app itself... GREAT!

tygb

Level 9

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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 .

🙂

dialabrain

Level 10

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Apr 18, 2017 2:25 AM in response to slowjogg

I don't have an answer but you are not alone.

Chess stucked

dialabrain

Level 10

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Apr 18, 2017 8:55 AM in response to slowjogg

Sorry, I should have said clean install of Sierra and test before you migrate anything over.

dialabrain

Level 10

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Apr 18, 2017 11:31 AM in response to slowjogg

Told you it had nothing to do with luck. 😎

slowjogg Author

Level 1

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Apr 18, 2017 11:31 AM in response to dialabrain

Reads like you "quibble" 😉

bye...

dialabrain

Level 10

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Apr 18, 2017 11:32 AM in response to slowjogg

ciao

Aug 30, 2017 1:05 AM in response to slowjogg

Hi there

I had the same problem.

Just login to the Game Center. The problem will no longer occure.

Best Regards

Thomas

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