How do I copy PGN-format into Winboard ?

[KNUT]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: KNUT am 17. November 1999 12:14:37:
How do I import the posted PGN-games into Winboard.
Do I really have to copy them into Notepad and than save the file with extension .pgn or is there a direct way ?
And how about Fritz 5.00 ?
Thanks
Knut

[Andrew Tanner]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Andrew Tanner am 17. November 1999 16:47:30:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: How do I copy PGN-format into Winboard ? geschrieben von:/posted by: KNUT am 17. November 1999 12:14:37:

How do I import the posted PGN-games into Winboard.
Do I really have to copy them into Notepad and than save the file with extension .pgn or is there a direct way ?
And how about Fritz 5.00 ?
Thanks
Knut

You need to download the freeware program chesspad.

[Pete Galati]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Pete Galati am 17. November 1999 16:50:31:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: How do I copy PGN-format into Winboard ? geschrieben von:/posted by: KNUT am 17. November 1999 12:14:37:

How do I import the posted PGN-games into Winboard.
Do I really have to copy them into Notepad and than save the file with extension .pgn or is there a direct way ?
And how about Fritz 5.00 ?
Thanks
Knut

You can't import it into Winboard, a pgn file is an ascii text file, here's an example of one that came with the Comet program:
[Event "15th WMCC"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1997.10.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ananse / K6-200"]
[Black "Chess Guru / Alpha 500"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.10.26"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Qb3 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Nf3
Nd4 9. Qd1 Bg4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Bxg4 dxc3 12. Bf3 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 O-O-O+ 14.
Kc2 Rhe8 15. Bg5 cxb2 16. Rae1 Rd4 17. Kxb2 Nxe4 18. Ka3 Rd3+ 19. Ka4 Nc5+ 20.
Kb5 a6+ 21. Kxc5 Bf8+ 22. Re7 Rxe7 23. Bxb7+ Kxb7 24. Rb1+ Kc8 25. Bxe7 Bxe7+
26. Kc6 Rd6+ 27. Kc5 Rd1+ 28. Kc6 Rxb1 29. g3 0-1
I'd recommend associating the pgn file type with Wordpad (not Notepad) because Wordpad can open up much larger files. In wordpad when you save a file, go saveas, and at the bottom of the dialog box, click on "save as type" and select "text document-msdos text" and then name the pgn file filename.pgn
The same thing will work with Fritz or any other pgn reader, but if you want to know the ins and outs of useing Fritz then you should go to the Chessbase site and see Steve Lopez's T-Notes page becaus Steve knows most things about Chessbase products and his page offers many helpfull tips.
Pete

My page

[Andrew Tanner]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Andrew Tanner am 17. November 1999 17:18:01:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: How do I copy PGN-format into Winboard ? geschrieben von:/posted by: Andrew Tanner am 17. November 1999 16:47:30:

How do I import the posted PGN-games into Winboard.
Do I really have to copy them into Notepad and than save the file with extension .pgn or is there a direct way ?
And how about Fritz 5.00 ?
Thanks
Knut

You need to download the freeware program chesspad.

"ChessPad simplifies and speeds the process of viewing
chess moves posted on the Usenet or on chess related
web pages. It acts as an interface between WinBoard
and your clipboard" -Copying chessmoves and saving them as .pgn in order to view them in Winboard can be a very tedious and time-consuming process. With chesspad, all you have to do is copy the selected moves then paste them directly into Chesspad. You can then launch Winboard from within chesspad with a simple mouse click to have the game automatically played back! The game is also automatically saved as .pgn after it is viewed! Wow, I feel like a chesspad salesman.

[KNUT]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: KNUT am 18. November 1999 15:32:03:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: How do I copy PGN-format into Winboard ? geschrieben von:/posted by: Andrew Tanner am 17. November 1999 17:18:01:

How do I import the posted PGN-games into Winboard.
Do I really have to copy them into Notepad and than save the file with extension .pgn or is there a direct way ?
And how about Fritz 5.00 ?
Thanks
Knut

You need to download the freeware program chesspad.

"ChessPad simplifies and speeds the process of viewing
chess moves posted on the Usenet or on chess related
web pages. It acts as an interface between WinBoard
and your clipboard" -Copying chessmoves and saving them as .pgn in order to view them in Winboard can be a very tedious and time-consuming process. With chesspad, all you have to do is copy the selected moves then paste them directly into Chesspad. You can then launch Winboard from within chesspad with a simple mouse click to have the game automatically played back! The game is also automatically saved as .pgn after it is viewed! Wow, I feel like a chesspad salesman.