****************** CHESS PGN EDITOR ***************** ❶ What is a PGN? | If you play chess and/or already know, you can safely skip this part. But if not, here goes... PGN is short for 'Portable Game Notation', and is arguably the most useful and most-used notation in the chess world. Each piece has a symbol, or code that is the first letter of its name, except Knight (N), for obvious reasons. Pawns do not have a symbol, and only the arrival square is noted (when pawns take, the file of departure is also included. Refer to the end of the instructions for a complete PGN key. ❷ How to use the IMPORT function | When you run the project, there are two options. I for import, E for export. Hit I to enter a game into the game history. The code will ask you for a few basic prompts, which you can leave blank if you'd like. After you finish, you can paste in moves (and no, the code doesn't check if its valid or not), and when you finish by typing in either #, 1-0, 0-1, or 1/2-1/2, it gives you your final result, which you can paste into an analysis board like Chess.com, Lichess.org, or ChessCompass.com. ❸ How to use the EXPORT function | To use the export feature, press e from the starting menu. You will arrive at an interface similar to that which you would see after you finish a game. Find the game you are looking for, paste it into a chess engine, and off you go! You can press 'C' to clear your game history if you'd like. ❹ PGN key: _ x _ _: a piece has been captured. O-O (or 0-0): Kingside castle O-O-O (or 0-0-0): Queenside castle +: Check ++: Double check !: Great move !!: Brilliant move ?: Bad move ??: Blunder (extremely bad move) !?: Interesting idea ?!: Dubious idea 1-0: White wins 0-1: Black wins 1/2-1/2: Draw ❺ Change Log: 2023.05.14 15:27 Project released 2023.05.16 12:53 Bug fixed - List now disappears after stop sign clicked
❶ Art credits | Falling King image is from Pinterest https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/613122936741524006/ ❷ Code | All code by me
