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Thomas Cranshoff    (2026-04-16)
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I can not make a PGN of a game here, somebody can help me? thank you


Thibault de Vassal    (2026-04-16 13:22:54)
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For what game number in example?


Thomas Cranshoff    (2026-04-16 13:42:19)
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Not one particular, new on this site and just wondering. Thank you for answering


Thibault de Vassal    (2026-04-16 13:51:22)
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In example this one:

https://ficgs.com/user_page.php?page=viewer&game=149787

Do you see the (download) link at the bottom of the page?


Thomas Cranshoff    (2026-04-16 15:43:46)
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yes,and If I do, i have it. but how to put it in a program like chess lab for example


Ulises Pineda    (2026-05-15 07:17:39)
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Once you have downloaded the PGN double click it, you will be asked if you want to search the web or choose a program to open it, pick the later. Search for something like Notepad and select it and click OK. Once opened, you'll see some text, you can select this text and copy it, and then paste it to chess lab or another program.

A PGN is just text that contains the chess moves of the game, so, instead of doing all this, you can copy them from the page directly, some programs like Chess Openings Wizard are pedantic and will not accept that you paste the moves, for those you have to copy also the part on the top of the moves, the one that starts with "[Event ", that is, the game pages are already showing PGNs you can copy, because they're just text files with that extension, you'd only download them to access them offline or to store them in a personal game archive.


Thomas Cranshoff    (2026-05-18 23:27:12)
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thank you all for the help