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Subject: Re: Getting games from the computer chess club (pgn) into fritz?

Author: Joseph Merolle

Date: 08:42:10 05/12/02

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On May 12, 2002 at 02:53:52, Chessfun wrote:

>On May 12, 2002 at 02:40:12, Steve wrote:
>
>>On May 12, 2002 at 02:10:04, Joseph Merolle wrote:
>>
>>>On May 12, 2002 at 01:44:43, mike schoonover wrote:
>>>
>>>>i am using windows98.
>>>>just copy the text of the game to a text file,.txt.
>>>>rename the extension to .pgn.
>>>>most chess programs will load a game right from the text file so this may not
>>>>bebe needed.
>>>>regards
>>>>mike
>>>
>>>
>>>Help ,its saying can not open i am working Fritz 7
>>>
>>>Joe
>>
>>Let me suggest an alternative method (at least it works with Windows 95).  The
>>Blitzin interface for the ICC has an option "save game as pgn."  Hit that and
>>make up a file name (e.g. "icc.pgn").  Then go into Windows Explorer, and your
>>Blitzin folder should have the file you just created.  Using Windows Explorer,
>>transfer that file into the folder for Fritz.  Open Fritz and, once you've done
>>that, hit "open" and select the file you've created.  You can then copy the
>>contents of that file into whatever other file you want (a good idea, because
>>pgn files take up more room on your hard drive than chessbase files).  When you
>>play on the ICC again, follow the same procedure, and when you transfer the new
>>pgn file to the Fritz folder, it will prompt you to replace the old pgn file
>>with the new one.
>
>
>To add a little, as it's actually what I do.
>
>The Blitzin interface for the ICC has an option "save game as pgn."  Hit that
>and make up a file name (e.g. "icc.pgn").
>
>Open Fritz and, once you've done that, hit "open database" and select the
>blitzin directory and open the icc.pgn file you've created.
>
>When you play on the ICC again, follow the same procedure, and when you save the
>games it will add them to the original icc.pgn.
>
>Naturally if you want to save disk space you can convert the file to Chessbase
>format and delete the pgn.
>
>Sarah.


I am not talking pgn files from ICC i am talking when people put chess notation
on text here at computer chess club ex. 1.e4 , nf6 2. g3 and so on how do i get
this into fritz. I already save my icc games via save pgn. and its working just
fine.

Joseph



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