What is PGN?
Chess Terms : PGN Explained
PGN
PGN, or Portable Game Notation, is a standard plain text format for recording chess games, both the moves and related data. This format is widely used for its readability by both humans and chess software. It includes information like the names of the players, the date and location of the game, and the outcome.
"The Immortal Game" (1851) PGN
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1851.06.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Adolf Anderssen"]
[Black "Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritzky"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Source "The Chess Player, vol.i no.1, 1851.07.19, p.2"]
[PlyCount "45"]
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ 4.Kf1 b5 5.Bxb5 Nf6 6.Nf3 Qh6
7.d3 Nh5 8.Nh4 Qg5 9.Nf5 c6 10.g4 Nf6 11.Rg1 cxb5 12.h4 Qg6
13.h5 Qg5 14.Qf3 Ng8 15.Bxf4 Qf6 16.Nc3 Bc5 17.Nd5 Qxb2 18.Bd6
Bxg1 19. e5 Qxa1+ 20. Ke2 Na6 21.Nxg7+ Kd8 22.Qf6+ Nxf6
23.Be7# 1-0