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Is there a software which can create chess positions just by reading a plain text file?



For example, to produce a PDF rich with math text, one can use TeX to compile a plain text file and get the desired output with precision.



Similarly, is there such a software (is TeX a software?) which does something similar with chess?










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    check out gnu.org/software/chess
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Is there a software which can create chess positions just by reading a plain text file?



For example, to produce a PDF rich with math text, one can use TeX to compile a plain text file and get the desired output with precision.



Similarly, is there such a software (is TeX a software?) which does something similar with chess?










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    check out gnu.org/software/chess
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Is there a software which can create chess positions just by reading a plain text file?



For example, to produce a PDF rich with math text, one can use TeX to compile a plain text file and get the desired output with precision.



Similarly, is there such a software (is TeX a software?) which does something similar with chess?










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Is there a software which can create chess positions just by reading a plain text file?



For example, to produce a PDF rich with math text, one can use TeX to compile a plain text file and get the desired output with precision.



Similarly, is there such a software (is TeX a software?) which does something similar with chess?







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    check out gnu.org/software/chess
    – Ralph Rönnquist
    Aug 28 at 23:03












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    check out gnu.org/software/chess
    – Ralph Rönnquist
    Aug 28 at 23:03







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check out gnu.org/software/chess
– Ralph Rönnquist
Aug 28 at 23:03




check out gnu.org/software/chess
– Ralph Rönnquist
Aug 28 at 23:03










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You are looking for Forsythe-Edwards notation + a front-end to compile it into an image. You can use Xboard as a front end.




Check out Xboard. Read the manual and look up the "Load Position" command:




Load Position



Sets up a position from a position file. A pop-up dialog
prompts you for the file name. The shifted Ctrl-O key is a keyboard
equivalent. If the file contains more than one saved position, and you
want to load the Nth one, type the number N after the file name,
separated by a space. Position files must be in FEN (Forsythe-Edwards
notation), or in the format that the Save Position command writes when
oldSaveStyle is turned on.







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  • To answer the other part of your question: TeX is a software, yes. More generally, it's a language. It takes input conforming to a grammar, and compiles it into output according to formatting rules. FEN + XBoard can do the same thing.
    – Ari Sweedler
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You are looking for Forsythe-Edwards notation + a front-end to compile it into an image. You can use Xboard as a front end.




Check out Xboard. Read the manual and look up the "Load Position" command:




Load Position



Sets up a position from a position file. A pop-up dialog
prompts you for the file name. The shifted Ctrl-O key is a keyboard
equivalent. If the file contains more than one saved position, and you
want to load the Nth one, type the number N after the file name,
separated by a space. Position files must be in FEN (Forsythe-Edwards
notation), or in the format that the Save Position command writes when
oldSaveStyle is turned on.







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  • To answer the other part of your question: TeX is a software, yes. More generally, it's a language. It takes input conforming to a grammar, and compiles it into output according to formatting rules. FEN + XBoard can do the same thing.
    – Ari Sweedler
    Aug 28 at 23:24














up vote
4
down vote



accepted










You are looking for Forsythe-Edwards notation + a front-end to compile it into an image. You can use Xboard as a front end.




Check out Xboard. Read the manual and look up the "Load Position" command:




Load Position



Sets up a position from a position file. A pop-up dialog
prompts you for the file name. The shifted Ctrl-O key is a keyboard
equivalent. If the file contains more than one saved position, and you
want to load the Nth one, type the number N after the file name,
separated by a space. Position files must be in FEN (Forsythe-Edwards
notation), or in the format that the Save Position command writes when
oldSaveStyle is turned on.







share|improve this answer






















  • To answer the other part of your question: TeX is a software, yes. More generally, it's a language. It takes input conforming to a grammar, and compiles it into output according to formatting rules. FEN + XBoard can do the same thing.
    – Ari Sweedler
    Aug 28 at 23:24












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You are looking for Forsythe-Edwards notation + a front-end to compile it into an image. You can use Xboard as a front end.




Check out Xboard. Read the manual and look up the "Load Position" command:




Load Position



Sets up a position from a position file. A pop-up dialog
prompts you for the file name. The shifted Ctrl-O key is a keyboard
equivalent. If the file contains more than one saved position, and you
want to load the Nth one, type the number N after the file name,
separated by a space. Position files must be in FEN (Forsythe-Edwards
notation), or in the format that the Save Position command writes when
oldSaveStyle is turned on.







share|improve this answer














You are looking for Forsythe-Edwards notation + a front-end to compile it into an image. You can use Xboard as a front end.




Check out Xboard. Read the manual and look up the "Load Position" command:




Load Position



Sets up a position from a position file. A pop-up dialog
prompts you for the file name. The shifted Ctrl-O key is a keyboard
equivalent. If the file contains more than one saved position, and you
want to load the Nth one, type the number N after the file name,
separated by a space. Position files must be in FEN (Forsythe-Edwards
notation), or in the format that the Save Position command writes when
oldSaveStyle is turned on.








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  • To answer the other part of your question: TeX is a software, yes. More generally, it's a language. It takes input conforming to a grammar, and compiles it into output according to formatting rules. FEN + XBoard can do the same thing.
    – Ari Sweedler
    Aug 28 at 23:24
















  • To answer the other part of your question: TeX is a software, yes. More generally, it's a language. It takes input conforming to a grammar, and compiles it into output according to formatting rules. FEN + XBoard can do the same thing.
    – Ari Sweedler
    Aug 28 at 23:24















To answer the other part of your question: TeX is a software, yes. More generally, it's a language. It takes input conforming to a grammar, and compiles it into output according to formatting rules. FEN + XBoard can do the same thing.
– Ari Sweedler
Aug 28 at 23:24




To answer the other part of your question: TeX is a software, yes. More generally, it's a language. It takes input conforming to a grammar, and compiles it into output according to formatting rules. FEN + XBoard can do the same thing.
– Ari Sweedler
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