Plain text chess position creator software
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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?
text-processing games
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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?
text-processing games
edited Aug 29 at 0:38
Jeff Schaller
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asked Aug 28 at 22:36
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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?
text-processing games
text-processing games
edited Aug 29 at 0:38
Jeff Schaller
32.7k849110
asked Aug 28 at 22:36
caffeinemachine
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edited Aug 29 at 0:38
Jeff Schaller
32.7k849110
asked Aug 28 at 22:36
caffeinemachine
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edited Aug 29 at 0:38
Jeff Schaller
32.7k849110
edited Aug 29 at 0:38
Jeff Schaller
32.7k849110
edited Aug 29 at 0:38
Jeff Schaller
32.7k849110
32.7k849110
asked Aug 28 at 22:36
caffeinemachine
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asked Aug 28 at 22:36
caffeinemachine
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asked Aug 28 at 22:36
caffeinemachine
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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
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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.
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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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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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.
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
add a comment |Â
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.
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
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
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.
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.
answered Aug 28 at 23:23
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Ari Sweedler
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
add a comment |Â
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
add a comment |Â
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check out gnu.org/software/chess
– Ralph Rönnquist
Aug 28 at 23:03