I don't think opening the files is as much a problem as finding software that is compatible with mac. I don't really know of any standalone chess programs that are compatible with mac since I'm a windows user.
Have him try viewing them on a chess website analysis board. He should be able to upload the PGN.
One of my students was having difficulties opening PGN files on his Mac. Has anyone else encountered this problem? If so, how did you work around it?
PGN files are just text, so any text editor can open them, if your student doesn't have some other chess GUI to load them in.
Well they can always open it here on chess.com
Just go to https://www.chess.com/analysis and choose load and then paste the content of the pgn
Many OSX apps can open & edit pgn files, google it. My personal preference (I use it under both Windows and Linux) is SCID vs PC, and it should also work fine under OSX.
http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/
When I load a pgn file here on chess.com, it only shows one game. Might someone be able to help with how I can move to the next game ?
When I load a pgn file here on chess.com, it only shows one game. Might someone be able to help with how I can move to the next game ?
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One of my students was having difficulties opening PGN files on his Mac. Has anyone else encountered this problem? If so, how did you work around it?