How to annotate a game?

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I know how to insert the game to the board but don't know how to annotate

Help please

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Very helpful not

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right click on the move

anti right clicked on 1.e4

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Magnus_Chase19 wrote:

right click on the move

anti right clicked on 1.e4

Ah thank you

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Well I’m not on a computer so I can’t do that but you can manually type the text into the PGN like this:

{POTATO}

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Go to "analysis" and insert your game:

Right-click on any move and choose "Comment after" or "Comment before":

Write your comment:

Avatar of ricksterman

Thank you for this. I had thought that only Masters with expensive equipment could do this.
Regarding the "insert your game" part, what is the best way to do that?

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BoraBoy wrote:

I know how to insert the game to the board but don't know how to annotate

Help please


Start by studying the game until you comprehend the critical moments and themes.

 

If you want people to take you seriously, make sure you post with White on the bottom.

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ricksterman wrote:

Thank you for this. I had thought that only Masters with expensive equipment could do this.
Regarding the "insert your game" part, what is the best way to do that?

You can post games/puzzles with a web browser (not the apps).

https://support.chess.com/article/316-how-do-i-put-a-game-or-puzzle-in-a-forum-post

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Thanks for the link. That makes everything clear.

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Is there any downloadable software (for Mac) that can do the same thing? I've tried with Stockfish, but it doesn't seem to accept any insertions.

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For the Mac, you should look into https://www.hiarcs.com

More choices are available for the PC. I’ve been using ChessBase software for twenty years. It has kept me from buying a Mac.

 

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ricksterman wrote:

Is there any downloadable software (for Mac) that can do the same thing? I've tried with Stockfish, but it doesn't seem to accept any insertions.

 

SCID vs Mac may be an option. Or ChessX

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Thanks for the pointers. I downloaded ChessX right away and, while having some interface issues, it looks promising. But it looks like HIARCS would be a significant upgrade.