PGN viewer
Chesspedition's PGN viewer shows any chess game on a board. Paste the PGN, or open a .pgn file from your device, and step through the moves with the arrow keys. A file with several games gives you a list to choose from. The file is read in your browser and never uploaded. Free, no sign-up.
How to use it
- Paste the game text into the box and press "Show the game", or open a .pgn file. A file can hold up to 500 games and 5 MB.
- Step through with the arrow keys or the keys under the move list; Home and End jump to the start and the end. Click any move to go straight to it.
- Press "Analyse this position" to open the position on screen in the analysis board with Stockfish 19.
Questions
- What is a PGN?
- PGN (Portable Game Notation) is the standard text format for chess games: a few lines of tags such as the players and the result, then the moves. Chess sites and programs can all export it.
- Is my file uploaded anywhere?
- No. The file is read by your browser on your own device. It is not sent to our servers.
- Does it show side lines and comments?
- It shows the main line of each game. Side lines and comments in the PGN are skipped. To explore side lines of your own, open a position in the analysis board.
- Why does it say a move is not legal?
- The viewer checks every move against the rules. If the PGN has a typing error, or the game is a variant such as Chess960, it stops and says so instead of showing a wrong position.