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Topic: How do I set up a specific position for an open game?
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I was trying to create an open game where I was the white side of a Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, but I don't know how to do this.
When creating an open game, clicking on "more options" gives you a box called position, but how do I enter the position?
Roland
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You need to enter the position using FEN (Forsythe-Edwards Notation). The easiest way is to download a copy of winboard, set up the position graphically in that and then choose `Copy position to clipboard' from the File menu (I think; I don't have a copy in front of me) and then paste the string into your web browser. If you already have another chess program, that should also be able to export positions as FEN, too.
Or you can find out how to write FEN by hand (which isn't hard) at
| http://www.very-best.de/pgn-spec.htm#16. |
(The period at the end is part of the URL.)
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