Click on the 'PGN' button and then click on 'Current'.

When you have entered all your variations, be sure to promote the game itself back to mainline status by clicking on the last move that was actually played in the game.

Enter the variation you want to show by moving the pieces on the board.

To include a variation, go to the appropriate point in the game by clicking on a move in the notation box.

Enter the game you want to annotate by moving the pieces on the board. Enter the names of the players, then click on 'Start Analysis Board'. Select 'Analysis' from this menu and click on 'Start Game'. Select the 'New Game' tab and click on the arrow at the end of the time control line (the top left line in the tab) to open a drop-down menu.

If the game was played somewhere else, then move the mouse pointer over 'Home' and click on 'Live Chess'.

Open the game by clicking on 'View' in the appropriate line.

If you have played the game you want to annotate on, then move the mouse pointer over 'Home' and click on 'Game Archive'.

Generating a PGN file of an annotated game It should work under any operating system, but you possibly have to be a premium member on for some of the steps.

For them the following step-by-step guide is written. However, many amateur players do not own such a program, but still want to annotate the occasional game. All professional players use a program like Chessbase to manage their game databases, and that is indeed a great tool. The most universal file format for these purposes is called PGN. Those who do this will sometimes want to share their work with others, or just save it for future reference. One of the keys to chess improvement is the habit to analyse your own games (see image, published by Chessbase).

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