Answers.Body: <p>Yes, there are several.</p>
  
  <p>Your question is very vague, though. <a href="http://www.playwitharena.com/">Arena</a> is an OK choice if you're on Windows; otherwise <a href="http://lichess.org">Lichess</a> is an online option. All of these are free, but there are many more, both free and costly ones (but I don't have enough reputation for more links, and I don't know exactly what you're after).</p>
  
  <p>The computer-readable format of algebraic notation is called Portable Game Notation (PGN), which might help you with searching for alternatives.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I would like to convert a chess notation into a game. How to do that?</p>
  
  <p>I have a game in algebraic notation, let say, </p>
  
  <pre><code>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 h6 3.d4 e6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bd3 a6 6.Bc2 Be7 7.Qd3 b5 8.b3 Qc7
  9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.0-0  c4 11.bxc4 bxc4 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Nxc4 d5 14.Nce5 dxe4 
  15.Nh4 Qxc3 16.Be3 Nc6 17.Nxc6 Bxc6 18.Rac1 Bb5 19.Qd1 Bxf1 20.Qxf1 Qa5 
  21.Bb3 Rfc8 22.Rd1 Qh5 23.g3 Ng4 24.Ng2
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there any software that reads this?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I think you need to be more specific. What do you expect the output to be, exactly? If you just want a viewable, interactive board with those moves populated into it, there are tons of free PGN viewers available online.
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Title: Is there any software (open source and/or free) that reads chess notation?
ThreadText: # Is there any software (open source and/or free) that reads chess notation?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-08)
  
  I would like to convert a chess notation into a game. How to do that?
  I have a game in algebraic notation, let say, 
  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 h6 3.d4 e6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bd3 a6 6.Bc2 Be7 7.Qd3 b5 8.b3 Qc7
  9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.0-0  c4 11.bxc4 bxc4 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Nxc4 d5 14.Nce5 dxe4 
  15.Nh4 Qxc3 16.Be3 Nc6 17.Nxc6 Bxc6 18.Rac1 Bb5 19.Qd1 Bxf1 20.Qxf1 Qa5 
  21.Bb3 Rfc8 22.Rd1 Qh5 23.g3 Ng4 24.Ng2
  
  Is there any software that reads this?
  
  **Tags:** software, notation
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I think you need to be more specific. What do you expect the output to be, exactly? If you just want a viewable, interactive board with those moves populated into it, there are tons of free PGN viewers available online.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2014-07-08. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
  
  Yes, there are several.
  
  Your question is very vague, though. [Arena](http://www.playwitharena.com/) is an OK choice if you're on Windows; otherwise [Lichess](http://lichess.org) is an online option. All of these are free, but there are many more, both free and costly ones (but I don't have enough reputation for more links, and I don't know exactly what you're after).
  
  The computer-readable format of algebraic notation is called Portable Game Notation (PGN), which might help you with searching for alternatives.
  
  
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