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How do I put a game or puzzle in a forum post?
How do I put a game or puzzle in a forum post?
Updated over a week ago

This is a great way to share daily puzzles with your club or start discussions about specific games.

At Chess.com, one of our many features includes the ability to insert your own games or puzzles into forum posts and blog posts. 

Inserting Games or Puzzles

  • First, locate and click the game board icon in the option bar above the text box on a forum or blog post. This will direct you to a game board where you can add your own game or puzzle.

  • Once on the game board, you will find several options listed on the right side. These options allow you to customize and personalize your game or puzzle.

How to add a game

If you want to add a game or a series of moves, there are a few options available for you:

Option

How to use it

Make the moves

You can start making moves on the board by simply grabbing the pieces. Your moves will be recorded and displayed on the board. Once you've finished the sequence, click the Insert button at the bottom right corner to add it to your post for others to view and interact with.

If you want to add more information about the game and players, you can do so in the Details tab.

Set up position

This will open a menu where you can customize your board setup. To add pieces, just drag them onto the board. To remove pieces, drag them off to the right side. To clear the board, click the  icon.

Below the pieces menu, you have the option to select whose turn it is in the drop-down, you can also flip the board, reset the board to the starting position, or trash all the pieces and get an empty board.

The O-O and O-O-O check-boxes let the computer know if white and black have the right to castle or not. A check in the box means yes, they can castle this way.

Below castling are text boxes for FEN and PGN to be pasted into. After pasting, click Load to load the position.

Load from FEN

Click on it to paste a FEN in the text field

Check out this article for more information on FEN and PGN: What are PGN & FEN?

Load from URL

You can add an entire game already played online by pasting the URL to it on the text box

Load from PGN

Add a game by pasting its PGN on the text box

Check out this article for more information on FEN and PGN: What are PGN & FEN?

Load from File

You can upload a game you have downloaded by clicking on the Choose File button, selecting your file, and clicking on Load

How to add a puzzle

To create a puzzle with a solution that others can solve by moving the pieces, follow the steps below.

  • Click the Setup Position button on the game board. This will open a menu where you can customize your puzzle.

  • To add pieces, simply drag them onto the board. To remove pieces, drag them off the board to the right side. To clear the board, click the  icon.

  • Once you've set up your puzzle, click the Moves button and play out the solution.

  • When you reach the final position, open the Theme menu and check the Puzzle box. This will set your diagram as a puzzle, allowing others to interact with it -If you don't check the Puzzle box, the diagram will only show the moves for others to click through.

    • The Theme menu also allows you to customize the piece types and board colors.

  • Once you're satisfied with your settings, click the Insert button to add the puzzle to your post.

After adding a game or puzzle to your post, you can continue writing and then submit it. Others will be able to interact with your game or puzzle by clicking on the board and making moves themselves.

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