The Import Window provides an easy way for you to paste a game
into Scid from some other application or window.
The top-most frame is where to enter or paste
the game in PGN format, and the lower frame
provides feedback of any errors or warnings.
Imported PGN must be in English notation.
Scid provides several ways to access games in PGN. As well as the Import
Window, games can be opened via File-> Open.
Large PGN archives can sometimes give Scid problems. A more reliable import method is the
Pgnscid utility
Editing the Current Game
The Import window also doubles as a way to make changes or corrections
to a game. First paste the current game
with Paste Current Game, then edit the moves
, and click Import when done.
Notes
Scid expects to see PGN header tags such as
[Result "*"]
before any moves, but pasting a game fragment such as
The Computer Chess Rating Lists distributes PGN archives which can cause Scid problems.
They use the Round field to represent unique game numbers, and Scid only supports 262,143 Round Names.
You may wish to replace the "Round" field with "Rd", or some other tag.
This can be achieved using the sed utility and the command