Article:		Checkmate XML
Subject:		XML for chess
Date:		2004-09-01 16:06:09
From:		oreilly@greggriffiths.org
Response to: XML for chess
I agree that PGN is a very good format for computer systems, it is not really suited for use with XML, although many apps - including mine - use XML formats for data transfer. XML is a common data standard, so converting PGN / whatever to an XML format will make it easier for non PGN gurus who are building applications for Chess to have a better grasp on the data file. One of the reasons I did not use PGN and opted for XML is that my Javascript based app can easily read an XML file, but any other format is a lot more complex.

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