Where does CuteChess 1.2.0 Save PGN Output File by default?

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Sicilian101
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Where does CuteChess 1.2.0 Save PGN Output File by default?

Post by Sicilian101 »

Hello,

I started a tournament but mistakenly forgot to save the games (Tournament -->New--> PGN Output) before starting the tournament.
Tournament ended and to my horror I just realized I forgot to tell it a location to save the PGN files.
Now does Cute Chess by default save the PGN files somewhere?

Thanks
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Gabor Szots
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Re: Where does CuteChess 1.2.0 Save PGN Output File by default?

Post by Gabor Szots »

Sicilian101 wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 9:17 pm Hello,

I started a tournament but mistakenly forgot to save the games (Tournament -->New--> PGN Output) before starting the tournament.
Tournament ended and to my horror I just realized I forgot to tell it a location to save the PGN files.
Now does Cute Chess by default save the PGN files somewhere?

Thanks
No, as far as I know. But someone else might have better news for you.
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Re: Where does CuteChess 1.2.0 Save PGN Output File by default?

Post by Modern Times »

I think it does, it is in the config cutechess.ini

Look for

[tournament]
e.g default_pgn_output_file=C:/Users/Yourname/OneDrive/Defaultpgn.pgn

and

[games]
default_pgn_output_file=C:/Program Files/Cute Chess/DefaultGamespgn.pgn

(depends where you have cutechess installed. Installing it under Program Files wasn't the best choice.)

Files is located

C:\Users\Yourname\AppData\Roaming\cutechess