diff --git a/chess/board.go b/chess/board.go
index 50c663e..d5427e7 100644
--- a/chess/board.go
+++ b/chess/board.go
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ func NewBoard() *Board {
 	return board
 }
 
-func NewGame(move string) (*Board, error) {
+func NewGame(moves string) (*Board, error) {
 	board := NewBoard()
 
-	if err := board.Move(move); err != nil {
+	if err := board.Parse(moves); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -149,16 +149,20 @@ func (b *Board) AlgebraicNotation() string {
 			text += fmt.Sprintf(" %s ", m)
 		}
 	}
-	return text
+	return fmt.Sprintf("`%s`", text)
 }
 
 func (b *Board) Parse(pgn string) error {
 	var (
-		moves = strings.Split(pgn, " ")
+		moves = strings.Split(strings.Trim(pgn, " "), " ")
 		err   error
 	)
 
 	for _, move := range moves {
+		move = strings.Trim(move, " ")
+		if move == "" {
+			continue
+		}
 		if err = b.Move(move); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6e26a5e..7458ada 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func tickGameStart(c *sn.Client) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		text := fmt.Sprintf("`%s`\n\n%s", b.AlgebraicNotation(), imgUrl)
+		text := strings.Trim(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", b.AlgebraicNotation(), imgUrl), " ")
 		var cId int
 		if cId, err = c.CreateComment(n.Item.Id, text); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("error creating reply: %v\n", err)
@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ func tickGameProgress(c *sn.Client) {
 			if item.User.Id == meId {
 				continue
 			}
-			move := strings.Trim(strings.ReplaceAll(item.Text, "@chess", ""), " ")
-			if err = b.Move(move); err != nil {
+
+			moves := strings.Trim(strings.ReplaceAll(item.Text, "@chess", ""), " ")
+			if err = b.Parse(moves); err != nil {
 				log.Printf("error moving piece: %v: id=%d\n", err, item.Id)
 				break
 			}
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func tickGameProgress(c *sn.Client) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if err = b.Move(move); err != nil {
+		if err = b.Parse(move); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("error moving piece: %v: id=%d\n", err, n.Item.ParentId)
 			continue
 		}