diff -r d4d67105d4e1 -r e4a648fe6ce7 src/chess/pgn.c
--- a/src/chess/pgn.c	Fri Mar 27 18:11:42 2026 +0100
+++ b/src/chess/pgn.c	Fri Mar 27 18:30:25 2026 +0100
@@ -139,11 +139,10 @@
             if (c == EOF) {
                 return pgn_error_missing_brace;
             }
+            /* skip spaces */
+            while (isspace(c = fgetc(stream)));
         }
         
-        /* skip spaces */
-        while (isspace(c = fgetc(stream)));
-        
         /* end of game data encountered */
         if (c == EOF) {
             break;