##PGN to PHP array parser PHP class for conversion of Chess PGN files to PHP array or JSON.
This is the chess parser used in DHTML Chess at dhtml-chess.com
####License: LGPL (Lesser General Public License).
Example of use:
<?php
$parser = new PgnParser('my-games.pgn');
echo json_encode($parser->getGames());
?>This will give you data in this format:
[
{
"metadata":{
"blackelo":"2400",
"opening":"Grunfeld",
"time":"10:41:37",
"variation":"Three Knights Variation",
"whiteelo":"2400",
"whitetype":"human",
"blacktype":"human",
"castle":1
},
"event":"Computer chess game",
"site":"BORROW-PC",
"date":"2013.01.19",
"round":"?",
"white":"White player",
"black":"Black player",
"result":"*",
"eco":"D90",
"timecontrol":"300",
"termination":"unterminated",
"plycount":"21",
"fen":"rnbqkbnr\/pppppppp\/8\/8\/8\/8\/PPPPPPPP\/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1",
"moves":[
{
"m":"e4",
"from":"e2",
"to":"e4",
"fen":"rnbqkbnr\/pppppppp\/8\/8\/4P3\/8\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 1"
},
{
"m":"d5",
"variations":[
[
{
"m":"e5",
"comment":"Test comment before",
"from":"e7",
"to":"e5",
"fen":"rnbqkbnr\/pppp1ppp\/8\/4p3\/4P3\/8\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2"
},
{
"m":"Nf3",
"comment":"Test comment after",
"from":"g1",
"to":"f3",
"fen":"rnbqkbnr\/pppp1ppp\/8\/4p3\/4P3\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 1 2"
},
{
"m":"Nc6",
"from":"b8",
"to":"c6",
"fen":"r1bqkbnr\/pppp1ppp\/2n5\/4p3\/4P3\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 2 3"
},
{
"m":"Bc4",
"from":"f1",
"to":"c4",
"fen":"r1bqkbnr\/pppp1ppp\/2n5\/4p3\/2B1P3\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 3 3"
},
{
"m":"Nf6",
"variations":[
[
{
"m":"d6",
"from":"d7",
"to":"d6",
"fen":"r1bqkbnr\/ppp2ppp\/2np4\/4p3\/2B1P3\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 4"
},
{
"m":"O-O",
"comment":"(O-O Ng8-f6 Nb1-c3 Nc6-d4 Nf3-g5 d6-d5 e4xd5 h7-h6 Ng5-e4 c7-c6 d5xc6 Nf6xe4 Nc3xe4 b7xc6) +0.48\/11 8",
"from":"e1",
"to":"g1",
"fen":"r1bqkbnr\/ppp2ppp\/2np4\/4p3\/2B1P3\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - 1 4"
},
{
"m":"Nf6",
"from":"g8",
"to":"f6",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/ppp2ppp\/2np1n2\/4p3\/2B1P3\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 2 5"
},
{
"m":"Nc3",
"comment":"Last move in variation",
"from":"b1",
"to":"c3",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/ppp2ppp\/2np1n2\/4p3\/2B1P3\/2N2N2\/PPPP1PPP\/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 3 5"
}
]
],
"from":"g8",
"to":"f6",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/pppp1ppp\/2n2n2\/4p3\/2B1P3\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 4 4"
},
{
"m":"O-O",
"comment":"Variation ended",
"from":"e1",
"to":"g1",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/pppp1ppp\/2n2n2\/4p3\/2B1P3\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - 5 4"
},
{
"m":"d6",
"from":"d7",
"to":"d6",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/ppp2ppp\/2np1n2\/4p3\/2B1P3\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 0 5"
}
]
],
"from":"d7",
"to":"d5",
"fen":"rnbqkbnr\/ppp1pppp\/8\/3p4\/4P3\/8\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2"
},
{
"m":"exd5",
"comment":"Variation ended",
"from":"e4",
"to":"d5",
"fen":"rnbqkbnr\/ppp1pppp\/8\/3P4\/8\/8\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 2"
},
{
"m":"Nf6",
"from":"g8",
"to":"f6",
"fen":"rnbqkb1r\/ppp1pppp\/5n2\/3P4\/8\/8\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 1 3"
},
{
"m":"c4",
"variations":[
[
{
"m":"Nf3?!",
"from":"g1",
"to":"f3",
"fen":"rnbqkb1r\/ppp1pppp\/5n2\/3P4\/8\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 2 3"
},
{
"m":"Qxd5",
"from":"d8",
"to":"d5",
"fen":"rnb1kb1r\/ppp1pppp\/5n2\/3q4\/8\/5N2\/PPPP1PPP\/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 4"
},
{
"m":"Nc3",
"from":"b1",
"to":"c3",
"fen":"rnb1kb1r\/ppp1pppp\/5n2\/3q4\/8\/2N2N2\/PPPP1PPP\/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 1 4"
},
{
"m":"Qa5",
"from":"d5",
"to":"a5",
"fen":"rnb1kb1r\/ppp1pppp\/5n2\/q7\/8\/2N2N2\/PPPP1PPP\/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 2 5"
},
{
"m":"d4",
"from":"d2",
"to":"d4",
"fen":"rnb1kb1r\/ppp1pppp\/5n2\/q7\/3P4\/2N2N2\/PPP2PPP\/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 5"
}
]
],
"from":"c2",
"to":"c4",
"fen":"rnbqkb1r\/ppp1pppp\/5n2\/3P4\/2P5\/8\/PP1P1PPP\/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 3"
},
{
"m":"Bf5",
"comment":"Variation ended",
"variations":[
[
{
"m":"Nbd7",
"from":"b8",
"to":"d7",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/pppnpppp\/5n2\/3P4\/2P5\/8\/PP1P1PPP\/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 1 4"
},
{
"m":"Nf3",
"from":"g1",
"to":"f3",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/pppnpppp\/5n2\/3P4\/2P5\/5N2\/PP1P1PPP\/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 2 4"
},
{
"m":"Nb6",
"from":"d7",
"to":"b6",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/ppp1pppp\/1n3n2\/3P4\/2P5\/5N2\/PP1P1PPP\/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 3 5"
},
{
"m":"d4",
"from":"d2",
"to":"d4",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/ppp1pppp\/1n3n2\/3P4\/2PP4\/5N2\/PP3PPP\/RNBQKB1R b KQkq d3 0 5"
},
{
"m":"g6",
"from":"g7",
"to":"g6",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/ppp1pp1p\/1n3np1\/3P4\/2PP4\/5N2\/PP3PPP\/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 6"
},
{
"m":"Nc3",
"from":"b1",
"to":"c3",
"fen":"r1bqkb1r\/ppp1pp1p\/1n3np1\/3P4\/2PP4\/2N2N2\/PP3PPP\/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 1 6"
},
{
"m":"Qd6",
"from":"d8",
"to":"d6",
"fen":"r1b1kb1r\/ppp1pp1p\/1n1q1np1\/3P4\/2PP4\/2N2N2\/PP3PPP\/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 2 7"
}
]
],
"from":"c8",
"to":"f5",
"fen":"rn1qkb1r\/ppp1pppp\/5n2\/3P1b2\/2P5\/8\/PP1P1PPP\/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 1 4"
},
{
"m":"Nf3",
"from":"g1",
"to":"f3",
"fen":"rn1qkb1r\/ppp1pppp\/5n2\/3P1b2\/2P5\/5N2\/PP1P1PPP\/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 2 4"
}
]
}
]