Wordpress Plugin: ChessNotator

“ChessNotator” is a plugin that I wrote for WordPress. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work in WP 1.5, but I’ve only tested it in 2.0. The plugin allows you to paste a pure PGN text file between <chess> tags, and creates a nicely formatted table with the players’ names and the moves. Here is an example:

Example

vs
1.e4c5
2.Nf3d6
3.Bb5+Bd7
4.Bxd7+Qxd7
5.c4Nc6
6.Nc3Nf6
7.O-Og6
8.d4cxd4
9.Nxd4Bg7
10.Nde2Qe6
11.Nd5Qxe4
12.Nc7+Kd7
13.Nxa8Qxc4
14.Nb6+axb6
15.Nc3Ra
16.a4Ne
17.Nxe4Qxe4
18.Qb3f5
19.Bg5Qb4
20.Qf7Be
21.h3Rxa4
22.Rxa4Qxa4
23.Qxh7Bxb2
24.Qxg6Qe4
25.Qf7Bd4
26.Qb3f4
27.Qf7Be
28.h4b5
29.h5Qc4
30.Qf5+Qe6
31.Qxe6+Kxe6
32.g3fxg3
33.fxg3b4
34.Bf4Bd4+
35.Kh1b3
36.g4Kd5
37.g5e6
38.h6Ne
39.Rd1e5
40.Be3Kc4
41.Bxd4exd4
42.Kg2b2
43.Kf3Kc3
44.h7Ng6
45.Ke4Kc2
46.Rh1d3
47.Kf5b1=Q
48.Rxb1Kxb1
49.Kxg6d2
50.h8=Qd1=Q
51.Qh7b5
52.Kf6+Kb2
53.Qh2+Ka1
54.Qf4b4
55.Qxb4Qf3
56.Kg7d5
57.Qd4+Kb1
58.g6Qe4
59.Qg1+Kb2
60.Qf2+Kc1
61.Kf6d4
62.g71-0

The following code was used to generate the table:

<chess>
[Event "Kasparov vs the World"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "1999.10.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "The World"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6
6. Nc3 Nf6 7. O-O g6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bg7 10. Nde2 Qe6
11. Nd5 Qxe4 12. Nc7+ Kd7 13. Nxa8 Qxc4 14. Nb6+ axb6
15. Nc3 Ra8 16. a4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Qb3 f5
19. Bg5 Qb4 20. Qf7 Be5 21. h3 Rxa4 22. Rxa4 Qxa4
23. Qxh7 Bxb2 24. Qxg6 Qe4 25. Qf7 Bd4 26. Qb3 f4
27. Qf7 Be5 28. h4 b5 29. h5 Qc4 30. Qf5+ Qe6
31. Qxe6+ Kxe6 32. g3 fxg3 33. fxg3 b4 34. Bf4 Bd4+
35. Kh1 b3 36. g4 Kd5 37. g5 e6 38. h6 Ne7 39. Rd1 e5
40. Be3 Kc4 41. Bxd4 exd4 42. Kg2 b2 43. Kf3 Kc3 44. h7 Ng6
45. Ke4 Kc2 46. Rh1 d3 47. Kf5 b1=Q 48. Rxb1 Kxb1 49. Kxg6 d2
50. h8=Q d1=Q 51. Qh7 b5 52. Kf6+ Kb2 53. Qh2+ Ka1
54. Qf4 b4 55. Qxb4 Qf3 56. Kg7 d5 57. Qd4+ Kb1
58. g6 Qe4 59. Qg1+ Kb2 60. Qf2+ Kc1 61. Kf6 d4 62. g7 1-0
</chess>

Download

You can download the current version of ChessNotator (1.0) here. It is zipped, so you will need to unzip it.

Installation

  • Move the file chessnotator.php to the plugin folder, wp-content/plugins.
  • Go to the Plugins tab in the administration panel and activate the plugin.
  • Post a PGN file!

Maybe Related?

Posted July 21, 2006 in Plugins » WordPress.

16 Comments »

  1. Man, i´m waiting for that a time. Will use it. Maybe someday will be possible to translate the png to a board?

    Comment by Leonardo — July 21, 2006 @ 8:22 pm

  2. This is cool. I hope you will continue to update it with different formats and possibly playable boards. Or at least a tag for positions or some such. Many possibilities. I may just have to learn how to code in PHP. :) Thanks.

    Comment by Erin — July 21, 2006 @ 8:49 pm

  3. Leonardo: Very cool idea. I’ll se if I can do anything about it.

    Erin: Thanks. As soon as I’ve read a bit more about plugins, I’ll give it a try.

    Comment by Tim Johansson — July 21, 2006 @ 9:12 pm

  4. The necessary plugin (:
    It is established easily and perfectly works.
    Thank u so much!

    Comment by Jimy — July 25, 2006 @ 1:52 pm

  5. Can’t we have something like an actual board shown in the body of the entry and we can play it forward and backward. As it it’s already a gui for the game. I’ll be waiting for this kind of plugin in the “near” future. Thanks!

    Comment by deuts — August 4, 2006 @ 9:33 am

  6. Hm, think I’ll give it a try building up my oun WP-site with chess protocols.

    Comment by Aki — October 26, 2006 @ 6:55 pm

  7. Check out http://www.pgnview.com and the WP plugin. You copy-paste the PGN to your post and an interactive board is drawn to play the game through.

    Comment by Toomas — December 16, 2006 @ 1:28 am

  8. Toomas: Thanks, I had no idea that such a plugin already existed. It works nicely, too.

    Comment by Tim — December 16, 2006 @ 9:15 pm

  9. [...] I am going start writing down all my chess protocols from different tournaments. I am using my brother’s WordPress plugin Chessnotator. This is the first round in the Linkoping Championship of 2007, which was started in the 16th of January. I resigned this game against Arno Platau, who was much more experienced than I was. Anton Johansson vs Arno Platau1.e4c57.Bxc3a68.O-Ob59.Bd3Ne10.Be3O-O11.Nd4Bb712.Nxc6Bxc613.f4f514.b4Qe815.Bc5xe416.Nxe4h617.h3d518.Ng3Rc819.f5e520.Re1c421.Nxe4xe422.Bxe4Rf [...]

    Pingback by Aki’s Blog » Blog Archive » Chess Protocol #1: Anton Johansson - Arno Platau — January 18, 2007 @ 3:04 pm

  10. Hi. I have used the plugin at this page:
    http://blog.mangaworld.se/2007/01/18/chess-protocol-1-anton-johansson-arno-platau/
    Thought, it stops at 22, but I wrote about 28. The code is:

    [Event "Linkoping Championship 2007"]
    [Site "Gotgatan, Linkoping, Sweden"]
    [Date "2007.01.16"]
    [EventDate "2007.01.16"]
    [Round "1"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [White "Anton Johansson"]
    [Black "Arno Platau"]
    [ECO "?"]
    [WhiteElo "1135"]
    [BlackElo "1631"]
    [PlyCount "?"]
    1. e4 c5 2. d4 xd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qc3 e6 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Bc4 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 a6 8. O-O b5 9. Bd3 Ne7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nd4 Bb7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. f4 f5 14. b4 Qe8 15. Bc5 xe4 16. Nxe4 h6 17. h3 d5 18. Ng3 Rc8 19. f5 e5 20. Re1 c4 21. Nxe4 xe4 22. Bxe4 Rf7 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Re6 Qd7 25. Rfe1 Nxf5 26. Ree5 Rg6 27. g4 Nh4 28. Resigned

    Comment by Aki — January 18, 2007 @ 3:08 pm

  11. [...] This is a test of the chess notator plugin: Kasparov vs The World1.e4c52.Nf3d63.Bb5+Bd74.Bxd7+Qxd75.c4Nc66.Nc3Nf67.O-Og68.d4cxd49.Nxd4Bg710.Nde2Qe611.Nd5Qxe412.Nc7+Kd713.Nxa8Qxc414.Nb6+axb615.Nc3Ra816.a4Ne417.Nxe4Qxe418.Qb3f519.Bg5Qb420.Qf7Be521.h3Rxa422.Rxa4Qxa423.Qxh7Bxb224.Qxg6Qe425.Qf7Bd426.Qb3f427.Qf7Be528.h4b529.h5Qc430.Qf5+Qe631.Qxe6+Kxe632.g3fxg333.fxg3b434.Bf4Bd4+35.Kh1b336.g4Kd537.g5e638.h6Ne739.Rd1e540.Be3Kc441.Bxd4exd442.Kg2b243.Kf3Kc344.h7Ng645.Ke4Kc246.Rh1d347.Kf5b1=Q48.Rxb1Kxb149.Kxg6d250.h8=Qd1=Q51.Qh7b552.Kf6+Kb253.Qh2+Ka154.Qf4b455.Qxb4Qf356.Kg7d557.Qd4+Kb158.g6Qe459.Qg1+Kb260.Qf2+Kc161.Kf6d462.g71-0 [...]

    Pingback by proofhouse » Blog Archive » Chess test — January 22, 2007 @ 6:29 pm

  12. [...] A game of chess, anyone? ChessNotator WordPress Plugin allows you to paste a pure PGN text file between <chess> tags to create a table with chess players names and the moves of their game. [...]

    Pingback by Odds and Ends WordPress Plugins You Must Know About « Lorelle on WordPress — March 5, 2007 @ 4:37 pm

  13. [...] Visit [...]

    Pingback by WP Plugins DB » Blog Archive » Chess Notator — May 20, 2007 @ 7:54 am

  14. Cool plugin!
    I’ve been searching for this.
    Thanks a lot!
    MARTINO :)

    Comment by Martino — August 28, 2007 @ 2:47 pm

  15. I have a question about is this plugin will be work for wordpree 2.2.3. thank’s for answer.

    Comment by David — October 15, 2007 @ 5:39 pm

  16. Hey nice site you have. Anyways I just thought I’d chat about some new chess software I found lately. Its called chess analysis pro 7000. Its very good in analyzing your chess games for blunders. It also trackes your chess ratings. I liked the little book that came with it too. Yes I’d recommend this item.

    Comment by Chess Analysis — January 7, 2008 @ 6:05 am

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI

Leave a comment

FireStats iconAnvänder FireStats