Instructions

Install the note type Chess 2.0 thus. Run pip install pgnanki, and in Python run something like the following.

import io

import chess.pgn
import pgnanki

pgn = """[FEN "r1bq1bkr/ppp3pp/2n5/3np3/2B5/5Q2/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 2 8"]

8. Bxd5+ (8. Qxd5+ Qxd5 (8... Be6 9. Qxe6#) 9. Bxd5+ Be6 10. Bxe6#) 8... Qxd5
(8... Be6 9. Bxe6#) 9. Qxd5+ Be6 10. Qxe6# *"""

with io.StringIO(pgn) as stream:
    game = chess.pgn.read_game(stream)
with open("Fried-Liver-Attack.tsv", "x") as file:
    for line in pgnanki.yield_lines(game, opposite=False):
        print(line, file=file)

This example would write to a file named Fried-Liver-Attack.tsv the following.

#separator:tab
#html:false
#notetype:Chess 2.0
[FEN "r4bkr/ppp3pp/2n1b3/3Qp3/8/8/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 1 10"] 10. Qxe6# *
[FEN "r1b2bkr/ppp3pp/2n5/3qp3/8/5Q2/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 0 9"] 9. Qxd5+ Be6 10. Qxe6# *
[FEN "r2q1bkr/ppp3pp/2n1b3/3Bp3/8/5Q2/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 1 9"] 9. Bxe6# *
[FEN "r1bq1bkr/ppp3pp/2n5/3np3/2B5/5Q2/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 2 8"] 8. Bxd5+ ( 8. Qxd5+ Qxd5 ( 8... Be6 9. Qxe6# ) 9. Bxd5+ Be6 10. Bxe6# ) 8... Qxd5 ( 8... Be6 9. Bxe6# ) 9. Qxd5+ Be6 10. Qxe6# *

In Anki

1. Click 'File' and 'Import...'.
2. Choose the file like Fried-Liver-Attack.tsv.
3. In the dialogue box 'Import File''s section 'Import options' choose the deck.
4. Click Import.

Documentation

pgnanki is documented in its docstrings.

Copyright and License

Copyright (C) 2025 John Dawson

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 3.

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