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I'm using pgn-extract to convert a PGN database into FEN + evaluations. My goal is something like this:

1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. a3 Bb7

Into this:

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq e3 0 1 { 1.20 } 
rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/4p3/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 2 { 0.00 }
rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/4p3/8/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq d3 0 2 { 0.90 } 
rnbqkbnr/p1pp1ppp/1p2p3/8/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 3 { 0.70 }

So far, I've only been able to use: pgn-extract --quiet --evaluation -C --fencomments 1.pgn to get something like this (with both fen and evaluation following the SAN):

1. e4 { 1.20 } { rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq e3 0
1 } 1... e6 { 0.00 } { rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/4p3/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w
KQkq - 0 2 } 2. d4 { 0.90 } {
rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/4p3/8/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq d3 0 2 } 2... b6 {
0.70 } { rnbqkbnr/p1pp1ppp/1p2p3/8/3PP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 3 }
3. a3 { 0.60 } { rnbqkbnr/p1pp1ppp/1p2p3/8/3PP3/P7/1PP2PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq
- 0 3 }

Is there a way to go directly to what I want?

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    Your example positions look rather like EPD, but you don't mention this format. EPD is basically a FEN position followed by various attributes, such as centipawn evaluation, following move, and so on. pgn-extract supports EPD: have you checked if it does something reasonably close to what you want?
    – user30536
    Jan 9, 2022 at 6:43
  • The most recent version of pgn-extract (21-08) has -Wfen as well as -Wepd for those two output formats. The problem is that both strip comments from the output so the --evaluation option would have no effect.
    – kentdjb
    Jan 9, 2022 at 7:16
  • On reflection, as EPD does support trailing comments via c0, c1, etc. it would be possible to extend the functionality of pgn-extract to retain move-related comments in the output. I am the author of pgn-extract so feel free to contact me via email if you would like to discuss this as a new feature.
    – kentdjb
    Jan 9, 2022 at 7:50

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One way is by using the python chess library.

  • Install python
  • Install python chess with pip install chess

p.py

import chess.pgn

fn = 's.pgn'

with open(fn, encoding='utf-8') as h:
    while True:
        game = chess.pgn.read_game(h)
        if game is None:
            break

        for node in game.mainline():
            comment = node.comment
            com = comment.split('\n')
            fen = com[1]
            val = com[0]
            print(f'{fen} {{ {val} }}')

s.pgn

multiple game is supported.

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Inv KO"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.17"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Carlsen,M"]
[Black "Aronian,L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[ECO "C47"]

1. e4 { 1.20 } { rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq e3 0 1 } 1... e5 { -0.20 } { rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq e6 0 2 } 2. Nf3 { -0.20 } { rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 1 2 } 2... Nc6 { -0.40 } { r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 2 3 } 3. Nc3 { -0.20 } { r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/4P3/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 3 3 } 3... Nf6 { 0.00 } { r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4p3/4P3/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 4 4 } 4. d4 { 0.80 } { r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4p3/3PP3/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq d3 0 4 } 4... exd4 { -0.30 } { r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/8/3pP3/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 5 } 5. Nxd4 { 1.30 } { r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 5 } 5... Bb4 { 0.30 } { r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/8/1b1NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 6 } 6. Nxc6 { 4.20 } { r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2N2n2/8/1b2P3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 6 } 6... bxc6 { 0.40 } { r1bqk2r/p1pp1ppp/2p2n2/8/1b2P3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 7 } 7. Bd3 { 0.20 } { r1bqk2r/p1pp1ppp/2p2n2/8/1b2P3/2NB4/PPP2PPP/R1BQK2R b KQkq - 1 7 } 7... d5 { -0.60 } { r1bqk2r/p1p2ppp/2p2n2/3p4/1b2P3/2NB4/PPP2PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq d6 0 8 } 8. exd5 { 0.80 } { r1bqk2r/p1p2ppp/2p2n2/3P4/1b6/2NB4/PPP2PPP/R1BQK2R b KQkq - 0 8 } 8... cxd5 { -0.30 } { r1bqk2r/p1p2ppp/5n2/3p4/1b6/2NB4/PPP2PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 9 } 9. O-O { -0.10 } { r1bqk2r/p1p2ppp/5n2/3p4/1b6/2NB4/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 1 9 } 9... O-O { 0.30 } { r1bq1rk1/p1p2ppp/5n2/3p4/1b6/2NB4/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 2 10 } 10. Bg5 { 0.90 } { r1bq1rk1/p1p2ppp/5n2/3p2B1/1b6/2NB4/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 3 10 } 10... Be6 { 0.80 } { r2q1rk1/p1p2ppp/4bn2/3p2B1/1b6/2NB4/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 4 11 } 11. Nb5 { 0.60 } { r2q1rk1/p1p2ppp/4bn2/1N1p2B1/1b6/3B4/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 5 11 } 11... c5 { 0.70 } { r2q1rk1/p4ppp/4bn2/1Npp2B1/1b6/3B4/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - c6 0 12 } 12. a3 { 0.70 } { r2q1rk1/p4ppp/4bn2/1Npp2B1/1b6/P2B4/1PP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 12 } 12... Ba5 { 0.80 } { r2q1rk1/p4ppp/4bn2/bNpp2B1/8/P2B4/1PP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 13 } 13. b4 { 1.10 } { r2q1rk1/p4ppp/4bn2/bNpp2B1/1P6/P2B4/2P2PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - b3 0 13 } 13... Bb6 { 1.00 } { r2q1rk1/p4ppp/1b2bn2/1Npp2B1/1P6/P2B4/2P2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 14 } 14. bxc5 { 2.20 } { r2q1rk1/p4ppp/1b2bn2/1NPp2B1/8/P2B4/2P2PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 14 } 14... Bxc5 { 0.10 } { r2q1rk1/p4ppp/4bn2/1Nbp2B1/8/P2B4/2P2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 15 } 15. c3 { 0.40 } { r2q1rk1/p4ppp/4bn2/1Nbp2B1/8/P1PB4/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 15 } 15... h6 { 0.30 } { r2q1rk1/p4pp1/4bn1p/1Nbp2B1/8/P1PB4/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 16 } 16. Bh4 { -0.20 } { r2q1rk1/p4pp1/4bn1p/1Nbp4/7B/P1PB4/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 1 16 } 16... Rc8 { -0.10 } { 2rq1rk1/p4pp1/4bn1p/1Nbp4/7B/P1PB4/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 2 17 } 17. Nd4 { 1.00 } { 2rq1rk1/p4pp1/4bn1p/2bp4/3N3B/P1PB4/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 3 17 } 17... Bxd4 { -3.20 } { 2rq1rk1/p4pp1/4bn1p/3p4/3b3B/P1PB4/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 18 } 18. cxd4 { 0.20 } { 2rq1rk1/p4pp1/4bn1p/3p4/3P3B/P2B4/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 18 } 18... g5 { -0.10 } { 2rq1rk1/p4p2/4bn1p/3p2p1/3P3B/P2B4/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - g6 0 19 } 19. Bg3 { 0.40 } { 2rq1rk1/p4p2/4bn1p/3p2p1/3P4/P2B2B1/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 1 19 } 19... Ne4 { -0.40 } { 2rq1rk1/p4p2/4b2p/3p2p1/3Pn3/P2B2B1/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 2 20 } 20. Qa4 { 0.10 } { 2rq1rk1/p4p2/4b2p/3p2p1/Q2Pn3/P2B2B1/5PPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 20 } 20... Nxg3 { -2.90 } { 2rq1rk1/p4p2/4b2p/3p2p1/Q2P4/P2B2n1/5PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 21 } 21. hxg3 { 0.60 } { 2rq1rk1/p4p2/4b2p/3p2p1/Q2P4/P2B2P1/5PP1/R4RK1 b - - 0 21 } 21... Rc3 { 0.10 } { 3q1rk1/p4p2/4b2p/3p2p1/Q2P4/P1rB2P1/5PP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 22 } 22. Qd1 { -0.40 } { 3q1rk1/p4p2/4b2p/3p2p1/3P4/P1rB2P1/5PP1/R2Q1RK1 b - - 2 22 } 22... Qf6 { -0.60 } { 5rk1/p4p2/4bq1p/3p2p1/3P4/P1rB2P1/5PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 3 23 } 23. Qd2 { -0.10 } { 5rk1/p4p2/4bq1p/3p2p1/3P4/P1rB2P1/3Q1PP1/R4RK1 b - - 4 23 } 23... Rfc8 { -0.40 } { 2r3k1/p4p2/4bq1p/3p2p1/3P4/P1rB2P1/3Q1PP1/R4RK1 w - - 5 24 } 24. Rfe1 { 0.10 } { 2r3k1/p4p2/4bq1p/3p2p1/3P4/P1rB2P1/3Q1PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 6 24 } 24... Bf5 { -0.50 } { 2r3k1/p4p2/5q1p/3p1bp1/3P4/P1rB2P1/3Q1PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 7 25 } 25. Bxf5 { 3.30 } { 2r3k1/p4p2/5q1p/3p1Bp1/3P4/P1r3P1/3Q1PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 0 25 } 25... Qxf5 { -1.20 } { 2r3k1/p4p2/7p/3p1qp1/3P4/P1r3P1/3Q1PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 26 } 26. Re5 { -1.10 } { 2r3k1/p4p2/7p/3pRqp1/3P4/P1r3P1/3Q1PP1/R5K1 b - - 1 26 } 26... Qd3 { -0.90 } { 2r3k1/p4p2/7p/3pR1p1/3P4/P1rq2P1/3Q1PP1/R5K1 w - - 2 27 } 27. Qxd3 { 10.20 } { 2r3k1/p4p2/7p/3pR1p1/3P4/P1rQ2P1/5PP1/R5K1 b - - 0 27 } 27... Rxd3 { -0.80 } { 2r3k1/p4p2/7p/3pR1p1/3P4/P2r2P1/5PP1/R5K1 w - - 0 28 } 28. Rxd5 { 0.10 } { 2r3k1/p4p2/7p/3R2p1/3P4/P2r2P1/5PP1/R5K1 b - - 0 28 } 28... Rc2 { 0.10 } { 6k1/p4p2/7p/3R2p1/3P4/P2r2P1/2r2PP1/R5K1 w - - 1 29 } 29. Ra5 { 0.30 } { 6k1/p4p2/7p/R5p1/3P4/P2r2P1/2r2PP1/R5K1 b - - 2 29 } 29... Rxd4 { -1.30 } { 6k1/p4p2/7p/R5p1/3r4/P5P1/2r2PP1/R5K1 w - - 0 30 } 30. Rxa7 { -0.20 } { 6k1/R4p2/7p/6p1/3r4/P5P1/2r2PP1/R5K1 b - - 0 30 } 30... Rdd2 { 0.60 } { 6k1/R4p2/7p/6p1/8/P5P1/2rr1PP1/R5K1 w - - 1 31 } 31. Rf1 { 0.40 } { 6k1/R4p2/7p/6p1/8/P5P1/2rr1PP1/5RK1 b - - 2 31 } 31... Ra2 { 0.70 } { 6k1/R4p2/7p/6p1/8/P5P1/r2r1PP1/5RK1 w - - 3 32 } 32. a4 { 0.50 } { 6k1/R4p2/7p/6p1/P7/6P1/r2r1PP1/5RK1 b - - 0 32 } 32... Kg7 { 0.50 } { 8/R4pk1/7p/6p1/P7/6P1/r2r1PP1/5RK1 w - - 1 33 } 33. Ra5 { 0.30 } { 8/5pk1/7p/R5p1/P7/6P1/r2r1PP1/5RK1 b - - 2 33 } 33... Rd4 { -0.30 } { 8/5pk1/7p/R5p1/P2r4/6P1/r4PP1/5RK1 w - - 3 34 } 34. Re1 { 0.50 } { 8/5pk1/7p/R5p1/P2r4/6P1/r4PP1/4R1K1 b - - 4 34 } 34... Rdxa4 { 0.20 } { 8/5pk1/7p/R5p1/r7/6P1/r4PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 35 } 35. Rxa4 { 6.30 } { 8/5pk1/7p/6p1/R7/6P1/r4PP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 35 } 35... Rxa4 { -0.60 } { 8/5pk1/7p/6p1/r7/6P1/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 36 } 36. f3 { -0.60 } { 8/5pk1/7p/6p1/r7/5PP1/6P1/4R1K1 b - - 0 36 } 36... g4 { -0.40 } { 8/5pk1/7p/8/r5p1/5PP1/6P1/4R1K1 w - - 0 37 } 37. fxg4 { 0.50 } { 8/5pk1/7p/8/r5P1/6P1/6P1/4R1K1 b - - 0 37 } 37... Rxg4 { -0.30 } { 8/5pk1/7p/8/6r1/6P1/6P1/4R1K1 w - - 0 38 } 38. Kf2 { 0.00 } { 8/5pk1/7p/8/6r1/6P1/5KP1/4R3 b - - 1 38 } 38... Rg5 { 0.10 } { 8/5pk1/7p/6r1/8/6P1/5KP1/4R3 w - - 2 39 } 39. Re4 { 0.20 } { 8/5pk1/7p/6r1/4R3/6P1/5KP1/8 b - - 3 39 } 39... Kg6 { 0.40 } { 8/5p2/6kp/6r1/4R3/6P1/5KP1/8 w - - 4 40 } 40. g4 { 0.60 } { 8/5p2/6kp/6r1/4R1P1/8/5KP1/8 b - - 0 40 } 40... Ra5 { 0.00 } { 8/5p2/6kp/r7/4R1P1/8/5KP1/8 w - - 1 41 } 41. Kg3 { -0.20 } { 8/5p2/6kp/r7/4R1P1/6K1/6P1/8 b - - 2 41 } 1/2-1/2

The move text must be in a single line, use -w 10000 option in pgn-extract.

pgn-extract --quiet --evaluation -C --fencomments -w 10000 1.pgn

Output

out.txt

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq e3 0 1 { 1.20 }
rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq e6 0 2 { -0.20 }
rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 1 2 { -0.20 }
r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 2 3 { -0.40 }
r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/4P3/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 3 3 { -0.20 }
r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4p3/4P3/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 4 4 { 0.00 }
r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4p3/3PP3/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq d3 0 4 { 0.80 }
r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/8/3pP3/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 5 { -0.30 }
r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R b KQkq - 0 5 { 1.30 }
...

Command line

python p.py >out.txt
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