PGN Syntax: How to Open in Viewer With Black Pieces at Bottom of Board

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Jerry9

Just wondering if there is a way to create a PGN file that, when opened in a viewer, locates the black pieces at the bottom of the board.

For example, I am trying to represent the following PGN file that way...

******* BEGIN CODE *******

[Event "Moving White Queen Too Early"]
[Date "2011.08.02"]
[Note "Video Chess.com - Daniel Rensch, Everything You Need to Know 2: The Opening"]
[JsCom "startply 0:flip 1"]
[Result "*"]
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qh5 g6 4.Qf3 Nf6 5.g4? d5 6.exd5 Nd4 7.Qd1 Bxg4 8.Ne2??
Nf3+ 9.Kf1 Bh3# *

******* END CODE *******

Note that the JsCom tag, while it doesn't break the code, does not have the desired effect. It may work in some viewers, but not the one I'm using (Lucas Chess).

I've tried flipping the board while in the viewer and then saving the PGN, but it doesn't work. The code ends up being the same as the non-flipped version. It's as if the flipping is only a function of the GUI.

notmtwain

Yes, you are right. It is a function of the GUI.

There is nothing in the PGN standard to allow or control flipping the board.

When I open a PGN file using Arena, I click F12 and voila.

Ziggy_Zugzwang

Right clicking on the board works for me with the free chessbase viewer....

HGMuller

PGN is a format for storing Chess games. Not for storing settings of the program you use to view the games. So no, it cannot be done.