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What is Chess Scanner?
Chess Scanner provides a streamlined solution for digitizing handwritten chess game notations from score sheets. Utilizing advanced text recognition, the app automatically detects the score sheet grid and notations, reconstructing the game moves efficiently. It aims to significantly reduce the time and effort required compared to manual data entry, making it ideal for tournament settings or personal game archiving.
The application supports various chess notations across multiple languages, including English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Czech, Slovak, Portuguese, and Dutch. Users can scan score sheets using their device's camera or import images from the gallery. The tool allows for corrections using move suggestions if the initial recognition contains errors, ensuring accuracy before exporting the final game data into the standard PGN format.
Features
- Score Sheet Scanning: Capture score sheets using the integrated scanner or gallery import.
- Automatic Recognition: Automatically detects score sheet grids and handwritten notations.
- Multi-Notation Support: Recognizes various chess notations (English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Czech, Slovak, Portuguese, Dutch).
- Game Generation: Reconstructs the chess game from scanned score sheets.
- Move Suggestions & Correction: Offers suggestions to easily correct inaccurately recognized moves.
- PGN Export: Exports single or multiple games into standard PGN files (customizable content with premium).
- Game Data Management: Add player names, tournament details, and descriptions to games.
- Filtering & Search: Organize and find games by tournament, round, favorites, players, or descriptions.
- PGN Import: Import existing games via PGN files into the app.
- Direct Analysis Links: Open games directly on Lichess and Chess.com for analysis (premium feature).
Use Cases
- Digitizing chess tournament games quickly.
- Archiving personal handwritten chess score sheets.
- Streamlining game data entry for chess clubs.
- Analyzing physical game records using digital tools.
- Creating PGN databases from paper records.
FAQs
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How can I add score sheets to the Chess Scanner app?
Score sheets can be captured using the integrated scanner within the app or by selecting an existing image from your device's gallery. The app automatically extracts the score sheet from the image. -
Can I use score sheets from both the white and black players?
Yes, you can specify score sheets for both players. Up to two score sheets per player can be added, and both versions are considered during game generation. -
What chess notations are supported?
Currently, the app well supports English (N/B/R/Q/K), German (S/L/T/D/K), Spanish/Italian (C/A/T/D/R), French (C/F/T/D/R), Czech/Slovak (J/S/V/D/K), Portuguese (C/B/T/D/R), and Dutch (P/L/T/D/K). Other notations can be specified but may have lower recognition accuracy. -
How long does game generation take?
Game generation time varies based on score sheet legibility, game length, and internet connection. Typically, it takes between 1 and 10 seconds per game. -
What if the text on the score sheets isn't recognized correctly?
Incorrect recognition might occur if the text isn't clear or if the handwriting isn't yet optimized in the recognition model. You can provide your score sheets via a link on their website (https://chessscanner.com/sheets) to help improve the text recognition.
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