CheSScan 2.1.5
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Free Version
Publisher Description
Scan and analyze chessboard positions (FEN) and scoresheets (PGN) using camera/gallery photos. Scoresheet scanning supports 10 different language notations.
CheSScan is a chess utility designed to help chess coaches and chess players in their coaching and training work respectively. Two key features of CheSScan are chessboard position (FEN) scanning and tournament scoresheet (PGN) scanning. Both, PGN and FEN, scanning assume standard chess variant. For scoresheet scanning, tournament scoresheets have to be written in Standard Algebraic Notation (SAN). Games can be saved as a Portable Game Notation (PGN) file on the device storage.
As of current version, following features are supported by CheSScan:
- FEN scanning - scans a board position from a computer screen or from a chess book
- Lets users edit a chess board to setup a position for analysis
- Scoresheet scanning - scans chess tournament scoresheet
- Lets users correct misidentified moves to build corrected game PGN
- Writing Game PGN - store scanned games as PGN on device
- Analysis - lets users do analysis of games in the database with a very strong chess engine
- Sharing Games - allows users to share their games PGN via email with fellow chess players or trainers
CheSScan is intended to assist its users in not wasting time in entering chess positions or tournament game moves manually and getting down to more productive task of analyzing one's games. In line with aforementioned intention CheSScan provides a very powerful chess engine (Arasan) to analyze scanned board positions or scanned tournament games quickly. Your games are stored on your device as a PGN file which can be shared via email.
Subscriptions
For users wanting to use the ad free premium service, three different subscription plans are on sale:
- CheSScan Pro Opening - $0.99 / month
- CheSScan Pro Middlegame - $2.49 / 3 months
- CheSScan Pro Endgame - $3.99 / 6 months
After the trial period is over, purchase amount for the originally opted subscription will be applied. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Purchase will be applied to your iTunes account for renewal within 24 hours before the end of your current period. You can cancel your subscription anytime by going to your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of your free trial period is dissolved if you cancel your plan.
For more information please visit https://chesscan.com/#terms and https://chesscan.com/#privacy.
Users who choose non-subscription based use of the service, for them, while the key functionality to save the game is not available, users can still:
- Scan board and analyze chess positions
- Edit board to setup chess positions
- Scan tournament scoresheets, correct moves and analyze games
To achieve better scanning accuracy, following guidelines might be helpful:
- Captures as clear an image as possible
- Scoresheet is clear and uncrumpled; without overlapping, crossed out or missing moves
- Written moves not occluded by scoresheet layout and letters are disjointed
- FEN scanning from computer screen does not have Moire pattern
- FEN scanning from book follows similar guidelines to scoresheet scanning
Mar 20, 2021
Version 2.1.5
- Improved chessboard position (FEN) scanning accuracy for mobile device screenshot images
- Crash and minor bug fixes
About CheSScan
CheSScan is a free app for iOS published in the System Maintenance list of apps, part of System Utilities.
The company that develops CheSScan is Alok Nagdev. The latest version released by its developer is 2.1.5.
To install CheSScan on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2021-03-20 and was downloaded 6 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the CheSScan as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install CheSScan on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the CheSScan is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After CheSScan is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
