The sheet
Take it now, pick one you already have, or paste it in. A long game photographed in two halves is fine — add both.
What is kept, and where
The photograph and the game it became are stored on this server, beside each other, under an id nobody can guess; there is no account and nothing lists them, so the link is the only way back. Deleting a sheet from your list removes the game and the photograph together, and anything untouched for ninety days is removed anyway. The photograph is sent to Google's Gemini API to read the handwriting and is not used to train anything. More. Questions: [email protected].Handwritten chess scoresheet to PGN
InkPGN turns a photograph of a handwritten chess scoresheet into a PGN file you can trust, then asks you about the moments that decided the game. It is made for the phone that took the photograph, and it needs no account.
How it works
- Photograph the sheet. A long game on two pages is fine — add both.
- Check the reading. The handwriting is read and every move is replayed on a board. A move the position cannot play is flagged for you instead of silently guessed; a tap fixes it. Most sheets need a handful of corrections, and the sheet shows exactly which cells.
- Write what you were thinking. An engine finds the moments where the game turned and asks about them before it shows you anything. Your answers go into the PGN as comments: the file keeps your thinking, not only the moves.
Questions
How do I convert a handwritten chess scoresheet to PGN?
Photograph the sheet with your phone at inkpgn.com, confirm the few cells the board could not settle, and download the PGN. A long game on two pages is fine: add both photographs.
Does it work with USCF and FIDE scoresheets?
Yes. Any sheet with numbered move pairs in algebraic notation, in any layout. Descriptive notation (P-K4) is not supported.
How accurate is the reading?
Reading the handwriting is the easy half. Every move is replayed on a board, so a move the position cannot play is flagged for you rather than accepted, and a move missing from the sheet is inserted when the following moves make it unambiguous. A clean sheet reads through with no corrections; a hard one needs a few, and the sheet shows exactly which cells to look at.
What do I get?
A standard PGN file: the headers (event, date, players, result), every move, and your own comments. Copy it, download it, or share the game's link. It opens in lichess, chess.com, ChessBase and any PGN reader.
What are the questions about?
After you confirm the moves, an engine finds the moments where the game turned and asks what you were thinking there, before it shows you anything. Your answers are saved into the PGN as comments, so the file keeps your thinking as well as the moves. Tap any other move to comment on it too.
Is it free?
Yes. Currently 20 sheets a day per connection, with every feature.
Where does my scoresheet go?
The photograph and the game it became are stored on the server under a link nobody can guess. There are no accounts; the link is the way back. Delete a game any time; anything untouched for 90 days is removed. The handwriting is read by Google's Gemini API on a paid plan, which does not use it for training.
Can a coach use it with students?
Yes. Read a student's sheet, send them the link, and they answer the questions on their own phone. The PGN with their answers is one link away from you.
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