ChessNotePad

ChessNotePad is the best Chess recording and replay app ever!

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Games	$4.99	Princeton Satellite Systems	iPhone, iPad, iPod

Record games in PGN format as you and opponent play. Forget pen and pencil! Download or paste PGN games from the Internet and save them for later viewing.

Swipe the board left to right to see locators, right to left to disable.

RECORD

● The chess board adapts to your color.
● Two modes of play: Unguided and Guided.
● After one move optionally save and email games to you and your opponent.
● Once saved, the game can be replayed or the PGN text viewed.
● Select a piece, select a square, then tap "Accept" to move.
● Unlimited Undo!
● Game editor to bring "unguided" games into formal PGN compliance.
● Use ChessNotePad at tournaments or when playing with friends.

PGN

● Enter opponents in a Contacts subgroup you create, or from your Contacts.
● Text in new Contacts, or copy and paste from USCF or FIDE.
● Enter one time opponents in a text field—there is no need to save your opponents name.
● Create Locations, then select one for each game.
● Set NAG codes (!, ?, !!, ??, !?, ?!) on any move or later during review.
● Input and view all standard PGN tag fields.

IMPORT

● Download game files with ".pgn" suffixes (zipped .pgn files too).
● Supports cut and paste.
● Replay a game once saved.
● Database supports a large number of saved games.

REPLAY

● View the raw PGN, or replay the game using the board.
● Listed by White, Black, and Your Games.
● Study saved games—yours or downloaded games.
● See recorded NAG codes: !, ?, !!, ??, !?, ?! during replay.
● View embedded commentary ("{…}") and Recursive Annotated Variations (RAVs)
● Move forwards or backwards, view move number with Check indication.

RATINGS

● Enable Manual or Automatic Ratings mode.
● In Manual mode, you set ratings for yourself and opponents.
● In Automatic mode, you enter USCF and FIDE IDs, and the program updates the ratings on command.
● When either mode is enabled, the emailed PGN record includes a recomputed ratings value for both players.

HELP

● Extensive instructions available from opening view.
● Virtually all buttons and text entry fields have immediate help (tap "i").
● Full text descriptions on general play, guided and unguided modes, and replay.
● View online FAQ and other options when the network is available.
● Email tech support when you need help immediately.

OTHER

● Play (and record) games where you don't have room for a chess board like on airplanes and trains.
● Learning: provide to chess novices because ChessNotePad only allows legal moves.

Reviews

Incomplete functionality
Chris Dissatisfied user

For the cost, the app has limited functionality. Does not all more than 1 undo. Cannot edit/modify a current or saved game. Very dissatisfied!!

Useless app
Dilesh Bansal

You cannot do more than one undo. Having to push accept button every time is annoying. Cannot enter opponent name or any game info. The 1st reviewer is a fake reviewer. Beware!!

Great for recording games
TJ McQN

Ask any Chess Master how to improve your game and one of the top suggestions is to study your own games. This makes that task MUCH easier. The app is not intended to play but only record. Just what I was looking for. It is very easy to record a game and email it to yourself to analyze later. Wish it would have an option to record times for each move so you could see where you spent most of your time thinking. Wish it also gave winning lotto numbers too. I don't ask for much. UPDATE: This makes that a MUCH easier task. I emailed about some questions and suggestions and received very prompt response. I own several chess programs for iPhone and pc. This works GREAT with Chessbase and has already helped me improve my game. I am currently a C player. Won against three A players at the last chess club meeting.

Great, but waiting for the iPad version
AIDENITOUCH

I wish there will be an iPad version

Need help - cont.
Bilbo4545

I have found a temporary work around. I deleted the app and reinstalled it again. If I don't enter information in any of the fields, ie. player, locations, event, ratings I can store and review games by the default date. However playing lots of games makes it very cumbersome to go back and review games as it is very hard to remember dates and opening moves to try and find the game you want, and that is after just a couple of days. Can't imagine how hard it would be to find a game after a few weeks or months. Still really would like to find out what is wrong and whether it is something I have done or something that needs an update. Wish the developer would write back and let me know. Has anyone had any issues using this app to record chess games? And if so, how did you fix it?

Chess Score-Sheet is much better
phast2

This app is okay, but pretty cumbersome to enter moves. It requires a bunch of taps and confirmation. I bough Chess Score-Sheet after playing with this app, and am much happier with it.