Chess Studio Lite

Chess Studio is the first and only application for iPhone and iPad able to completely manage chess database and games in PGN format.

Chess Studio is an application designed and built for those players who really want to deepen their knowledge in the field of chess, studying chess regularly and participate in tournaments.

Chess Studio allows you to:

• Read database and games in PGN format (also with extended notation of moves).
• Create, delete and modify folders and databases.
• View games with annotations and textual comments and keep track of the displayed games.
• Use a double chessboard on the same screen for better game analysis.
• Visualize moves and variants in compact mode or indented mode.
• Modify existing games with move annotation and textual comments.
• Insert new games and positions.
• Insert moves with annotations and textual comments.
• Insert variation, subvariations etc.
• Insert and visualize graphical annotation (colored arrows and highlighted squares).
• Insert, replay and analyze games in Chess 960 mode.
• Send games by email.
• Share Databases and Games through Airdrop.
• Download chess database from internet.
• Download chess database from PGN Mentor site.
• Import games, database and Opening Books from other applications.
• Merge two or more databases.
• Copy/Paste games and positions.
• Analyze games with Stockfish 16.1 Engine with the support of the Neural Networks (up to 5 lines of analysis simultaneously) and see the results also through the Engine Evaluation Bar.
• See graphic visualization of moves suggested by Stockfish 16.1 engine.
• See Win-Draw-Loss (WDL) probabilities during engine analysis.
• Replay games automatically.
• Visualize Pawn structure.
• Manage Variations and sub-variatons: delete and promote variations.
• Read the weekly Magazine The New In Chess (TWIC) and download the games.
• Uploading and Downloading PGN database to/from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive.
• Three different modes for moving pieces.
• Analyse endgames with Endgame Tablebases.
• Analyse and study Chess Openings in the Chess Openings Section.
• Creation and management of Opening Books in Polyglot format.
• Import and management of ChessBase Opening Books (ctg, cto, ctb format).
• Automatically classify a database according to ECO code.
• Replay, enter and analyze Chess 960 games (Fischer Random Chess).
• Play against the engine both in standard mode and in Chess 960 mode.
• Play online through the LiChess platform
• Solving Puzzles.

Other features and technical details:

• Modify the board size tapping on the board or through the Settings menu.
• Professional chess fonts and figurines for moves notation and annotation.
• Preview of the game in the board tapping the Info button.
• Quick search feature.
• Advanced search feature.
• Visualization of ECO code and Opening during game replay or game insertion.
• Visualization of Book Openings during game replay or game insertion.
• Complete management of Null Moves with Tutorial.
• Portrait/Landscape mode for all devices.
• Support of Slide Over and Split View mode.
• Function to move up within variants and subvariants.
• Online manual frequently updated.
• iOS 17 compatible and optimized for all the devices.
• Sharing of databases across devices via iCloud Drive.
• Sound option.
• Support for iPad Pro Keyboard or bluetooth keyboard.
• VoiceOver/Accessibility support.
• Help section contains videos to show the main features of Chess Studio.
• Direct contact via email with the developer to report problems, ask for explanation and suggestions (very quick answer!).
• Languages: English, Italian, Spanish and German.

The application is continuously updated with new features and improvements.

Chess Studio Lite is a smaller version of Chess Studio where some features are limited and doesnt have advertising content.

No in-app purchasing!
No registration!
No advertising!
No sharing of personal data!

If you own an iMac or a MacBook try the new Chess Lab!