Chess Studio Lite
Chess Studio Lite
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Chess Studio Lite

Master your openings and analyze games with the power of Stockfish 18. A comprehensive PGN management suite designed for tournament players who demand professional-grade tools without ads or tracking.

Key Figures

Downloads

4K+

User Rating

4.8/5

Total Ratings

0

Publisher

Giordano Vicoli

Category

Games

Locales

4

Latest Version

4.7.6

Size

318.8 MB

First Released

Sep 3, 2013
Features

Master the Board with Professional Tools

Designed for tournament players and serious students, Chess Studio Lite transforms your mobile device into a powerful analytical laboratory for game mastery.

Elite Stockfish 18 Analysis

Uncover the truth in any position using the world’s most powerful engine with Neural Network support and multi-line evaluation.

Complete PGN Workflow

Effortlessly manage, edit, and merge massive game databases with seamless cloud sync via Dropbox, Google Drive, or iCloud.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Chess Studio Lite

What is Chess Studio Lite?

Chess Studio Lite is an iOS application for iPhone and iPad, designed for serious chess players. It allows complete management of chess databases and games in PGN format.

Does Chess Studio Lite support PGN files?

Yes, Chess Studio Lite fully supports reading, creating, and modifying chess databases and games in PGN format, including extended notation of moves.

Can Chess Studio Lite analyze games with an engine?

Yes, Chess Studio Lite analyzes games using the Stockfish 18 Engine with Neural Networks, offering up to 5 lines of analysis simultaneously and displaying an Engine Evaluation Bar.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Chess Studio Lite - Interface of Chess Studio Lite displaying a chess board with tactical arrows and professional PGN annotations for game study.

Interface of Chess Studio Lite displaying a chess board with tactical arrows and professional PGN annotations for game study.

Chess Studio Lite - Screenshot of Chess Studio Lite app showing the game menu with options for clipboard management cloud upload and game analysis

Screenshot of Chess Studio Lite app showing the game menu with options for clipboard management cloud upload and game analysis

Chess Studio Lite - Chess Studio Lite double chessboard interface for game analysis

Chess Studio Lite double chessboard interface for game analysis

Chess Studio Lite - A chess position on a board with opening book statistics and a database of grandmaster games.

A chess position on a board with opening book statistics and a database of grandmaster games.

Chess Studio Lite - Main menu of Chess Studio Lite app featuring database management and cloud storage options

Main menu of Chess Studio Lite app featuring database management and cloud storage options

Chess Studio Lite - A list of chess games from a PGN file in the Chess Studio Lite app interface showing player names and ratings.

A list of chess games from a PGN file in the Chess Studio Lite app interface showing player names and ratings.

Chess Studio Lite - Chess Studio Lite application interface showing a professional game analysis with PGN move notation and engine evaluation on an iPad

Chess Studio Lite application interface showing a professional game analysis with PGN move notation and engine evaluation on an iPad

Chess Studio Lite - A list of chess openings and variations indexed by ECO codes in Chess Studio Lite

A list of chess openings and variations indexed by ECO codes in Chess Studio Lite

Chess Studio Lite - List of international chess tournament databases available for download from The Week In Chess within the Chess Studio Lite app

List of international chess tournament databases available for download from The Week In Chess within the Chess Studio Lite app

Chess Studio Lite - Game settings menu in the Chess Studio Lite app showing customization options for piece styles, board coordinates, and layout.

Game settings menu in the Chess Studio Lite app showing customization options for piece styles, board coordinates, and layout.

Description

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). • 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 18 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 18 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 Week In Chess 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. • 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. • Solving Puzzles. • Diagram Recognition: this feature allows the user to take and/or upload photos of chess diagrams and convert them into PGN format positions. 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. • 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 26 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. • Direct contact via email with the developer. • Languages: English, Italian, Spanish and German. Complete description at the following address: https://chessstudio.wordpress.com/chess-studio/ 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. To view the terms of service visit https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ No registration! No advertising! No sharing of personal data! If you own an iMac or a MacBook try the new Chess Lab!

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