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DeveloperGiordano Vicoli
CategoryGames
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.4 (11)
Version4.9.2
Age rating4+
First seen by us
23 Oct 2026
23 Oct 2026Full timeline · 4 events
- 📦Chess Studio Lite updated to version 4.9.2- IN THIS RELEASE (4.9.2)
• Added support for multiple windows on iPad, allowing you to use multiple Chess Studio sessions simultaneously.
• Added the option to automatically rotate the chessboard based on which player's turn it is to move.
• Fixed an issue in the game training section.
• Improvements to the iCloud Drive section.
• Minor bug fixes, general improvements and optimizations..
- MAIN FEATURES INTRODUCED IN THE LATEST RELEASES
• The new Stockfish 19 engine has been integrated, featuring the new Neural Network support (SFNNv16). According to the authors, Stockfish 19 shows consistent performance improvements, with an Elo gain of up to 44 points.
• The Unique online Database with over 11 million games is available. In addition to standard browsing, it is possible to perform targeted searches by data or position. The Unique Database will be updated regularly.
• Added the ability to perform searches in a Database based on PGN Tags (Event, Date, White, Black, ECO, Elo, etc.). This section can be accessed from the main menu.
• Diagram Recognition: this feature allows the user to take and/or upload photos of chess diagrams and convert them into PGN format positions. It is also possible to upload images containing multiple chess diagrams.
• From the Help section, you can download the updated full description of the application. The same description can be viewed at the following address: https://chessstudio.wordpress.com/chess-studio-2/.
• Chess Studio is enhanced with a new feature: the ability to browse an Online Database of games organized by Year and Tournament since 1560. This extensive Online Database will be updated daily with new tournaments and games. In the Lite version, access is possible but with limitations.
• A new training feature has been added: the user can load a game from a database and decide whether to move for White or Black without seeing the moves to evaluate his skills. At the end a report will be produced that traces the entire training session. It is possible to use this functionality either by choosing the game to train with or by letting the application decide the game in random mode. To use this functionality, some settings are possible via an appropriate interface. You can access to this functionality from the menu at the top center of the chessboard screen.
• Chess Studio can now read databases in ChessBase format. It can import cbh, cbp, cbt, cbg, cba, cbs and cbc formats, thus it is able to interpret not only the moves of a game but also the variations and comments.
• New feature: Search for games by position. This new feature is found in the main menu under the "PGN Tools" section. It allows you to search for games in a database starting from a given position. The position can be set both with normal pieces but also with different symbols that have different meanings. In this way it will be possible to search, for example, all the games that have a typical pawn structure regardless of the position of the other pieces.
• Possibility to choose between different layouts of the board on the screen according to the user's needs. For those using Chess Studio on the iPad, this feature allows you to scroll through the moves of a game with a tap on the right or left of the chessboard.
• Possibility of playing online using the Lichess platform. For blind or visually impaired players this feature is fully supported by Voice Over.
• Automatic insertion of engine analysis into games. To enter the analysis, simply touch the engine analysis line. To use this feature you need to activate it in the application settings.
• From the opening section of a database it is possible to save the games relating to a single ECO code or to a single opening variant in a new database.… more - 🆕Chess Studio Lite first spotted by AppInsiderUnited States (found via developer)
- 📦Chess Studio Lite version 4.9.1- IN THIS RELEASE (4.9.1)
• Improvements to database imports in various formats.
• Improvements to the display of move evaluation badges.
• Further improvements regarding compatibility with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
• Minor bug fixes, general improvements and optimizations.
- MAIN FEATURES INTRODUCED IN THE LATEST RELEASES
• The new Stockfish 19 engine has been integrated, featuring the new Neural Network support (SFNNv16). According to the authors, Stockfish 19 shows consistent performance improvements, with an Elo gain of up to 44 points.
• The Unique online Database with over 11 million games is available. In addition to standard browsing, it is possible to perform targeted searches by data or position. The Unique Database will be updated regularly.
• Added the ability to perform searches in a Database based on PGN Tags (Event, Date, White, Black, ECO, Elo, etc.). This section can be accessed from the main menu.
• Diagram Recognition: this feature allows the user to take and/or upload photos of chess diagrams and convert them into PGN format positions. It is also possible to upload images containing multiple chess diagrams.
• From the Help section, you can download the updated full description of the application. The same description can be viewed at the following address: https://chessstudio.wordpress.com/chess-studio-2/.
• Chess Studio is enhanced with a new feature: the ability to browse an Online Database of games organized by Year and Tournament since 1560. This extensive Online Database will be updated daily with new tournaments and games. In the Lite version, access is possible but with limitations.
• A new training feature has been added: the user can load a game from a database and decide whether to move for White or Black without seeing the moves to evaluate his skills. At the end a report will be produced that traces the entire training session. It is possible to use this functionality either by choosing the game to train with or by letting the application decide the game in random mode. To use this functionality, some settings are possible via an appropriate interface. You can access to this functionality from the menu at the top center of the chessboard screen.
• Chess Studio can now read databases in ChessBase format. It can import cbh, cbp, cbt, cbg, cba, cbs and cbc formats, thus it is able to interpret not only the moves of a game but also the variations and comments.
• New feature: Search for games by position. This new feature is found in the main menu under the "PGN Tools" section. It allows you to search for games in a database starting from a given position. The position can be set both with normal pieces but also with different symbols that have different meanings. In this way it will be possible to search, for example, all the games that have a typical pawn structure regardless of the position of the other pieces.
• Possibility to choose between different layouts of the board on the screen according to the user's needs. For those using Chess Studio on the iPad, this feature allows you to scroll through the moves of a game with a tap on the right or left of the chessboard.
• Possibility of playing online using the Lichess platform. For blind or visually impaired players this feature is fully supported by Voice Over.
• Automatic insertion of engine analysis into games. To enter the analysis, simply touch the engine analysis line. To use this feature you need to activate it in the application settings.
• From the opening section of a database it is possible to save the games relating to a single ECO code or to a single opening variant in a new database.… more - 🆕Chess Studio Lite released on the App Store
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Rating
4.4 ★
11 ratings
Measured
Chess Studio Lite on the App Store
App details
App ID
694586937
Publisher
Giordano Vicoli
On the store since
Sep 2013
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
4
EN DE IT ES
Size
248 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment, Strategy, Board
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
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Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.4 ★
11 ratings
Measured
Ratings
11
Measured
About 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).
• 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 19 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 19 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 device
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 19 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 19 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 device
Latest updates
4.9.2
- IN THIS RELEASE (4.9.2)
• Added support for multiple windows on iPad, allowing you to use multiple Chess Studio sessions simultaneously.
• Added the option to automatically rotate the chessboard based on which player's turn it is to move.
• Fixed an issue in the game training section.
• Improvements to the iCloud Drive section.
• Minor bug fixes, general improvements and optimizations..
- MAIN FEATURES INTRODUCED IN THE LATEST RELEASES
• The new Stockfish 19 engine has been integrated, featuring the new Neural Network support (SFNNv16). According to the authors, Stockfish 19 shows consistent performance improvements, with an Elo gain of up to 44 points.
• The Unique online Database with over 11 million games is available. In addition to standard browsing, it is possible to perform targeted searches by data or position. The Unique Database will be updated regularly.
• Added the ability to perform searches in a Database based on PGN Tags (Event, Date, White, Black, ECO, Elo, etc.). This section can be accessed from the main menu.
• Diagram Recognition: this feature allows the user to take and/or upload photos of chess diagrams and convert them into PGN format positions. It is also possible to upload images containing multiple chess diagrams.
• From the Help section, you can download the updated full description of the application. The same description can be viewed at the following address: https://chessstudio.wordpress.com/chess-studio-2/.
• Chess Studio is enhanced with a new feature: the ability to browse an Online Database of games organized by Year and Tournament since 1560. This extensive Online Database will be updated daily with new tournaments and games. In the Lite version, access is possible but with limitations.
• A new training feature has been added: the user can load a game from a database and decide whether to move for White or Black without seeing the moves to evaluate his skills. At the end a report will be produced that traces the entire training session. It is possible to use this functionality either by choosing the game to train with or by letting the application decide the game in random mode. To use this functionality, some settings are possible via an appropriate interface. You can access to this functionality from the menu at the top center of the chessboard screen.
• Chess Studio can now read databases in ChessBase format. It can import cbh, cbp, cbt, cbg, cba, cbs and cbc formats, thus it is able to interpret not only the moves of a game but also the variations and comments.
• New feature: Search for games by position. This new feature is found in the main menu under the "PGN Tools" section. It allows you to search for games in a database starting from a given position. The position can be set both with normal pieces but also with different symbols that have different meanings. In this way it will be possible to search, for example, all the games that have a typical pawn structure regardless of the position of the other pieces.
• Possibility to choose between different layouts of the board on the screen according to the user's needs. For those using Chess Studio on the iPad, this feature allows you to scroll through the moves of a game with a tap on the right or left of the chessboard.
• Possibility of playing online using the Lichess platform. For blind or visually impaired players this feature is fully supported by Voice Over.
• Automatic insertion of engine analysis into games. To enter the analysis, simply touch the engine analysis line. To use this feature you need to activate it in the application settings.
• From the opening section of a database it is possible to save the games relating to a single ECO code or to a single opening variant in a new database.
4.9.1
- IN THIS RELEASE (4.9.1)
• Improvements to database imports in various formats.
• Improvements to the display of move evaluation badges.
• Further improvements regarding compatibility with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
• Minor bug fixes, general improvements and optimizations.
- MAIN FEATURES INTRODUCED IN THE LATEST RELEASES
• The new Stockfish 19 engine has been integrated, featuring the new Neural Network support (SFNNv16). According to the authors, Stockfish 19 shows consistent performance improvements, with an Elo gain of up to 44 points.
• The Unique online Database with over 11 million games is available. In addition to standard browsing, it is possible to perform targeted searches by data or position. The Unique Database will be updated regularly.
• Added the ability to perform searches in a Database based on PGN Tags (Event, Date, White, Black, ECO, Elo, etc.). This section can be accessed from the main menu.
• Diagram Recognition: this feature allows the user to take and/or upload photos of chess diagrams and convert them into PGN format positions. It is also possible to upload images containing multiple chess diagrams.
• From the Help section, you can download the updated full description of the application. The same description can be viewed at the following address: https://chessstudio.wordpress.com/chess-studio-2/.
• Chess Studio is enhanced with a new feature: the ability to browse an Online Database of games organized by Year and Tournament since 1560. This extensive Online Database will be updated daily with new tournaments and games. In the Lite version, access is possible but with limitations.
• A new training feature has been added: the user can load a game from a database and decide whether to move for White or Black without seeing the moves to evaluate his skills. At the end a report will be produced that traces the entire training session. It is possible to use this functionality either by choosing the game to train with or by letting the application decide the game in random mode. To use this functionality, some settings are possible via an appropriate interface. You can access to this functionality from the menu at the top center of the chessboard screen.
• Chess Studio can now read databases in ChessBase format. It can import cbh, cbp, cbt, cbg, cba, cbs and cbc formats, thus it is able to interpret not only the moves of a game but also the variations and comments.
• New feature: Search for games by position. This new feature is found in the main menu under the "PGN Tools" section. It allows you to search for games in a database starting from a given position. The position can be set both with normal pieces but also with different symbols that have different meanings. In this way it will be possible to search, for example, all the games that have a typical pawn structure regardless of the position of the other pieces.
• Possibility to choose between different layouts of the board on the screen according to the user's needs. For those using Chess Studio on the iPad, this feature allows you to scroll through the moves of a game with a tap on the right or left of the chessboard.
• Possibility of playing online using the Lichess platform. For blind or visually impaired players this feature is fully supported by Voice Over.
• Automatic insertion of engine analysis into games. To enter the analysis, simply touch the engine analysis line. To use this feature you need to activate it in the application settings.
• From the opening section of a database it is possible to save the games relating to a single ECO code or to a single opening variant in a new database.
