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Scan and review games, prepare against opponents, practice puzzles, and play coach bots.
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Getting started & Pro access
- Choose a Pro tool and start practicingFind the right tool for recording a game, preparing for an opponent, or practicing tactics.
- Use Pro with your childrenCheck family coverage, switch profiles, and keep each person's training separate.
- Restore Pro access after a purchaseCheck the purchasing account and subscription before paying again.
Scoresheet Scanner
- Scan a scoresheet into editable chess movesPhotograph one game's scoresheet, choose scan quality, and review the result before exporting.
- Add and reorder multiple scoresheet pagesKeep the continuation pages of one game in the correct order before scanning.
- Correct unreadable, missing, or invalid scoresheet movesWork from the earliest unresolved move and compare each correction with the original.
- Review a scanned game with the board and analysisStep through the game and inspect engine suggestions for the selected position.
- Export a scanned game to PGN, Lichess, or Chess.comReview the players, result, and complete move sequence before copying or downloading a game.
- Find a saved scoresheet and continue editingReopen a scan from history and recover a failed save before leaving the page.
Opponent Shadow Bot
- Create a Shadow Bot from a player's public gamesLoad public usernames, choose a game sample, and save a practice opponent.
- Choose a Shadow Bot's dates and game speedsBalance recent opening habits against the number of available games.
- Play, reopen, and review a Shadow Bot gameChoose a saved opponent and use the game history to revisit your practice.
- Understand what a Shadow Bot copies from its opponentDistinguish opening history from the chess engine that continues the game.
- Fix empty or unfinished Shadow Bot historyCheck usernames, selected filters, and import status before retrying.
Jackhammer puzzle training
- Create a Jackhammer puzzle setChoose themes, difficulty, puzzle count, and repeated rounds for a fixed training set.
- Solve Jackhammer puzzles and use hints, retry, or skipPlay the full solution and understand how mistakes and skipped puzzles affect the round.
- Pause and resume a Jackhammer roundSave active solving time and return to the same round later.
- Read Jackhammer accuracy, time, and training resultsCompare completed rounds and use the report to decide what to practice next.
- Review missed Jackhammer puzzles before the next roundRevisit difficult puzzles and use theme patterns to choose your next set.
- Import a private puzzle set from PGNProvide a starting position and solution for each puzzle, then review the import report.
- Create and review Jackhammer training for a childSelect the child profile before making a set or reading their results.
- Recover Jackhammer progress when saving failsRetry a failed save or reload newer saved progress before continuing.
AI coach bots
- Choose a coach bot, difficulty, and playing sideOpen an available coach bot and choose one of its configured opponents.
- Play a coach bot and read its move commentsUse the board, follow the bot's replies, and separate move review from live play.
- Resume or export a coach bot gameReopen available saved play and copy a completed game's moves for analysis.