# PGN Chess Recorder — Chess dictation & analysis

> Chess dictation & analysis (iPhone/iPad app by Philipp Guntermann.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pgn-chess-recorder/id6791966043 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Philipp Guntermann](https://appshunter.io/developer/6791966045)
- Category: Games, Education, Board
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.5 · 113 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pgn-chess-recorder/id6791966043/reviews.md

## What is PGN Chess Recorder?

Chess Recorder lets you record chess games by speaking your moves. Say square names, pieces, captures, castling, and undo in plain language — the board updates live, the move list builds as you play, and you can export everything as PGN.

Built to capture PGN from games on older chess computers and devices that don’t offer export capabilities— and just as useful for over-the-board play, training, and quick analysis on iPhone and iPad.

VOICE DICTATION

• On-device speech recognition tuned for chess moves
• Support for English and German language dictation
• Live transcript while you record
• Teach custom phrases when recognition misses something
• Optional touch input when you prefer to tap moves instead

BOARD & NOTATION

• Clear interactive board with move navigation and scrubbing
• ECO code and opening name as you play
• Browse opening continuations from the current position
• Multi-game archive with PGN copy and export
• Flip the board and customize colors, coordinates,  piece size, and many more

ENGINE ANALYSIS

• On-device Stockfish analysis via LucidEngine
• Evaluation, win probability, main line, and best-move arrow
• Each display option can be turned on or off

MOVE QUALITY

• Background assessment of played moves
• Inaccuracy, mistake, blunder, and miss marks in the move list
• Accuracy summary with charts for White and Black
• Optional assessment symbols in exported PGN

When supported, speech recognition runs on your device. Microphone access is used only for move dictation.

Chess Recorder is free and open source (GPLv3).


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.3.1 — 2026-07-29

- Game phase detection: opening, middlegame, and endgame classification improved and now shown over the board, in the accuracy summary, and in PDF reports  
- Clearer endgame labels in PDF reports, including when the ending settles later in the game  
- More reliable voice recognition for from–to moves (for example, “c5d4”)  
- Faster accuracy summary opening and smoother PGN import and game switching  
- Fixes for capture notation, move assessments on the scrub bar, and stale opening/phase labels after starting a new game

### 1.3 — 2026-07-29

No release notes.

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