Chessify: Scan & Analyze chess

Chessify: Scan & Analyze chess transforms how you learn and play. Photograph a real chessboard or scan chess puzzles from books and websites, and the app instantly converts them to digital positions with 99% accuracy. Analyze every move using Stockfish 16 and Lc0 running on Chessify's ultra-fast cloud servers—up to 100,000 kN/s, typically 20 times faster than local engines on your phone.

Play against three distinct engines, each offering a different challenge. Stockfish and Lc0 deliver classical engine strength at difficulty levels you can customize. Maia, a neural network trained on millions of human games, plays with a human-like style and matches real player moves more than 50% of the time—making practice games feel closer to actual competition. Choose from offline play or real-time blitz matches with friends online. Set up custom time controls (Fischer, Bronstein, Delay, and others) or use the built-in chess clock to play on a physical board while tracking time on your phone.

Explore openings using the Opening Explorer, which draws from a database of 2 million over-the-board games by players rated 2200+ FIDE. Input an opening position and instantly see the most popular moves at each step. Upload chess books in PDF format and track your reading progress while scanning and analyzing puzzles directly from the pages. When you want to deepen a position, use the video finder—play some moves and search to locate related YouTube videos, with playback jumping automatically to the moment your position appears.

Share your progress in multiple formats. Export games as PGN files, copy positions as FEN notation, and share puzzles as images or games as videos across Facebook, Twitter, messaging apps, and more. Watch live grandmaster games with simultaneous analysis from Stockfish and LCZero, and receive notifications before major events like the World Chess Championship.

Parental controls let you disable engine analysis for younger players learning fundamentals. The app supports nine languages and offers an ad-free experience across all membership tiers. Free access includes limited scans and cloud engine time each month; paid memberships (Bronze, Silver, Gold) unlock unlimited scans, extended engine access, and premium video views. Download Chessify: Scan & Analyze chess to merge physical and digital chess seamlessly.