Score Sheet to pgn

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gabripablanca

Hello Everybody! I would like to know if there are an app that convert the score sheet of chess's games in a pgn with just one photo. I think would be a very good idea no? What do you think? Thank You.

mgx9600

You'd think such a program would exist already... but I've not found one yet after spending some time looking.  So I wrote my own that's trained on my son's hand writing. 

 

In fact, you can use off-the-shelf software: define the regions of interest (i.e. boxes where you write the moves on the score sheet), run OCR, ta-da!

 

One of the problems is that many of my son's game records aren't entirely correct, so a correction software pass was needed; although I don't think that'd be a problem with adults or older kids.

 

macer75

Getting the OCR to work would be a pain.

mgx9600

It's a bit easier than it looks (assuming that you have ok handwriting).  There are few characters and numbers and things are always written in the same few formats.

mgx9600

Also, any pain is limited to one time; once you've trained the software, it'll work the next time.

gabripablanca

And what do you think? You will pay for an app like that if was chip some like 1-2 euros/year?

mgx9600

I'd pay $100 for an app like that.

 

Anyway, I might release something like that for free, if I ever get around to it.  Currently, I have a working prototype where phone sends pic of USCF score sheet to computer and gets PGN back.

 

 

gabripablanca

I think would be a very big interesting app

jamiepds

is there a basic app that would allow me to enter the scoresheet and spit out a PGN? thanks

bigbellybear

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