How can we help?

Short, step-by-step instructions for reviewing games, keeping them safe, teaching a lesson and playing. Each guide ends with a button that takes you straight to the right place in the app.

Getting started

Your first game

Open ChessPigeon, load a game and run your first Stockfish review in a few minutes.

Start here →

Importing and exporting

Paste PGN or FEN, search Chess.com games, and download a portable PGN backup of your work.

Bring games in and out →

Analysis

Understanding review

How to read evaluations, mate scores, accuracy, move labels and the evaluation graph.

Read your review →

Saving and storage

How to save games, find them again and keep a backup.

Keep your games safe →

Classroom and Play

Your first classroom

Create a lesson, invite students, share control, draw, use engine help and the timer, then end the lesson and keep the games.

Run a lesson →

Playing and reviewing

Start a game against the computer or a friend, use the clocks and controls, then open it in Analysis.

Play a game →

Reference

Troubleshooting

Fixes for engine start-up, failed imports, saving problems and disconnected lessons or games.

Fix a problem →

Keyboard shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut in ChessPigeon, grouped by task.

See every key →

FAQ

Short answers about cost, accounts, devices, imports, storage, evaluations and Classroom.

Read the answers →

Still stuck?

Contact support

Tell us what happened and we will take a look. The support page explains what to include in a useful bug report.

Get help →

Chess study guides

Worked chess examples: analyzing your own games, studying PGN files and reviewing a game with your coach.

Browse the guides →

Ready to try it?

Paste a game and press Analyze game.

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