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Capture
See a chess position you want to explore? Click the Take A Pawn icon.
Take A Pawn
Play what you see.
Take A Pawn · 100% free · No account · No uploads
Capture a chess position from any image, video, tutorial, or live match,
and continue exploring it on the chess platform of your choice.
For best detection, use HD video and keep the chessboard clearly visible and large enough on screen.
Take A Pawn was built for chess lovers. It is 100% free, requires no account, and runs entirely on your device.
Your screenshots and chess positions are not uploaded or processed on a server. We use Google Analytics only to collect limited anonymous statistical data from the board-detection process to help improve detection accuracy.
Web App
Android
Install: Using 
Chrome on your device,
open takeapawn.app → tap Install when Chrome suggests it.
If no Install button appears, open Chrome’s menu → Install and create shortcut → choose Install, not Create shortcut.
Use: When you’re watching a video and the chess position is clearly visible, take a screenshot. 
Share it to Take A Pawn. The app opens with the position ready.
Just select where to play it.
iPhone & iPad
Install: Using Safari, open takeapawn.app → Share → Add to Home Screen → turn on Open as Web App → Add.
Use: Take a screenshot. Open Take A Pawn → Select the screenshot. Your position is ready. Just select where to play it.
Desktop
Recommended: Add the chrome extension for the fastest capture workflow.
Or open takeapawn.app → Select or drop a screenshot with a chess position. Your position is ready. Just select where to play it.
Desktop and Chrome
How it works
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Choose
Select the chess platform where you want to open the position.
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Play
Continue from the same position in a new tab on the platform you selected.
Step by step
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Add to Chrome
Open this page in Google Chrome on a desktop or laptop.
Open the Chrome Web Store and click Add to Chrome.
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Setup
Open Chrome’s Extensions menu in the toolbar and
pin Take A Pawn.
For videos, use HD and keep the board clear and large in the browser.
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Try it — 2 clicks
Keep the board below clear and fully visible on screen.
Challenge: White wins in 3. Can you prove it?
Click the Take A Pawn icon in the Chrome toolbar to capture the position.
Choose Chess.com, Lichess, or continue in the side panel.
Use the side panel for fast capturing and advanced editing.
Have fun and Take A Pawn, from time to time :)
From now on, use Take A Pawn on any chess position you see in a video.