Improving Competition Chess Sets: Automatic Score Sheets

In competitive chess players are required to record each move during the game. These recorded moves are used by tournament officials to rectify disputes, and are also kept for tournament recording purposes. That said, when things get frantic or intense, it can be a distraction for players to notate their moves. Newer players might not even know how to record the moves properly. As a solution, a hall effect linear magnet array is installed to the underside of a chess board and interfaces with a micro-controller to send data to a computer program. This computer program processes the data and generates a chess scoresheet which can be printed for record keeping or viewed by officials during play. The final results of this project will be presented at Steinmetz.