Generate a printable chess scoresheet with move number, white, and black columns. Choose games per page and moves per game. Free PDF download.
A chess scoresheet records the moves of a game in algebraic notation — the standard format used in rated tournament play and for publishing game analysis. Each row on the scoresheet holds one move pair: White's move on the left and Black's response on the right, numbered sequentially from move 1. Header fields at the top collect the player names, event name, round, date, and result. Recording a game move-by-move is required under FIDE rules for games played at standard time controls, and it also creates an exact record you can replay and analyse afterward. Scoresheets accumulate into a personal game database that reveals patterns in your openings, middlegame tendencies, and endgame technique over time.
Set the number of games per page — one game per page gives the most writing room and is typical for tournament scoresheets, two games per page makes double-sided printing more paper-efficient for casual club play. Set the moves per game to match the time control you are using: 60 rows covers most games played at 90-minute classical controls, 40 rows suffices for rapid games. Select A4 (210×297mm) or Letter (215.9×279.4mm) paper. Download the PDF. Print single-sided for games you want to annotate with question marks, exclamation points, and diagrams in the margins, or double-sided to save paper. Bring a printed stack to each club session or tournament and write your game in pencil so corrections are easy. Each move is written in SAN (Standard Algebraic Notation), the per-move format used by every chess engine and database; complete games are saved as PGN (Portable Game Notation) files for replay and analysis on Lichess or Chess.com, while individual positions are encoded as FEN (Forsyth-Edwards Notation) strings when sharing puzzles or annotated diagrams.
Match rows to your time control. 60 rows covers most games at 90-minute classical controls, where games commonly run past move 40. 40 rows is plenty for rapid games. If you expect a long endgame grind, choose the higher count so you never run out of space mid-game.
One game per page gives the most writing room and matches typical tournament scoresheets, leaving margins for annotation. Two games per page is more paper-efficient for casual club play — printed double-sided, four games fit on a single sheet, which adds up across a multi-round Swiss event.
It's built for algebraic notation (SAN), the standard for rated play and the per-move format every engine and database reads. White's move goes on the left of each numbered row, Black's reply on the right. Completed games can later be typed up as PGN files for replay.
Pencil is recommended. Games involve corrections, and pencil lets you cleanly fix a miswritten move without scribbling it out. Many players also add question marks, exclamation points, and small margin diagrams during analysis, which are far easier to erase and revise in pencil.
These are general-purpose printable scoresheets with player, event, round, date, and result header fields plus algebraic move rows. Some events require their own official forms, so confirm with your arbiter. For practice, club games, and personal records, they fully meet standard move-recording needs.