Can I scan a chessboard photo into EloForge?

Use the scanner as a door into review when you have a position. A full PGN still teaches more when you have the whole game.

Is the scanner the main product?

No. Coaching is the product. Digitizing a position only helps if a lesson comes next.

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Have a position from OTB or a book? Bring it in, then ask the same coaching questions you’d ask after a PGN game.

Digitizing a position only helps if something useful happens next. EloForge routes you into review and lessons, not a dead-end diagram.

A complete PGN teaches more than a single snapshot. Use the scanner for positions; use Review for the story of the game.

OTB players and students capturing a critical position to study.