Chess is a popular board game. Recording a chess game is important. It allows playersto replay the game and to improve their strategies by rehearsals. It also allows details ofthe game to be shared among others in a compact unambiguous manner. Differentstandards are used to record a chess game. Most widely accepted notation is the‘Algebraic Notation’. In this research, feasibility of using a web camera to automate therecording procedure and to produce algebraic notation is studied. Using real time videoand image processing techniques, it was shown that it is feasible to automate the gamerecording procedure with high level of accuracy. Texture of the board and lightingconditions were found to be the most effecting factors for accuracy. Under controlledenvironment, accuracy of identifying a correct movement was over 95%. Furtherresearch in image recognition and noise filtering algorithms may produce a much robustsystem which can be used as practical, low cost chess recording mechanism.