Checked on release 3.0.74.2 "Accounting for Kazakhstan" (version 3.0).
End of the month. You have reconciled the trial balance, but you don't understand where a suspicious amount came from in the credit of account 1030 — it seems you only paid the supplier, but there are several correspondences. Looking at the account card line by line takes too long. You open the Chess Report — and in five seconds you see the whole picture: from which account to which the money went, exactly one cell at the intersection. This is the fastest way to see "who corresponds with whom" for the period, without a single unnecessary entry.
1. Purpose
The Chess Report is a standard accounting report. It shows the turnovers between accounts in the form of a matrix: rows represent debit accounts, columns represent credit accounts, and the cell at the intersection shows the turnover amount for this correspondence for the period. The report does not create or post any documents — it only reads already registered entries from the accounting register and lays them out in a "chessboard" format.
2. Where to find
Section "Reports" → "Standard Reports" → "Chess Report".
If the "Standard Reports" section is not visible on the panel — enable it through "Navigation Settings" or use the "All Functions" line.
To open the report instantly, insert the navigation link in the "Go to navigation link" field (menu "Service" / "File" → "Go to navigation link"):
e1cib/list/Report.ChessReportStandard
2a. How to know your release
Menu "Help" → "About the program". In the opened window, you will see two lines: the platform version (for example, 8.3.24.x) and the configuration release — "Accounting for Kazakhstan, version 3.0 (3.0.74.2)". It is the second number that is important: the interface and the set of report settings are tied to the configuration release, not the platform.
3. How to fill
The report is "empty" until you press the "Generate" button. Before that, set the parameters on the command panel and in the settings form (button "Settings" / "Show settings").
| Field | Purpose | What happens if set incorrectly |
|---|---|---|
| Period (MANDATORY) | The boundaries for which turnovers are collected. Set by the start date and end date. | Too wide a period — last year's entries will be included and amounts will be incorrect. An empty period — the report will take data for all time. |
| Organization (MANDATORY when accounting for multiple firms) | Filter entries for one company. | Without filtering in multi-firm accounting, the amounts of all organizations will sum up in one cell — the numbers will not match any trial balance. |
| Currency / indicators | What to show in the cell: amount in tenge (BU), quantity, currency amount. By default — BU amount in ₸. | Enable "currency" without having currency entries — the columns will be empty and confusing. |
| Detailing to subaccounts | Whether to expand accounts to subaccounts (for example, 3310 by counterparties does not expand — the chessboard goes by accounts, but subaccounts can be shown). | Without detailing, large synthetic accounts "consume" details. |
| Filter (button "Filters") | Limit the set of entries: by department, by account, by amount. | A forgotten filter from the last session — the most common reason for "missing" turnovers. |
| Expanded balance / only turnovers | The chessboard essentially shows turnovers for the period, not balances. | Expecting balances in the cells is pointless — they are not there. |
Order of actions: set the period → select the organization → if necessary, open "Settings" and enable detailing/filtering → "Generate".
4. Detailed example with numbers and entries
LLP "Astana-Trade" made five operations in August 2026 (VAT in the RK from 2026 — 16 %):
| # | Operation | Entry | Amount, ₸ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goods received from the supplier | Dr 1330 Cr 3310 | 600 000 |
| 2 | Sale of goods (income without VAT) | Dr 1210 Cr 6010 | 1 000 000 |
| 3 | VAT on sale (16 %) | Dr 1210 Cr 3130 | 160 000 |
| 4 | Cost of goods sold written off | Dr 7010 Cr 1330 | 600 000 |
| 5 | Payment received from the customer | Dr 1030 Cr 1210 | 1 160 000 |
| 6 | Paid to the supplier | Dr 3310 Cr 1030 | 600 000 |
Now these same turnovers in the chess report. Rows — accounts by debit, columns — accounts by credit, in the cell — turnover of correspondence:
| Dr \ Cr | 1030 | 1210 | 1330 | 3130 | 3310 | 6010 | Total by Dr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 | 1 160 000 | 1 160 000 | |||||
| 1210 | 160 000 | 1 000 000 | 1 160 000 | ||||
| 1330 | 600 000 | 600 000 | |||||
| 3310 | 600 000 | 600 000 | |||||
| 7010 | 600 000 | 600 000 | |||||
| Total by Cr | 600 000 | 1 160 000 | 600 000 | 160 000 | 600 000 | 1 000 000 | 4 120 000 |
How to read this:
- The cell at the intersection of row 1030 and column 1210 = 1 160 000 ₸ — this is the payment received from the customer (Dr 1030 Cr 1210).
- Row 1210 contains two cells: 160 000 (VAT, Cr 3130) and 1 000 000 (income, Cr 6010) — all revenue is "laid out" by correspondences.
- The total by debit (4 120 000) equals the total by credit (4 120 000). If these two numbers differ in the chess report — there is an unbalanced entry somewhere in the database, and it needs to be found. This is the main diagnostic value of the report: the chess report balances "crosswise", just as the trial balance balances by total.
5. Types of operations (reporting modes)
There is one report, but its behavior changes with settings:
- By BU amounts (by default) — turnovers in tenge.
- By quantity — cells are filled with quantitative turnovers (for inventory accounts like 1330).
- By currency breakdown — separately BU amounts and currency turnovers (for accounts with currency accounting).
- With detailing to subaccounts — synthetic accounts are expanded to subaccounts.
- With filtering — by organization, department, specific account, or range of amounts.
6. What is formed when pressing "Generate"
The report does not post documents and does not create entries — it only reads them. It forms:
- Tabular document (the chessboard itself) on the screen.
- Data is taken from the accounting register "Cost Accounting" — turnovers by account correspondences for the period.
- The report does not create electronic documents (ESF, SNT), does not move registers, and does not affect accounting. ESF and SNT are formed by sales/purchase documents, not reports.
- From each cell, you can drill down into the breakdown (double click) — to the account card, report on entries, or specific documents that generated the turnover.
7. Print forms
The report does not have a separate form — the generated table itself is printed:
- Print (Ctrl+P) — output the chessboard to the printer.
- Save as... — export to Excel (.xlsx / .xls), .pdf, .mxl, .ods.
- Email — directly from the report form as an attachment.
Before printing, check if the matrix fits in width: with a large number of accounts, enable landscape orientation or remove detailing to subaccounts.
8. Common errors
- "Report period not filled" / report is generated for all years. Check the date fields on the command panel — set the correct interval (for example, 01.08.2026–31.08.2026).
- Total by debit does not equal total by credit. This is not a report error — there is an unbalanced entry in the database (most often a manual operation entered only on one side). Drill down into the breakdown of the "skewed" row and find the document.
- "Cells are empty, although there were turnovers". This is due to a forgotten filter from the last session (by department or account) or the wrong organization being selected. Open "Settings" → "Filters" and clear the unnecessary ones.
- Amounts are twice as much as expected in a multi-firm database — the organization filter was not set, and the turnovers of two LLPs summed up.
- "Empty report after closing the month" — the period is set within a closed month, but regulatory operations have not yet been posted; re-generate after closing.
9. FAQ
What is the difference between the chess report and the trial balance? The trial balance shows the balance at the beginning, turnovers, and balance at the end for each account. The chess report shows only turnovers and, importantly, with which account they correspond. The trial balance answers "how much is in the account", the chess report answers "from where and to where the amounts moved".
Why are there no balances (saldos) in the chess report? The report, by its nature, shows turnovers between accounts for the period. Balances can be viewed in the trial balance or the turnover balance report by account.
The total by debit and credit diverged — is this a bug in the report? No. The report accurately reflects the register. A discrepancy indicates an unbalanced entry in accounting (usually a manual operation). Find and correct the document.
Can I see from which document the amount in the cell came from? Yes. A double click on the cell opens the breakdown menu — to the account card and specific documents.
How to view the chess report for one account, for example, only for cash and bank? Through "Settings" → "Filters" set the condition by account (1010, 1030) — only their correspondences will remain in the matrix.
Does the report generate ESF or SNT? No. Electronic invoices and SNT are created by sales and purchase documents. The chess report is an analytical report; it does not send anything to the ESF IS.
Why does the cell Dr 1210 Cr 3130 show only the tax, not the entire revenue when accounting for VAT at 16 %? Because each entry goes into its own cell. Income (1 000 000) goes into the cell with 6010, and VAT 16 % (160 000) goes into the cell with 3130. The total amount for the customer (1 160 000) is seen as the total of row 1210.
Can the chess report be generated for all organizations in the holding at once? Yes, remove the organization filter — then the turnovers will sum up. However, for reconciliation with the trial balance of a specific firm, the organization filter is mandatory; otherwise, the totals will not match.
The report takes a long time to generate for the year — what to do? Narrow the period to a month/quarter, disable detailing to subaccounts and unnecessary indicators (quantity, currency) — the matrix will assemble faster.
Are my filter settings saved? Yes, the filter and period are remembered between sessions. This is why "missing turnovers" are most often explained by an old filter — check the settings before generating.
10. Related documents and reports
The chess report is not entered based on documents and does not generate anything itself — it is a report. But it works in conjunction with:
- Turnover balance report — the overall picture by accounts with balances; the chess report complements it with correspondences.
- Account card and Account analysis — breakdown of a specific account, which you drill down into from the cell.
- Report on entries — line-by-line list of movements behind the amount in the cell.
- Primary documents that generate entries: Sale of goods and services, Purchase of goods and services, Payment order (outgoing/incoming), Operation (manual) — these are the turnovers you see in the matrix.
How to know your release
Menu "Help" → "About the program" — there you will find the platform version and configuration release. This manual is prepared for "Accounting for Kazakhstan", version 3.0, release 3.0.74.2. In other releases, the location of settings and the composition of indicators may differ slightly.
Prepared for release 3.0.74.2 "Accounting for Kazakhstan" (version