Chess Aid

Chess extension to help users improve in the game of chess!

What is Chess Aid?

Chess Aid is a Chrome extension specifically designed to assist users in mastering the game of chess. It provides an array of features such as the best move suggestion using stockfish, an evaluation bar to assess the position, highlighting of friendly and enemy pieces under attack, openings explorer for studying opening lines, and a hand and brain mode to develop a better understanding of piece usage and strategy. Its interactive and user-friendly interface makes the learning process simple and enjoyable.

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Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-03-04

By: https://chess-aid.herokuapp.com

Users: 11,843+

Rating: 4.61 (72)

Version: 3.4.0 (Last updated: 2023-10-14)

Creation date: 2022-05-25

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
scripting
identity
identity.email

Host permissions:

https://www.chess.com/*
https://lichess.org/*

Size: 996.35K

Email: ch*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

This extension is for learning purposes only and not to be used in live chess games.

Supported sites

https://lichess.org/

Note: For the free trial to work, you must have sync turned on for your google account (Click on your google profile avatar to the right of the address bar and ensure it says "Sync is on").

If you have any issues at all, please join the discord server for addiational help! Discord Server: https://discord.gg/dH4BWZ3qyW (Updates, help, feedback)

A chess extension that can

Highlight the best move using stockfish 🐟
Show the evaluation bar 💯
Show openings explorer 🥾

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works on chess.com and is highly appreciated by users
Free to use and aids in learning chess
Contains features like 'Human mode' to mimic human mistakes

Cons

Encourages cheating in live matches
The free version is very limited, with a 48-hour trial
The Pro Mode update is disliked for requiring payment and making poor moves

Most mentioned

Useful for learning and improving in chess
Concerns over facilitating cheating in online games
Comparison with other chess extensions like chess assist
Desire for a dark mode feature
Questions about the development process and requests for further information about the extension