Chess Aid

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

Chess Aid: Unleash Your Chess Potential With The Ultimate Chrome Extension

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.

Extension stats

Manifest V3
Users: 11,843+
Rating: 4.61
(72)
Version: 3.4.0 (Last updated: 2023-10-14)
Creation date: 2022-05-25
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
  • identity
  • identity.email
Host permissions:
  • https://www.chess.com/*
  • https://lichess.org/*
Size: 996.35K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
User reviews
This is awesome

this also works on chess.com :DDDD
by -, 2024-02-11

Only the best : )
by Chersee Lee, 2024-01-31
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Chess Aid requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Chess Aid. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Critical This extension is not longer available in the store
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