Hikaru and GothamChess Tell You to MOVE

Hikaru and GothamChess remind you when you have spent too much time thinking on a move!
What is Hikaru and GothamChess Tell You to MOVE?
'Hikaru and GothamChess Tell You to MOVE' is a novel, fun, yet functionally effective Chrome extension for players at Chess.com and Lichess. This interactive tool reminds you to make your move if you're taking too long. The unique selling point is the gentle yet firm voice reminders from famed internet chess personalities, Hikaru and GothamChess. Users can adjust the time it will take for the extension to prompt the reminder to fit their gaming strategy better. The extension includes an option for a generic sound effect for users who prefer a standard notification sound.

Extension stats

By: jackli.gg
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.33 (40)
Version: 0.0.0.8 (Last updated: 2021-10-08)
Creation date: 2021-02-11
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 1.27M

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Extension summary

This extension is for chess.com and Lichess!

When you have spent too much time thinking on a singular move, Hikaru and GothamChess (or a generic sound effect if you're a boring person) will tell you to MOVE! You can adjust how long it takes before it reminds you to move, either a flat amount of time or a percentage of your remaining time.

Update: Hikaru and GothamChess both tried this extension on stream!

User reviews

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Pros
  • Improves bullet performance
  • Funny and engaging
  • Useful for quick decision making
  • Works well on Lichess
Cons
  • Issues with notifications after game completion
  • Doesn't work on chess.com/play
  • Link needs updating to reflect current chess.com URLs
  • Settings for frequency of reminders are unclear
  • No option to customize for different time controls
Most mentioned
  • Still doesn't work on chess.com/play
  • Good extension but has bugs
  • Option for different settings per time control requested
  • Impacts only bullet games effectively
  • Funny extension but needs improvements
Recent reviews
the greatest extension that has ever lived
by Zhou Max, 2024-01-09

I legit saw a bump in bullet performance XD
by Jan Maciejewski, 2022-08-12

Good extension, but when I'm playing chess.com tournament it tells me to make a move after I finish game, pls fix that.
by Vladimir Cheboksarov, 2022-02-16
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Hikaru and GothamChess Tell You to MOVE requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Hikaru and GothamChess Tell You to MOVE has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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