Chess.com Voice Commentary (simplified)

Reading chess moves.
What is Chess.com Voice Commentary (simplified)?
Chess.com Voice Commentary (simplified) is a Chrome extension designed to read new chess moves from 'board-layout-sidebar' on chess.com. It offers a simplified version that reduces the chance of breaking and makes fixing easier. Works with both human and computer opponents. Code available on GitHub. All copyrights belong to chess.com.

Extension stats

By: weizubc
Users: 72 ▲ 3
Rating: 5.00 (3)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2023-02-23)
Creation date: 2023-02-22
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 889.86K

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Extension summary

Previous voice commentary extensions for chess.com have broken for some reason. This is a simplified version that only reads new moves from 'board-layout-sidebar', so it is less likely to break in future, and easier to fix when it does. Source code at https://github.com/renshenw/chesscom-voice-simplified.

"Piece Notation" in board settings must be "Text". Works for both human and computer opponents.

All copyrights still go to chess.com.

User reviews

5 star for freee
by isaac kurulok, 2024-01-27
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Chess.com Voice Commentary (simplified) requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Chess.com Voice Commentary (simplified) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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