Hear chess moves and annotation spoken as they are played on Chess.com.

Latest Version

Version
0.0.5
Update
May 22, 2022
Size
16.13MiB
Developer
www.chess.com
Category
Users
3,000+
Rating
2.21429 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
Storage
Notifications
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Chess.com Voice Commentary Extension

**Please approve new permission, Notifications** If you're upgrading, the extension might be disabled due a new permission, Notifications, being requested in version 0.0.3. This is needed for the extension to prompt you to interact with the Chess.com page when it detects the browser blocks audio. See the 2nd screenshot for an example and https://goo.gl/xX8pDD for more.

Hear chess moves and annotation spoken as they are played on Chess.com. Choose from the default voice (helpful for those who are visually challenged), or from Chess.com's top commentator IM Danny Rensch as he hilariously comments on the game.

Have an issue or a suggestion? Go to https://github.com/ChessCom/chess-com-voice/issues



-- What's New: --
0.0.5 (May 22, 2022)
- Pick up game change via url instead of node being added to fix game over not being read (#14)

0.0.4 (March 14, 2022)
- Upgrade to Manifest V3
- Fix game over not being read (#12)

0.0.3 (March 8, 2022)
- Read moves of an observed game when showing Game after clicking New Game (#6)
- Avoid double reading (#5)
- Gracefully fail when audio blocked and prompt user (#10)

0.0.2 (March 5, 2022)
- Fixes from @rctay's fork

0.0.1: Initial release
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Source Manifest.json

{
"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
"description":"Hear chess moves and annotation spoken as they are played on Chess.com.",
"version":"0.0.5",
"name":"Chess.com Voice Commentary",
"background":{"service_worker":"background.bundle.js"},
"action":{"default_popup":"popup.html",
"default_icon":"icon-128.png"},
"permissions":["storage",
"notifications"],
"icons":{"128":"icon-128.png"},
"content_scripts":[{"matches":["https://www.chess.com/*"],
"js":["contentScript.bundle.js"]}],
"web_accessible_resources":[{"resources":["sounds/*"],
"matches":["https://www.chess.com/*"]}],
"manifest_version":3,
"content_security_policy":{"extension_pages":"script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'"}}
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User reviews

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James (ID: 00000073593d1373) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/24/2023 Didn't work on /play/computer as other commenters suggested, doesn't work vs computer.

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John Babel (ID: 000000395c90cd2d) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/17/2022 This extension sucks you cant even fix a bug this is absolute bullcrap

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Jeff Hsu (ID: 0000002fbbcc0337) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 03/19/2022 Appears not to be working in Live Chess (/live) after a recent release, only in /play. This is a problem because there are some bugs playing with DGT boards in /play so it is still necessary to use /live when playing with a DGT board. I hope the developer can fix this.

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Marco Verch (Wuestenigel) (ID: 000000324142756b) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/29/2021 Very nice idea! I love Danny! However, he is a little bit repetetive like early version of EA Sports Fifa Soccer 1996. Also it is very very confusing that c3 means Knight c3. When I play on my DGT board and just hear c3, I move the pawn forward instead of the Knight. Would be nice if you fix this incredible Alpha version of this helpful extension! Also It is not possible to enter a game via "Play Game". You have to click on Live Chess first and then click on custom game and then search for oppontents.

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Narwhal Kid (ID: 0000009f608393fa) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/03/2021 Great! The only problems are that in special modes or winning by abandonment, it will just say "(color) WINS BY..." and doesnt say anything. It's still epic though