Chess.com Voice Commentary Chess.com Voice Commentary

Fun
Version: 0.0.5
Last Update: 2022-05-22

Overview

Chess.com Voice Commentary is a Chrome extension developed by Chess.com. According to the data from Chrome web store, current version of Chess.com Voice Commentary is 0.0.5, updated on 2022-05-22.
2,000+ users have installed this extension. 25 users have rated this extension with an average rating of .
developer website: www.chess.com

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

**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

Rating

25 ratings

Total Installs

2,000+

Information

Last Update

2022-05-22

Current Version

0.0.5

Size

16.13MiB

Author

Chess.com

Website

www.chess.com

Category

Fun

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avatar Jeff Hsu
2022-03-19

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.

avatar Wuestenigel
2021-04-29

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.

avatar Narwhal Kid
2021-03-03

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

avatar Andrew
2021-02-24

Unfortunately, it does not work when playing against the computer in chess.com.
Odd, but there it is.

avatar Tycho Davydov
2021-02-14

Unfortunately the extension doesn’t work at all.