Chess.com Keyboard: Make Moves on Chess.com Using Your Keyboard
Chess.com Keyboard is a free browser extension developed by everyonesdesign. This extension allows users to make moves on Chess.com using their keyboard, enhancing board vision skills and improving the accessibility of the Chess.com interface. The extension supports two formats for moves: algebraic (Nf3, 0-0) and UCI (e2e4 or e7e8q). Chess.com Keyboard is an open-source software and can be found on GitHub. The extension also provides a development roadmap on Trello for users who are interested in its future updates and improvements. If you enjoy using the extension, you can show your support by buying a coffee for the author.
The latest version of Chess.com Keyboardincludes improvements such as cleaning up input after moves with the component board and updating dependencies. Previous versions have also addressed issues and added new features, such as resolving conflicts between pawns and bishops, fixing area highlighting for the component chessboard, and allowing lower-case algebraic moves. The extension has undergone significant updates, including migrating to manifest v3, rewriting the moves parsing core, and adding support for UCI moves. Overall, Chess.com Keyboard provides a convenient and efficient way for users to make moves on Chess.com using their keyboard.