Chess Aid
Chess extension to help users improve in the game of chess!
What is Chess Aid?
Chess Aid is a Chrome extension developed by https://chess-aid.herokuapp.com, and its main feature is "Chess extension to help users improve in the game of chess!".
Extension Screenshots
Download Chess Aid Extension CRX File
Download Chess Aid extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.
Extension Usage Instructions
This extension is for learning purposes only and not to be used in live chess games.
Supported sites
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https://lichess.org/
Note: For the free trial to work, you must have sync turned on for your google account (Click on your google profile avatar to the right of the address bar and ensure it says "Sync is on").
If you have any issues at all, please join the discord server for addiational help!
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/dH4BWZ3qyW (Updates, help, feedback)
A chess extension that can
- Highlight the best move using stockfish 🐟
- Show the evaluation bar 💯
- Show openings explorer 🥾
- Highlight enemy pieces under attack 🟩
- Highlight friendly pieces under attack 🟥
- Highlight squares controlled by the enemy🟧
- Change the engine depth 🎚️
- Calculate moves extra fast with bullet mode 🚀
- Human mode 👩 (Stockfish will make mistakes like a human)
- Hand and brain mode 🧠 (Stockfish will tell you which piece to move, but not where)
- Toggle the extension off an on with ctrl + v
- Toggle best move off and on with ctrl + b (Note: even if best move is on, the extension needs to be running in order for it to be displayed)
How to get better using this extension:
1. Improve your board vision by highlighting enemy and friendly pieces under attack
2. Get better at openings by training with the openings explorer
3. Increase your tactical awareness by training with the evaluation bar. A sudden jump in the evaluation bar means there is now a tactic that you can play!
4. Improve your tactics and overall play with hand and brain mode!
Instructions For Use
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1. Start a chess game
2. Click on the extension to launch the pop up menu
3. Click on the start button on the pop up menu to activate the extension and start highlighting squares. If you wish to stop highlighting squares, click on the pause button.
4. Toggle the sliders to control which squares you would like to highlight, and select the colours that you would like to use.
5. Enjoy!
Please leave a comment and review if you are enjoying the extension, or if you have any feedback!
Credit for the chess knight icon: Chess icons created by Freepik - Flaticon Extension Basic Information
| Name |  Chess Aid |
| ID | cocfgoaklpgnlpbicmgjadaadikoljaf |
| Official URL | https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chess-aid/cocfgoaklpgnlpbicmgjadaadikoljaf |
| Description | Chess extension to help users improve in the game of chess! |
| File Size | 973 KB |
| Installation Count | 11,843 |
| Current Version | 3.4.0 |
| Last Updated | 2023-10-14 |
| Publish Date | 2022-05-25 |
| Rating | 4.61/5 Total 72 Ratings |
| Developer | https://chess-aid.herokuapp.com |
| [email protected] | |
| Payment Type | in_app |
| Extension Website | https://chess-aid.herokuapp.com/ |
| Help Page URL | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ySt2rlqVqWS2NnihCdRo2MKhmudmozmRZGZTsBxQncw |
| Privacy Policy Page URL | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PPRJNLnnyaWX-oAYr7Ot7921SCCKL7EYTG1oWiMBYnk/edit?usp=sharing |
| Supported Languages | en-US |
| manifest.json | |
{
"update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
"name": "Chess Aid",
"description": "Chess extension to help users improve in the game of chess!",
"version": "3.4.0",
"manifest_version": 3,
"icons": {
"16": "knight-16.png",
"48": "knight-48.png",
"128": "knight-128.png"
},
"action": {
"default_popup": "popup.html"
},
"permissions": [
"storage",
"scripting",
"identity",
"identity.email"
],
"content_scripts": [
{
"matches": [
"https:\/\/www.chess.com\/*",
"https:\/\/lichess.org\/*",
"https:\/\/extensionpay.com\/*"
],
"js": [
"chess.min.js",
"ExtPay.js"
],
"run_at": "document_start"
}
],
"background": {
"service_worker": "background.js"
},
"host_permissions": [
"https:\/\/www.chess.com\/*",
"https:\/\/lichess.org\/*"
],
"key": "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAuJcujeXScBjwB2yWk4CDy12WjzMGmjAd1jpdRs2ZiFw0iK2DBzdb\/vCSUgvkwk5vQlBgvyPjgKu7s9zfCtOd0G0Xp1IcQB+s7T3QkHphxCfgoqH2qYHbcfsqN1hSKLPDe0O5JGncYQih1YfecocAduuS7pJPf9v9BQnXiKXWN5VcPj3Slqgpt3xRemDmjR6uI1fUIjIXB7tjYSzRFEUT7mSFaEgcOSW00iAUUrGQfXlz3qLohPsdnplWit8qSlWd865ec7TtEk3P6PQ8E71ysT+nzpLIVujSS0ZeKhHdU4wSpOb4XCGfv696GjKOGsVsx5GHNyKbBGGzpzg25pyP2QIDAQAB"
} | |
