chessvision.ai for Chrome

Do you play chess? If so, are you a casual player or really passionate about it? Do you often praise its complexity and versatility, its reliance on cold logic and, at the same time, on creativity? Are you also absolutely in love with well-made chess sets?

If your passion is something resembling that, but you also watch chess channels on YouTube, follow related websites and play often against a computer, then this extension may interest you.

You can use chessvision.ai to scan almost any webpage; if there’s a chessboard on that page in the form of a clear image, a video, or a game, the add-on will usually detect it, along with the exact position of the pieces. It can then suggest a move, which you’ll be able to make in the extension’s pop-up window; you can even continue the game from there if you wish.

You may also send your moves to be further analyzed by professional websites chess.com or lichess.org.

I know that computers have played chess since forever, but it’s still fascinating to see it in a browser extension. What’s more is that chessvision.ai actually seems like a good player. As I’m writing this, I’m using the add-on’s suggestions to play against a high-level computer which hasn’t been able to beat me. Unfortunately, I’m a terrible chess player, so you shouldn’t take my evaluation for granted.

Nevertheless, chessvision.ai is not aperfect. Its interface is nothing amazing to look at and the font size used to display the moves is very small, which makes them really difficult to read. Sometimes, it may not detect a board very well, but you can still adjust various parameters, like board orientation and detection mode.

Despite its few shortcomings, chessvision.io can still be considered a great tool to help you explore the world of chess online.