SimpleChessBoard

Simple chess FEN/PGN viewer with evaluation
What is SimpleChessBoard?
SimpleChessBoard is a browser extension and web page that provides a simple and intuitive way to view, analyze, and play chess positions and games using FEN or PGN notation. It offers features such as loading positions or games, manual piece setup, browsing game history, legal move visualization, position analysis with Stockfish, evaluation graph, and more.
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Add-on stats

Users: 67 ▲ 3
Rating: 4.67 (3)
Version: 1.7resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2017-10-10
Weekly download count: 5
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 654.83K

Ranking

# 11716 ▲ 171
Other rankings
#234 in board keyword 22 ▲ 6

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SimpleChessBoard (v1.6)
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Add-on summary

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SimpleChessBoard is simple chess position and game analysis tool available as browser extension and as a web page at https://hxim.github.io/simplechessboard/popup/simplechessboard.html.

Features:

  • Load your chess position or game using FEN or PGN.
  • Setup pieces manually with your mouse in edit mode.
  • You can browse game history and try out different variations. Arrow is showing last move and move recomennded by engine.
  • List all legal moves and show them on chessboard
  • Checkmate or stalemate is detected
  • Analyze position and all legal moves with javascript version of Stockfish from https://github.com/niklasf/stockfish.js
  • Show evaluation graph and visalize mistakes or blunders with different colors
  • Open position or game in new window via URL. You can also share this URL with friends (in online version) and your position or entire game will be encoded in the link.
  • You can also play chess against computer

Copy your FEN or PGN to clipboard and paste it in the input box at the top. You can also manually

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

SimpleChessBoard does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

SimpleChessBoard is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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