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CapsChess

I’ve been thinking for a while about coding an Arduino bot to tell me the moves when playing a longer game. Arduino would tell me the moves out loud and I could transpose them onto a normal chess board, therefore improving my OTB vision. Before I even start with getting myself the equipment, is there any way to connect such a DIY project to the platform?

JohnEaton2002

I don't think you'd be allowed to have bots on here. If I'm wrong, definitely get in touch with some of the chess.com staff.

Martin_Stahl
CapsChess wrote:

I’ve been thinking for a while about coding an Arduino bot to tell me the moves when playing a longer game. Arduino would tell me the moves out loud and I could transpose them onto a normal chess board, therefore improving my OTB vision. Before I even start with getting myself the equipment, is there any way to connect such a DIY project to the platform?

No, there's not a supported way for DIY projects.

There are some browser extensions that read off the moves made though.

JailhouseTaught
I have trouble understanding how this method would be more advantageous than just playing along on a board as the game advances. If you’re simply interested in Arduino, then there are many more instructive and appropriate projects than this.