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If you love Chess use this instead of Chess.com

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Long ago, I made an app that controlled a headless Firefox instance and would manipulate a Chess.com webpage via an API. Then I found a guy to help build a custom wooden chess board I could monitor with an ESP32 and make calls to that API for moves, bridging a real board in a DIY setup. Never did finish the board, but realizing now I should have released the API layer.

In any event, glad Lichess exists.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How does it display opponent moves?

[–] mrmetaverse@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

probably magnets.. or lights...

or Magic

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Magnets are magic

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 3 months ago

An LED in the corner of each square would light up an existing piece and the place to move it to. The Pi would ping the API, which would compare the current location to the board on the webpage to determine the change.