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The best free, adless Chess server (lichess.org)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If you love Chess use this instead of Chess.com

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[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How does it display opponent moves?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

probably magnets.. or lights...

or Magic

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Magnets are magic

[–] [email protected] 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.