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How do I turn on/off the legal moves dots on the board?

Learn how to turn the legal moves feature on or off on Chess.com to show or hide all possible moves for the selected piece on the board.

Updated over 5 months ago

Legal Moves

Why are there dots on certain squares when you click on a piece? These dots highlight all the legal moves for that piece. This feature is enabled by default for new accounts, but you can easily turn it off if you prefer.

An image showing a chess board on Chess.com with the Show Legal Moves feature enabled

Web

  1. Click 'Settings' from the bottom-left menu of any Chess.com page.

  2. Select 'Gameplay' from the settings menu and toggle the 'Show Legal Moves' option to your liking.

  3. Click 'Save' to apply the changes.

An image showing the Gameplay settings screen on Chess.com with an arrow pointing to the Show Legal Moves option

Mobile

  1. Tap 'More' from the menu at the bottom of your screen and select 'Settings.'

    An image showing the More screen on the Chess.com iOS app with an arrow pointing to the Settings option

  2. Tap 'Board' and toggle 'Show Legal Moves' to your preference.

    An image showing the Board settings screen on the Chess.com iOS app with an arrow pointing to the Show Legal Moves option
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