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How do I make moves using my voice?

Learn how to enable voice control on Chess.com to make moves using your voice in Live, Daily, and Bot games.

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Make moves using your voice on Chess.com

We now support voice recognition on the web for Live, Daily, and Bot games! You can make moves and issue other game commands using your voice, and you will also receive audio feedback during the game.

Hold the space bar to control the game with your voice. Supported commands include moves, offering or accepting draws, resigning, sending rematch requests, and starting a new game.

How to enable voice control

  1. Click the cogwheel icon ('Settings') located between the top-right corner of the board and the right sidebar.

  2. The settings pop-up will open in the Board tab. Scroll to the bottom and toggle 'Enable Voice Control.'

    Settings pop-up on Chess.com

  3. Your browser will prompt you to allow microphone access. Approve the permission request and be sure to select the correct microphone device.

    Chrome browser asking permission to allow Chess.com to access microphone

After enabling voice control, press the space bar and speak your move. The microphone icon will turn green to show it is listening.

Voice control on Chess.com

If you denied microphone access, the icon will appear red.

Voice control on Chess.com

If you want to enable permissions after denying them, click the site permissions icon in your browser’s address bar and allow microphone access.

You can also enable voice control in your Accesibility Settings page by toggling 'Enable voice control.'


Supported voice commands

Voice commands you can use

Voice feedback you may hear

  • Moves, including captures and castling (Example: h4, Rook h4/ Rook to h4, Rook Takes h4)

  • Resign

  • Offer a draw

  • Accept or decline a draw offer

  • Send a rematch request

  • Accept or decline a rematch request

  • Accept or decline a challenge

  • Start a new game

  • Which color is on move

  • Auto-resign at the start if no move is made

  • Opponent moves, including captures and castling

  • Draw offers from your opponent

  • Draw offer accepted

  • Draw offer declined

  • Rematch request from opponent

  • Rematch request accepted

  • Rematch request declined

  • Challenge received

  • Challenge accepted

  • Challenge declined

  • Game result: win, loss, or draw

  • Game aborted

  • Reconnecting (unstable connection)

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