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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

Click the cogwheel icon ('Settings') located between the top-right corner of the board and the right sidebar.
The settings pop-up will open in the Board tab. Scroll to the bottom and toggle 'Enable Voice Control.'
Your browser will prompt you to allow microphone access. Approve the permission request and be sure to select the correct microphone device.

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

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

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

Below is a table showing the voice commands you can use to make moves, along with the audio feedback you may hear during your game.

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)

For more details on how to say specific moves, expand the dropdowns below. Each section includes the correct phrasing to use, plus examples for different move types and actions.

Phrases like 'short castle' or 'long castle' aren’t currently supported. Please use 'castle king side' or 'castle queen side' when trying to castle.

Basic moves

Action	Format	Example
Move a pawn	Square	"E four"
Move a piece	Long format: Piece + "to" + square Short format: Piece + square	Long format: "Knight to f three" Short format: "Bishop c four"
Move from one square to another	Square + "to" + square	"E two to e four"

When more than one piece of the same type can move to the same square, you’ll need to be more specific about which piece you want to move:

Option	Format	Example
Use file to clarify	Long format: Piece + file + "to" + square Short format: Piece + file + square	Long format: "Rook a to e seven" Short format: "Rook a e seven"
Use rank to clarify	Long format: Piece + rank + "to" + square Short format: Piece + rank + square	Long format: "Rook one to a four Short format: "Rook one a four"
Clarify captures	Piece + file or rank + "takes" + square	"Knight c takes e four"

Captures

Action	Format	Example
Piece captures	Piece + "takes" + square	“Queen takes d five”
Pawn captures	Simple format: "Pawn takes" + square Short format: File + "takes" + square	Simple format: “Pawn takes f six” Short format: "D takes f six"
Square to square capture	Square + "takes" + square	“E four takes d five”

Castling

Castling direction	What to say
King side	“Castle king side”
Queen side	“Castle queen side”

Phrases like 'short castle' or 'long castle' aren’t currently supported. Please use 'castle king side' or 'castle queen side' when trying to castle.

Pawn promotion

Scenario	Format	Example
Standalone promotion	"Promote to" + piece	“Promote to queen”
Pawn move with promotion	Long format: Square + "promote to " + piece Short format: Square + piece	Long format: "E eight promote to queen" Short format: "A eight bishop"
Pawn capture with promotion	Long format: File + "takes" + square + "promote to" + piece Short format: File + "takes" + square + piece	Long format: "D takes e eight promote to queen" Short format: "B takes a one rook"

Game commands

Action	What to say
Resign	“Resign”
Offer a draw	“Offer draw”
Accept or decline a draw	“Accept draw” / “Decline draw”
Request a rematch	“Send rematch”
Accept or decline a rematch	“Accept rematch” / “Decline rematch”
Start a new game	“New game” or “Start new game”

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