Verbal Chess is the only chess app in the world that can be controlled entirely by voice.
Hands Free Menu Navigation
Is it difficult for you to manipulate the screen? Or are your hands occupied? "Verbal Chess" extends voice control beyond game play to the entire program.
Hands Free Play
The robust speech recognition software is amazingly good at correctly identifying move commands even by non-native English speakers.
Play your friends or others around the world
Play real people on Lichess.org. You can challenge your friends, create a random challenge or join an arena tournament.
Play Two Different Chess Engines
The Stockfish and Komodo engines are available for you to play against too.
Play Blindfold Chess
This was the initial reason I wrote Verbal Chess. I wanted to lean back in my recliner, close my eyes and play a game of blindfold chess without ever having to lose concentration by reading a move off a screen or having to type in a move.
One Video is worth a million words
Got a few minutes? The video shows how easy it to use Verbal Chess. You can even watch me play an entire game online and win!
F.A.Q
Frequently Asked Questions
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I'm not a native English speaker. Will Verbal Chess work for me?
The speech recognizer is amazingly good at even the single character file letters - a,b,c,d,... But you can also use the phonetic words - alfa, bravo, charlie. Download and give it a try.
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Is there an easy chess engine for me to start blindfold chess against?
The Komodo engine skill levels go down to an equivalent of a 150 rating.
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I love chess but I have Parkinson's and working the screen is difficult. Can Verbal Chess help me play?
All of Verbal Chess can be controlled by voice. From menu navigation through playing online against people half way around the world.
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I love to cook and I love to play chess. Can Verbal Chess enable me to play while beating an egg?
All of Verbal Chess can be controlled by voice. From menu navigation through playing online against people half way around the world.
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Is it true you were on Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" tv show?
Yes! I was an extra on season 2, episode 9. The telethon episode. It was 5 days work at 13.5 hours each day. With some of the days starting at noon.