Hi all,
Does this still work since chess.com moved from https://www.chess.com/live to https://www.chess.com/play ?
Does it work when playing against computer ?
Thanks!
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Jun 15, 2022
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Jun 15, 2022
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EchecCritique wrote:
Hi all,
Hiya 
EchecCritique wrote:
Does this still work since chess.com moved from https://www.chess.com/live to https://www.chess.com/play ?
CDC hasn't turned off 'live' yet so it works fine at the moment. The code is already written to support the play board but it has not been published in the Chrome Store since there is little point in maintaining both plugins.
EchecCritique wrote:
Does it work when playing against computer ?
Sadly not, but only because CDC does not support smart boards on the vs. computer screen.
Nov 6, 2022
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Dear hyper-dragon
I stumbled over your project to use the dgt board on chess.com! Cool! I have a dgt board and simply cannot use it to play on chess.com. I am very much interested in trying out your tools.
One question: Are the moves made on the dgt board sent to the dgt 3000 clock if such a clock is connected to the dgt board? This would be so great!
The White Pawn App sends the moves on the clock. The clock will also show the time left in the game. Unfortunately you cannot connect to the chess.com website but only to lichess.
If this feature (moves and time left displayed on connected dgt clock 3000) is not included in your plugins, would it be possibly to include those feature?
I would like to thank you very much for your hard work and for providing your plugins to the community.
Kind regards
qnuti
Kind regards
qnuti
Nov 6, 2022
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qnuti wrote:
One question: Are the moves made on the dgt board sent to the dgt 3000 clock if such a clock is connected to the dgt board? This would be so great!
If this feature (moves and time left displayed on connected dgt clock 3000) is not included in your plugins, would it be possibly to include those feature?
Thank you and glad you like it.
Ah, the DGT 3000 question . Theoretically it would be possible but realistically unlikely. Never say never but given the work involved compared to the benefit (+ the level of ongoing support required) I don't think it would be worth it.
In any case the same functionality is replicated in that you can access just the clock on Angels web interface and leave your phone next to the board. Alternatively, forget the clock completely and unleash Winged Horse Mode….
Nov 13, 2022
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Live part of chess.com will close tomorrow. Is there any update of the dgt angel extension or cherub app that I need to download so that the dgt angel software willl continue to work with the play section on chess.com?
BTW: The dgt angel extension and the cherub app work very well! Thank you so much for sharing it with the community! Great work!
Nov 13, 2022
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qnuti wrote:
Live part of chess.com will close tomorrow. Is there any update of the dgt angel extension or cherub app that I need to download so that the dgt angel software willl continue to work with the play section on chess.com?
There is an update ready but it isn't released yet because the 'Play' board has problems keeping in sync with the DGT board. See this post for details and these forum notes.
From a couple of days ago... "Just a quick Angel update…The good news is that the 'Play' Chrome extension is done and ready for testing along with a couple of minor changes to the client. The bad news is that there is no point in anyone testing it! I have the same problem as @Hamilton53 with the ignored moves and have raised the issue on the support forum. Once there is some feedback from CDC and it is known what is happening, I will share the appropriate links. "
If the 'Live' board becomes unavailable tomorrow I'll update the website with a note about what is happening. If you are happy to do a bit of testing I can let you know as soon as CDC have sorted out the 'Play' problems.
Nov 16, 2022
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Any news from CDC concerning the ghost moves on the dgt boards while on the play part of chess.com? Which forum thread keeps me updated with the dgt angel plugin? Is it best to visit the github project page?
Nov 17, 2022
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qnuti wrote:
Any news from CDC concerning the ghost moves on the dgt boards while on the play part of chess.com? Which forum thread keeps me updated with the dgt angel plugin? Is it best to visit the github project page?
Glad you asked. You can get the new version from the releases page.
I'll post here when the next UAT version is available (should be a couple of days).
Nov 6, 2024
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#30
Hey, @Hyper-Dragon!
I'm working on a project with microcontrollers, which (at the end) should look like a normal DGT smart board and it will work the same way.
However, I have long way until I get there, for now I only have a 8x8 RGB matrix (which will show the pieces in different colors), a joystick, with which you will move around the board, and a button - which when pressed, move the piece to selected destination.
Now, I can make the whole "client sided program", however I still don't know how to communicate with chess.com... That's where your chrome addon comes in handy - it is detecting everything I need to know. However how can I read this values from my own program running on server (PC) side? It's probably sending some bytes/string trough somewhere, bud I don't know where. I need to get access to this sent bytes/string.
Thanks in advance!
After further use, there are two types of false positives I've noticed. One is where you haven't made your opponent's move quickly enough. This I am not too bothered about.
Did you try changing the delay time on the config screen? That should give you more time to make your opponent's move.
The other seems to happen when my monitor enters power-saving mode. Even though the boards DO match and DGT LiveChess and Cherub move announcement continue, Cherub Client keeps announcing "mismatch detected." Looking at the boards tab, the chess.com board is not being read correctly (seems to stuck at the position when the screen turned off) for the purposes of mismatch detection. Ideally this could be fixed although I realize I could probably just change my power settings so that the screen stays on for >1 hr.
That is very interesting as it sounds like the Angel extension is not sending board updates when the monitor powers off. This is certainly to do with Chrome so I think I need to take a look at a couple of options. Preventing power saving mode while Cherub is receiving updates would work but I want to see if there is a practical way to keep Angel working without a monitor. I have logged this and will include a fix in the next update.
In the short term, Microsoft Power Toys (which everyone should install if only for Fancy Zones) has a tool called Awake which will keep everything on at the flick of a switch without changing your power settings.