A downloadable game for Windows and Linux

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Voice Chess is a simple take on the classical game of chess, where you command the game with your voice. It supports solo play and hot-seat mode, offering an accessible platform to refine chess skills through voice-controlled gameplay, simplifying moves and strategies without the need for traditional controls - so you can play your favorite game even when cooking or doing laundry!

User Manual

The move command structure is based of Portable Game Notation (PGN) for chess. It should be just as easy as simply reading PGN move strings, with this general template:

[PIECE] [FILE] [ROW] [captures] FILE ROW [promotes to PIECE] [check|mate] 

where:

  • PIECE is either king, queen, rook, bishop, knight. For pawn moves leave it empty (but pawn will also be recognized)
  • FILE is a name of file on board (letters A-H or their code words from NATO phonetic alphabet)
  • ROW is a name of row on board (number between 1 and 8)
  • Parts in square braces ([ and ]) are optional as in PGN description

One special case is a castling, to perform it (when conditions are met) say:

  • short castle or castle king side for kingside castling
  • long castle or castle queen side for queenside castling

Squares on a chessboard are identified with standard algebraic notation:board coordinates chart

and a reference of chess pieces with their names:piece names chart

Future Features

As of now I don’t have enough time to implement new stuff for Voice Chess, but hopefully once my schedule clears a bit I’ll work on this project some more. In particular, I’d love to add:

  • Play against computer
  • Set chessboard visibility (full, no pieces, blank)
  • Voice feedback
  • Multiple games in one session
  • Menu
  • Full voice control

However, in case of any bugs or suggestions feel free to contact me!

Credits

Sounds by Emil Łasocha

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

Voice Chess for Windows version 1.2.0 68 MB
Voice Chess for Linux version 1.2.0 67 MB
Voice Chess for Windows version 1.1.0 126 MB
Voice Chess for Linux version 1.1.0 216 MB

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