# Talking Chessboard

> Talking Chessboard (iPhone/iPad app by Tom Reinert.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talking-chessboard/id6826148953 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tom Reinert](https://appshunter.io/developer/1842143945)
- Category: Games, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 111 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-07
- Data updated: 2026-11-09

## What is Talking Chessboard?

Turn any chess board into a smart board. Speak your move, the bot speaks its move.

Set up your own board, put your phone next to it and play the computer by voice. Say your move, the app reads it back, then tells you its reply. You move both sets of pieces on the real board, and your eyes never leave the game.

SAY YOUR MOVE
Speak the way chess players do: "Knight F3", "E4", "Castle", "Bishop takes knight". If a move could mean more than one thing, the app asks ("Which knight?") instead of guessing.

WHEN YOU NEED IT
"No" if it misheard you. "Take back" if you changed your mind. "Repeat" if you missed its move.

AN OPPONENT FOR EVERY LEVEL
Stockfish 17, one of the strongest chess engines in the world, from gentle beginner levels up to full strength. Or choose a balanced opponent that adjusts as the game goes.

MADE FOR THE BOARD, NOT THE SCREEN
Zen mode turns the screen dark and shows only the last moves, so the phone stays out of the way. Close the app and your game is waiting when you come back.

PRIVATE AND OFFLINE
Speech recognition and the engine run on your iPhone. Nothing you say leaves the device, and there are no accounts, ads or tracking. Optional natural voices are a one time download.

FREE SOFTWARE
Talking Chessboard is open source under the GNU GPL v3, like Stockfish itself.

## Is Talking Chessboard safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Talking Chessboard.

## Is Talking Chessboard legit?

Talking Chessboard has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Talking Chessboard is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-11-07

No release notes.

## More apps by Tom Reinert

- [Very Good Metronome](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/very-good-metronome/id6753014760)

All apps by Tom Reinert: https://appshunter.io/developer/1842143945

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