oakmac/chessboardjs
JavaScript chessboard observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4842
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 868
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2133 stars · 421 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
chessboard.js is a standalone JavaScript chessboard component for embedding interactive chess boards in web pages. It is intentionally 'just a board' with a flexible API for positions, drag-and-drop, and events, relying on chess.js for game rules.
Use cases
- embed a chess board on a website
- show game positions alongside commentary
- build a tactics trainer where users guess the best move
- play back games from a PGN database
- build a chess server where users play games in the browser
When to choose
- you need a visual, draggable chessboard UI in the browser
- you want a board-only component and will pair it with chess.js for rules
- you need a lightweight, well-documented jQuery-based board widget
When to avoid
- you need chess rules, move validation, or check detection (use chess.js for that)
- you want a dependency-free modern component (it requires jQuery and the author recommends chessboard2)
- you need a server-side or non-browser chessboard
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
ui-components graphics web-development frontend gaming-tools browser chess chessboard jquery board-games frontend-component javascript nodejs
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/oakmac/chessboardjs · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3d17a443a35b
- homepage: https://chessboardjs.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 498df3bcf3f3
- site_page: https://chessboardjs.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 07ef49dcb5bc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| oakmac/chessboardjs | main | 32 |
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