Reddit r/MachineLearningSeptember 14, 2026
[P] Built a 100% Client-Side Vision Pipeline for Real-Time Chessboard & Multi-Board Detection (Chrome/Firefox Extension) [P]
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Hi everyone, Inspired by tools like Chessvision.ai, I wanted to take a different architectural approach and build a browser extension ( ChessInsights AI ) that performs chessboard detection and piece recognition 100% client-side using local inference—with zero image data ever leaving the user's machine, support for detecting multiple boards in a single frame, and entirely free features. The main goal was to bridge passive chess content (YouTube, Twitch, PDFs, articles) with active engine analysi