v1.2.0

1.2.0 (2026-08-01)

v1.1.0

1.1.0 (2026-07-09)

v1.0.0 — Initial release

First public release of @chessvision-org/chess-vision — a dependency-free chess diagram toolkit for Node.js and the browser. No DOM, no network, no CDN.

Highlights

• FEN — parse to an 8×8 matrix, validate (quick + detailed), and parse/serialize the full six-field record (board, side to move, castling, en passant, clocks).
• Board manipulation — pure, immutable helpers: place / move / remove pieces, flip, list & count pieces, material balance, king lookup, legality check. Squares accept 'e4' or [row, col].
• SVG diagrams — generateDiagram() renders a self-contained SVG with the inline CBurnett/Lichess piece set, coordinates, board flip, custom colors, optional frame, and an accessible aria-label.
• Themes & presets — 20 board themes, 23 piece sets, print/social quality presets, plus contrast-aware lookup helpers.
• Color — hex/RGB/HSV conversion and WCAG 2.1 luminance/contrast utilities.
• Images — read PNG/JPEG pixel dimensions from the header (no decode) and rewrite PNG pHYs / JPEG JFIF DPI metadata; compute physical print sizes.
• Plus — coordinate math, history utilities, and input sanitization.

Quality

• Full TypeScript types shipped — no @types/… needed.
• Dual ESM + CJS build.
• 107 unit tests (Node.js native test runner), all passing.

Install

npm install @chessvision-org/chess-vision

import { generateDiagram } from '@chessvision-org/chess-vision';

const svg = generateDiagram({
  fen: 'rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1',
  size: 400,
  showCoords: true,
});

See the README for the full API reference and the CHANGELOG for details.

Requirements: Node.js ≥ 18, or any modern browser.