---
title: "Chess.com Custom Pieces & GIF Background – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "4,000 users, rated 4.31 by 16 people. Version 1.2.0, updated 2026-11-08. Requests 2 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lnbgncfhcgnaaaaipfcbahibmdejcnmm"
---

# Chess.com Custom Pieces & GIF Background

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 4,000
- Rating: 4.31 from 16 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-09 05:52 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: +1,000 (+33.3%)
- Rank by users: #11,109 of 292,125 live extensions
- Rank in Just for Fun: #528 of 8,575

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Customize your chess board on Chess.com with your own images and even animated GIFs! Import new ones or share yours with others.

- Extension ID: `lnbgncfhcgnaaaaipfcbahibmdejcnmm`
- Developer: [Arthur Smith](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u91491cd3daef82242f4c5ca2c7c981b4)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Lifestyle › Just for Fun](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/fun)
- First published: 2023-03-06
- Last updated: 2026-11-08
- Version: `1.2.0`
- Size: 4.93 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Support page: `https://www.chess.com/club/chess-com-custom-pieces`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chesscom-custom-pieces-gi/lnbgncfhcgnaaaaipfcbahibmdejcnmm>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/lnbgncfhcgnaaaaipfcbahibmdejcnmm>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22lnbgncfhcgnaaaaipfcbahibmdejcnmm%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-09 | 4,000 | 4.31 | 16 |
| 2026-11-05 | 4,000 | 4.27 | 15 |
| 2026-10-29 | 5,000 | 4.27 | 15 |
| 2026-10-22 | 3,000 | 4.27 | 15 |
| 2026-10-14 | 3,000 | 4.27 | 15 |
| 2026-10-08 | 3,000 | 4.27 | 15 |
| 2026-09-30 | 3,000 | 4.27 | 15 |
| 2026-09-27 | 3,000 | 4.27 | 15 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-09: New version `1.2.0`, replacing `1.1.0`.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://www.chess.com/*`: www.chess.com

### Browser features

- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `unlimitedStorage`: Store more data than the usual limit

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-09 05:52 UTC; next check around 2026-11-16.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Chess.com Custom Pieces & GIF Background” (lnbgncfhcgnaaaaipfcbahibmdejcnmm). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-09. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lnbgncfhcgnaaaaipfcbahibmdejcnmm. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_lnbgncfhcgnaaaaipfcbahibmdejcnmm,
  title   = {Chess.com Custom Pieces & GIF Background (lnbgncfhcgnaaaaipfcbahibmdejcnmm)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-09},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lnbgncfhcgnaaaaipfcbahibmdejcnmm},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

---

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