How to make 'x' flip the board in the Chess.com explorer

May 29, 2021

Update: Chess.com fixed that on their side in July 2021.

You can press x anywhere on Chess.com to flip the board, but not in the explorer. This is annoying. Here is how to fix it:

Download the Shortkeys extension (available for Chrome and Firefox). Open options:

Create a "Run JavaScript" shortcut. You will have to press the small purple arrow on the left to get to the shortcut settings.

The JavaScript snippet is as follows:

document.querySelector('#settings-gear')?.dispatchEvent(new Event('mouseover'))
document.querySelector('.board-controls-flip').click()

Save the shortcut and refresh the Chess.com page. Now x will work.