Pro AI Electronic Chessboard Set – Full Wooden Pieces Recognition, 55cm Tournament Size Board, Luxury Chess Set with Wooden Pieces

This is one of the very rare purchases where the product exceeds my expectations. My grandson is on the chess team an I thought it would be fun to play against him remotely. Yes, there are iPad apps for this but, for me, playing on a real set just feels better somehow. As this was something I intend to leave on my coffee table, I really didnt want a plastic plugin gadget. I really wanted a full size set. After looking at all the competition, only Chessnut offered a full tournament size set with wooden pieces. Unless you saw the discrete control panel on the side of the board, you would NEVER realize this is a computer set. This set is beautiful. Setup literally took 2 minutes. I plugged in the charger (there is a built in battery so you don’t need to keep it connected) and downloaded the NEW app (there is an old and new version on the App Store). The set connected to my iPhone instantly over bluetooth. I selected a bot match and it was up and running. You literally just move your pieces and the board displays hidden LED lights on the squares showing which piece of theirs needs to move and where. If their move places you in check the board beeps. It is super fast and a PERFECT experience. The pieces that come with the set are nicely sized, good quality wood and does include extra queens. For the chess connoisseur, you can get premium tournament quality pieces directly from the manufacturer. If you are really attached to a particular set of pieces, you can purchase a sensor pack from Chessnut for around $50 and modify any wooden pieces to work with full piece recognition for your board. I am happy with the look and feel of the pieces that were included with the set. For me, the coolest part of this set is that it does not just recognize pieces are on the board, it can tell exactly WHICH piece is where because of unique chips within each piece. This is amazing if you want to setup a puzzle and get help - you just put the pieces on the board. The app has built in support for chess.com and lichess.org so challenging a friend works very easily. One other nice feature is that you can play against other computer players, phone players, or other people using different Chessnut sets (not just the pro). This set IS expensive and , for me, is worth every penny. At this time, you simply cannot get a better computerized tournament size wooden set. If tournament size is not a must for you, you can get the same functionality in Chessnut’s smaller sets for less than half the price. That said, if you want want the very best, this is it. HIGHLY recommended.

So beautiful but the app sucks and after a day the board would not turn off. And the lights didn't work.

I have a very fancy heavily weighted wooden chess set and was concerned that the standard wooden Chessnut pieces would be disappointing. But, they are really great. They are by no means “heavy” but they are also not too light. The board works great with the two major chess sites. With the app, or with a chrome browser extension called “Chessconnect” The app is also great by itself. It lets you take a picture of a chess image and import it into the engine, which makes reading chess books so much easier. No need to set the pieces up on the board, but you can do so(or with their other product, it will move the pieces to the proper squares). The only downside is they don’t yet allow you to turn off the very obnoxious beep when you disconnect from Bluetooth or when you are offline and go to save the game to internal memory. Hoping they fix this soon. It’s large, of course. I have a piece of felt under it to allow me to rotate the board easily. Sometimes it is hard to see what piece to move. Not because the LEDs are not bright, but because of the pieces are off centers they may block the light. Not a big deal, until you are in time pressure!

Awesome chess board but electronics did not work: This is the most conflicting review I've done in a long time - this chess board is very large and very cool. The pieces are clearly designed with care and so far I've had a great time playing on it pretty much every day. The wood is high quality and the craftsmanship is beyond any other board I've owned. The really big (and only) problem I have with the board is that the electronics haven't worked at all. I added a video to show what happens when I hold down the power button (a long push is supposed to turn it on, signaled by a green light), and sadly the board does not turn on at all, so I can't try any of the more advanced features. So, while I absolutely love the board, the only justification for the very high ~$650 price tag would be the advanced features, which do not work at all, and paying that much money for a normal board (even a higher quality one like this) is just nowhere near worth the cost. At this point, I cannot recommend the board.

No flaws in the wood that I can find and the electronics work perfectly. I love the online play, chess.com is way more enjoyable OTB. Cannot recommend it highly enough.

The chess pieces that came with the board were lightweight and a bit small, so I purchased the premium Chessnut pieces separately. They are beautiful and just heavy enough to be satisfying. I highly recommend the board with the premium pieces.

Perfetta in tutto, facile da collegare e bellissimo oggetto di design..riproduce fedelmente una scacchiera da torneo e in più registra le partite in automatico senza doversi per forza collegare ad un app o pc

Excellent. Previously purchased chessnut air and was impressed with the easy connectivity and intuitive use. App is good and allows play on real board while playing online. The one negative of chessnut air was that while it was brilliant for playing chess, it didn’t have the aesthetic to sit on coffee table as centre piece of living room. So I bought the chessnut pro. I love it. Same easy and intuitive use, but also lovely large wood board and pieces.

The pieces are magnificent and tournament-sized, just like the board itself. I received it well before the expected delivery date and on Christmas Eve, which was greatly appreciated. The package was well packed. So far, everything is working perfectly and it's very easy to use. What's best is that you can use all the features of Chess.com. I have a feeling the holiday season is going to fly by.

Compré este tablero de ajedrez por más de 650 euros. Es bonito y de buen diseño, aunque aún no he tenido tiempo de probarlo. La piezas son muy bien hechas. Sin embargo, hay un detalle que me decepcionó: las terminaciones no son de la calidad que esperaba, especialmente en la parte del tablero donde se juega. Las casillas, que parecen ser de papel pegado al tablero, no están perfectamente alineadas en los ángulos, lo que afecta la estética general. Además, el acabado del tablero tiene un pequeño daño en una esquina del marco. Tengo fotos pero ahora la app no me dejó cargarlas. Por el precio pagado, esperaba un producto impecable.

Das Brett wurde früher als angegeben geliefert mit Passwort und Amazontransporter! Der Brettkarton ist Edel! Ich habe bislang mit der Chessnut App und chessconnect auf chess.com gespielt, alles tadellos. Mit der Chessnut App gab es über Bluetooth keinerlei Verbindungsabbrüche. Mit der chessconnect App gab es über USB Kabel keinerlei Vedbindungsabbrüche, so lange man auf der Turnierseite blieb, wo ich gestern gespielt hatte. Bei Bluetoothverbindung über chessconnect gab es Verbindungsabbrüche, die man laut Entwickler aber mit Einstellungsstrings beheben kann, was ich noch nicht geprüft habe, weil ich über USB Kabel spielen kann und das Brett gleichzeitig langsam aufladen kann, was für die Akkulanglebigkeit sicher von Vorteil ist! Ich vermute das genau aus dem Grund nur ein USB Ksbel geliefert wird ohne Netzteil, da jeder mit ein bisschen Ahnung von Alkuchemie weiß das je langsamer der Ladevorgang, desto langlebiger der Akku! Die Figuren sind genau wie sie sein müssen nicht zu schwer und nicht zu leicht, sehr schön anzuschauen aus schönem Holz und ich meine die mitgelieferten Standardfiguren! Der interne Speicher funktioniert auch, habe bislang jedoch nur 2 Partien gespeichert. Hierzu ist zu sagen, das man on the board, ohne USB oder Bluetooth spielen kann und über Knopfdruck das Spiel speichern kann im internen Speicher des Boards. Über die Chessnut App lässt sich dann die Pgn Datei manuell kopieren und in das Anlysebrett einfügen. Die App ist rudimentär programmiert und dient nur für online chess über Bluetooth auf dem Handy, was sie auch erfüllt. Ich werde auch noch den Graham Treiber austesten und mir vermutlich doch Chessbase 18 zulegen oder Fritz 19 und das Fritz Powerbook, dann befindet man sich mit diesem Brett im absoluten Schachhimmel! Ich bin 47 Jahre, aber ich habe mich wie ein kleines Kind gefreut, als ich das Chessnut pro zum ersten Mal in Händen hielt!😅 Auf chess.com kann man im übrigen auch die Puzzles und alles wo ein Brett verwendet wird, einschließlich der Lessonvideos mit Chessnut pro nutzen! Das Brett erkennt jede Figur und Farbe der Figur einzeln und auch das schieben auf dem Brett funktioniert tadellos! Man kann nachdem der Hegner gezogen hat, also die beiden roten LEDs angehen, schon seine Figur vom Zugausgangsfeld nehmen und und seine eigene Figur auf des Gegners Zugzielfeld setzen, was Zeit spart, das Brett erkennt dies ohne Probleme! Ich habe auch das Millennium verglichen und es kann hier einfach nicht mithalten, insbesondere dies Innovation der nicht sichtbaren LEDs unter dem Brettfeld, macht das Erlebnis auf diesem Brett zu spielen magisch! Man kann absolut nicht erkennen das es einelekteonisches Brett ist so lange die Züge nicht angezeigt werden durch die dezent roten LEDs! Also dieses Ambiente sollte man nicht unterschätzen und billige LEDs auf dem Brett von anderen Herstellern können da einfach nicht mithalten! Wer sich Gedanken macht über die Alkulebensdauer, kann dies getrost vergessen, der Akku wird sicher 10-20 Jahre halten, wenn über USB am Computer langsam aufgeladen, während des Spiels !😉 Da könnt ihr euch auch auf Foren schlau machen! Ich habe bewusst noch ein Foto von unter dem Brett hochgeladen damit jeder sieht, das man das Brett von unten aufschrauben kann und somit auch den Akku wird tauschen können, was die Konkurrenzhersteller, in meinen Fall Schachmatt gesetzt hat, da die Konkurrenz somit in keinem Fall mithalten kann! Ich kann nur viel Spaß mit eurem magischen Chessnut Pro euch allen wünschen!