Chessnut 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.

Zum Chessnut Pro bin ich eigentlich über Umwege gekommen. Nach den ersten Wochen muss ich sagen, dass die Entscheidung, zu diesem Brett zu greifen, jedoch die Richtige war. Ich bin von der Erkennung der Figuren auf dem Brett einfach begeistert. Selbst schlampig aufgestellt, erkennt das Brett die Positionen der Figuren super. Die gegnerischen Züge durch LEDs anzeigen zu lassen ist einfach der Hit. Genial finde ich, dass man die LED absolut nicht sieht, wenn sie nicht Leuchten. Die Verarbeitung ist der Hit, weil man es für ein einfaches Holz Schachbrett hält, wenn man das Bedienpanel an der Seite noch nicht gesehen hat. Man würde auch keine LEDs erwarten. Chessnut: "Ihr habt einfach endgeil abgeliefert!" Bei der Oberfläche würde ich jedoch aufpassen. Finger weg von Glasspray oder alkoholhaltige Reinigungsmittel. Irgendwas ist bei meinem Brett auf er gespritzt, was jetzt einen leichten hellen Schatten wirft. Bevor ich das Brett gekauft hatte, war geplant einen eigenen luxuriösen Figurensatz anfertigen zu lassen, da es Kritik dazu in der Chessnut-Community gab. Diese Kritik kann ich jedoch nicht teilen. Nach den ersten Spielen muss ich jedoch sagen, dass selbst die Standartfiguren ein echter Hingucker sind. Ich bin einfach verknallt in das Brett und der Kauf war die bisher befriedigenste Entscheidung seit langem. Es macht riesen Spaß und sieht echt edel aus. Die Software wäre ausbaufähig, da es jedoch mega geile Alternativen gibt die sogar zackiger, umfangreicher und bis jetut ohne Fehler arbeiten, kann ich nur jedem empfehlen: "Gönnt euch dieses Brett." 🥰

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

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.

We are very happy with this chess board to study our moves afterwards. We also got the automated one where the pieces move by themselves so we can play against the computer, really awesome engineering and beautiful pieces