Is it for fritz 19? I believe the best option is to do a full uninstall and reinstall to address font issues. I didn't think it was so common anymore but that should hopefully address it.

Fair point. It gets job done for the money, no question.,

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching.

Oof. It won’t be the last time. I find play around holidays is always poor on my end.

My pleasure. Happy new years.

@ I appreciate that. Happy new year

I like notation on my boards as well. I would imagine since it makes its own PGN's they felt like it wouldn't be required. My DGT does have the co-ordinates on it and I think it looks quite nice. I love rosewood pieces as well. Perhaps we will see more pieces being made for these in the future if they get more popular. I'd love some more options. Lower costs would be nice too :)

@@tylerkacsor I spent 1500+ on my DGT board 2 years ago and it actually broke from travel, this chessnut air is the replacement as the intent was for playing online at tourney standard. I think this is definitely the better way to go for the price from what it looks like. Do you know how many games it can store or how long the battery lasts on the air? not sure if it uses more battery than the regular air

@@frequensea9434 The battery tests have been difficult in the sense that it seems to last forever so I just keep using it. I haven't played full classical games on it but I don't suspect there would be any issues. It's like a battery camel in my mind. I've heard it can store thousands but thats not official as the documentation doesn't have any mentioning of it last I looked. I think of it as limitless in the sense that there isn't a scenario where my phone wouldn't be around to load into the app or send to lichess or chess.com I spent a bunch on my DGT as well. Its lasted years but the board does have some cracks (perhaps harsh dry winters in Alberta) I never reach for it anymore. I still like it but it's just not near as useful. SOrry I don't have some better answers but the documentation isn't great. My understanding is that the battery usage is more or less the same as there isn't any substantial difference in the equipment used. Do you travel with a hard case? I have a soft case for mine but I suspect it would be worth investing in something more robust. Everything is just so expensive all the time.

@ I did a bunch of military travel so it was crushed into tight spaces. It works but not with Bluetooth and is open split in side corner and pops up slightly. I am excited for the air +. Cheaper replacement and I can just get newer DGT board by itself if I do tournaments again.

@@frequensea9434 My bluetooth is pretty useless as well. If you're on windows have you tried to go to the bluetooth driver and put it in legacy mode? It allowed mine to work again

Wow absolutely epic purchases. You're going to have a great new year with all those new boards. I'd like to get my hands on the move as well. It looks pretty cool. I hear ya on the knight forks. You and me both!

Really? I store mine in a travel case so it doesn’t see any sunlight. Maybe I’ll try to leave mine out for a while and see if I notice anything. It’s a small nitpick end of day but otherwise mine performs so well. Does yours work just as well? I’m always curious to see peoples experiences.

@@tylerkacsor It took a few months to really notice anything. I actually started to notice little circles developing in the first and last two ranks because I was leaving the pieces on the board, and those parts were not darkening at the same rate as the rest of the board.

This is a more rare line. I rarely see it but cxd is the response and it depends how play proceeds but it can really resemble French type structures in my mind. So play is cramped for black. I see why you would get good results as I don’t suspect many are prepared for it at my level especially if they’re don’t look at any theory. Do you play queen takes or develop?

@@tylerkacsor i don’t play it if they push c5, on c5 i just play c3, i use it when they play something else like bf5 which is the move i get the most in the caro kann

@@VivaRafaafaRaviVI see that makes sense. Also c3 is a good line I find. I like to play against the Karo but I don’t really play e4 online.

@@tylerkacsor really? E4 is the best tho 🙂

What's that mean? I'm new to chess, what should I start with?

It’s a great opening for beginners against e4. Karpov played it at the highest levels after all. He wouldn’t play something unsound.

I played and play a variety of Sicilians before CK and still play them. It’s good to have a few responses to e4. CK is solid though. What do you prefer?

Even if you lost your internet connection, you're still able to play against any engine (in this world) of your choice, bluetooth or usb, mobile or PC or Mac, you name it. Or OTB with a saved game after it. Capacity: 4096 .pgn-s ( of the internal board's memory ).

Yes the ability to have otb pgn is great. I love bringing e boards to the club to occasionally get the pgns there as well.

I should also note that even fully offline the case and setup make the go a great study board. It might be the best sized board for the average user.

​@@tylerkacsor Thank you Tyler! Your video was maybe decisive for me ordering the actual "Go". To calm myself will it actually arrive, I watched, e.t., listened to this video xy times. The main reason being you presented extreme number of information for a very short time in a convincingly casual manner. I'm low-intermediate and once got an invitation for a chess club nearby. Until then, I must try to play at least one game with my neighbour chess-fanatic to see how it fares OTB-PGN-Saving-wise.

@ I’m glad I could help. I think it’s great for training, travel and I’m still issue free after two Chessnut devices over the last year no dropouts which shocked me coming from DGT. I have a lot of sets but when I go to play through something or setup a position I almost always pull this board. It’s too convenient. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Is it chessable? I used to see Sielecki on YT but he must be out of my algorithm at this point. How is the course? What else is he recommending for d4?

I agree. Gotta activate the bishop. I think there are few lines where you need to jail it but most people don’t respond critically. I like how solid it is. I adopted this a few months back and have enjoyed it.

I can appreciate that comment. I think the thing that becomes apparent in Chess for me is that there are some real deep levels to it. You learn more and realize how little you understand. It's also true that we probably forget how far we've come and so in some ways I always feel like a beginner when objectively I could say that I'm likely in the intermediate space. Thanks for watching.

Thank you for that. I think deep down I had an idea that I could get away with it as the play looked suspicious somehow but you're right I didn't spend the time to calculate and simply looked at c6.

Thanks for the comment. I will try to do it on the weekend so if you check back next week it should be there.

It will be here on the 26th of December. Recorded today. I went over a few lines for how I started and a few of the key ideas. I hope it is somehow useful.

@@tylerkacsor thank you sir; I appreciate your honesty. I hope i will be learning something new from there. I am currently 1500 elo so i will try to catch it up to you and i hope we will be sharing a game one day.

I’m sure you’ll catch up quick. It’s not a big difference. Especially if you’re disciplined which is where I fall short.

@ yea i reached 1500 in 7 months of playing chess. I think i am way quicker than most of players and i am just 16 yrs old. I am hoping to be the best player of my country one day cause no one has ever achieved gm title from my country.well a stupid dream to pursue but i got some hope

Yes when I purchased this it came with Fritz engine and the gui. I often use stockfish instead of it though. The functionality of Fritz program is unparalleled in my mind although you can get free guis if you don’t care about the features. I’ve noticed some reasonable variances in stockfish vs Fritz evaluations while comparing but sometimes it’s nice to look at two engines as well.

@@tylerkacsor I get frustrated that so much of their ads fail to clearly state this and at ninety to four hundred dollars I get nervous.

Thank you. I love rosewood but I have some nice ebony sets as well. I haven’t seen the dgt world chess championship sets only the release of regular non dgt pieces on worldchess so I’m not sure if they will make one. I’ve considering trying to make my own but I feel like it would also be a disaster hah. If you find them let me know.

Glad I could help out. I think you’ll be happy the quality is good. I’ve been looking at some new dgt electronic pieces but everything is so expensive.

@@tylerkacsor Yeah, paying $250-300+ for pieces is pretty steep... how do you like the contrast of the black pieces vs the dark squares? First I was thinking of buying similiar ebonized (fully black) pieces by a different manufacturer, but then again they don't come with an extra queen and in darker lightning they might be even too dark, but overall the contrast might be better.

@@KennyT187 The cost is nuts and I have way too many sets already. Kind of addicting. I like the contrast and haven't noticed any issues. My usual issue is not enough contrast depending on the board type and pieces. An example is some of the boards that chessnut have are a little light I'm currently testing it out now and while the function is still insane the DGT board is looking a bit nicer in my mind. Enjoy the new board and chessmen. Always a great feeling.

You’re welcome. This one is tournament sized but many of the less expensive ones are not. I like the boards in general but their software really lacks compared to other newer entrants to the market.

DGT e-boards are tournament sized (with 55mm squares) and are used in FIDE tournaments.

@@KennyT187 Thank you kenny

@@financialmagician311 No problem! They even use the DGT walnut e-board in the World Championship match, but it's embedded in the table 🙂

Thanks that’s probably the nicest comment I’ve had. Glad you enjoyed it.

I reviewed it and agree.

I'm guilty of this as of late. I've been playing more blitz and I think it's quickly pulled me out of rapid mode.

I haven't heard of that one but I will take a look at it. I agree chessbase is very expensive and certainly not required. It's very niche in many ways and I suspect it has to be expensive to keep people employed but I don't really know a lot about their model. Maybe they make tons, but employees are expensive. I think with so many web based products and so on you can learn chess and never spend a penny. It's a great time for chess players for options! Thanks for the comment.

Thanks for the comment. I pulled it out to take a look. Mine does lay flat so there is no wobble or anything however it also isn't perfectly flat. After examining I believe the tight fit of the case may cause some pressure. Mine has gotten easier to use over time so I think there is less pressure and it's not something easily noticeable. For example I wouldn't have known if you hadn't mentioned this about yours as it's very slight so I didn't detect any issue. I would say if yours rocks or anything weird i'd call customer service but if it's a tight case it may not be an issue.

@@tylerkacsor Thanks for your answer I'll try to be more precise in my question, sorry I'm using a translator to write, it's not really curves or major deformation, nothing is visible to the eye, just when I pass my hand over the chessboard I feel things underneath and therefore not perfectly flat and smooth like the Chessnut air I also own. Can you try to pass your hand over the chessboard and say if you feel the same thing or it's perfectly flat and smooth like the chessnut air. I'm in contact with Chessnutech who are asking me for photos/videos of the problem and I don't know how to do it since it's impossible to see the slight deformations on the photos. I just want to be sure if it's normal or not so that I can request an exchange from chessnutech. Thanks again

@@lenovol6685 I can't see anything on my board. If I look away and run my hand around the board I do get the sense that I can feel something from time to time but when I look it seems perfectly flat. I wouldn't have ever considered this had you not sent the message so maybe I'm just predisposed to the idea. I can say on my end it hasn't affected anything.

Thank you. I think you'll like it. Mine has continued to be awesome and I've had no disconnects or oddities which I'm kinda of surprised at frankly. I like what chessnut is doing and I hope they are successful as we need more competition in the space. I'll check on the error handling, I did look at it initially and I recall it showing the error on the app but I'm not certain what the board displayed at this point. I do have another board that I need to review so I will take a look at error handling as it should function the same. Let me know how you like the solution when you get it.

@@tylerkacsor are you working for Chessnut, or do you just like to reply on al comments in a video. Of someone wants to order one, i can send my brand nee board for 100 euro.

⁠@@mtol20no I don’t work for or have any relationship with them. Just happy to see new technology in the space that works better than my dgt or is at least more convenient to use. I just try to respond to comments as I have a small channel so it doesn’t take much time lol.

Thank you. Great choice. I think it’s a modest investment for all that it gives you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I’ll likely have a few more videos coming when I get the motivation to make them :)

I’ll see if I can estimate it with Fritz somehow. Ultimately you can connect it to a variety of software so it can be as strong as your preferred engine. I agree that an estimate range would be nice though.

@@tylerkacsor I'm just interested in it as a stand-alone chess computer that I can carry around. I heard it uses Stockfish, is that true?

@@cliffmashburn983 Unfortunately, I don't have any direct contacts and couldn't find this info. I would assume it would be stockfish given it's licensing but I don't really know for sure. The device itself will always need a phone or computer to pair to so it will work so if you want a stand alone I think they created another board with a tablet built into it. I haven't seen it in person but it looks pretty cool. It doesn't seem as portable though. Anyway, I'm going to try to test the strength of the app against fritz and maybe i'll put that info when I put out a new video on the chessnut pro.

Thank you. It is a bummer to lose but I won a losing position the next day so it kind of evens out. I need to remember to use jobava when playing KID structures as it is a lot of fun.

@@tylerkacsor Yah I play the London maybe I’ll experiment with Jobava against KID because it looks more fun. Do you ever play bullet? It can definitely help turn the jets on in time scrambles. I get those all the time and usually sac the queen for a rook if it’s a winning endgame to just simplify and pre move everything

It is worth it if you remember to give it a shot. I'm not as fond of it in other lines but for KID it is a blast. I don't play bullet I'm old and slow but I am looking to play more blitz and perhaps try bullet. I've played a few games and it has gone ok but I want to increase my rapid rating for now.

@@tylerkacsor I will, got some black preparation to do first but I like the jobava. I hear you, same goes for me I’m focused on increasing rapid. I played way too much bullet and blitz, and I am pretty bad at time management, but it has definitely helped win many many games that are in time scrambles. Anyways good luck with the journey!

@@Zenmindchess I just noticed your name was youtube like so I clicked to see if you have a channel. Looks like we're on a similar path. Good stuff! I'd love to devote more time to playing but I'm pretty lazy. If you're ever up for playing a game let me know, either rated or unrated 1800 vs 1700 could be a fun video to make. Either way best of luck to 2000

I have an old micro-b. I wish I had USB C. I’ve been considering modifying mine it’s so old.

@@tylerkacsor Hi Tyler. Thanks for your reply. I just got the Bluetooth rosewood DGT board delivered but don’t get it to work. Anyway - it has a mini USB connection ant the dealer told me that’s the latest version

@@stefanaltenbach5935I think they have usb c ones now. So a few things. The Bluetooth protocol is old so you need to enable compatibility mode on your pc assuming it’s windows and that should allow it to connect. I wound up just wiring it like in the video as it’s easier. It’s a big disadvantage.

USB-C is found on the non-Bluetooth tournament E-Board, I'm unsure if the non-Bluetooth home use E-Board is the same. DGT didn't upgrade the Bluetooth E-Board from Mini USB-B, as they didn't see the point of going to the expense of doing so. The E-Board electronics are well within the capabilities of Mini USB-B to handle it. I got this information passed on to me by Schach Niggemann, the supplier of my E-Boards. They got it from DGT. To relieve mechanical stress on the Mini USB-B connector and the board receptacle, I found a right-angled Mini USB-B patch cable sold by _Lindy Cables and Connectors_ and use it with a small USB-A hub. This is more-or-less permanently attached to the E-Board, while the connections are made with the patch cable.

@@channelsixtyseven067 Great call on the right-angled adapter for the mechanical stress. I had assumed that they would have updated all boards to usb-c based on how ubiquitous they are this day and age but I get their position to an extent. Thanks for the updates. Very much appreciated.

Thank you. I think my opponent playing g3 in this type of line give me more targets to play with. Ultimately I lost a winning position and those hurt the most.

Amazing. I should have found that given the time on the clock. Nicely spotted. Big miss on my end.

It varies but I’ll say 8 to 10 hours for my usage. I’ve never used it straight through in one giant test. I usually play a rapid game or two and set it down a week or so and pick it up again. I rarely charge it.

I agree. It’s been a hit wherever I’ve taken it. I’m testing their larger pro board right now but in my mind the go hits a sweet spot and it’s just plain fun to use. Glad you like it. I wish they had leagues for them online.

How strong is it? Nobody brings that up and the company ain't talkin'.

Wow. Thanks so much for posting this. It's great information to know. Hopefully this is now corrected.

Thanks. I might actually be able to do that. I’ve gone back and forth on colour and black and white. Your suggestion might be the best option. I may try it out on the weekend when I get some time to look into it.

lol I changed back to colour on the new videos. I liked black and white but people tend to prefer colour.

Yes. It can do puzzles on lichess and chesscom in the app. It has a section under “study”. I find it takes time to setup so I tend to use a computer still and have avoided that but I might look to make a recording of it since you asked. I am not aware of two players connected to lichess but if you play an opponent in real life when the game ends the app imports to lichess to immediately analyze which is very cool. I find playing in real life against an opponent and having it recorded to be the best feature to analyze. I hope this helps.

@@tylerkacsor wow thats impressive feature "game ends the app imports to lichess to immediately". Btw today i heard from ChessCam. May helps people for analyses games also by recording the game as a mp4Video. its free

In theory it is possible. But if you have the same recognition problems during the game i have the you will stop. I stoped using mine.

Thank you. It’s a slow process.

I have come across that type of endgame with king and pawn where you can force a draw with the king trapped in the corner so I was aware of the idea. Unfortunately, with extra tempe there would likely be ways to free themselves but if it was just a king and pawn you can make a draw.

Thanks for the comment. That is really unfortunate. I haven't had any issues thus far, but I will keep an eye out for it. I just bought another board as well... so if I run into any issues I will 100% post a video about it similar to my DGT videos.

Thanks for posting that. If the makers of the board actually play chess they should understand that good customer service is good strategy. I’ll hold off buying one myself, and will not consider it unless they improve their game.

I have the same issue. Have not finished a geme without recognition issues. Tried to return it, but they refuse. Warning for everyone. Don’t buy this product. No rufund in the eu after opening, and the board has trouble with stable piece recognition during a whole game.

It could be an electrical interference, and I also had this problem. Ensure that there is no device too close to the board or anything magnetic.

@@mtol20 oh man that sounds brutal. I still haven’t had any odd issues and I’m testing the larger board. I see someone commented about interference. Might be worth a try.

Good question. They can do chess 960. It works with DGTPi connected but I'm not sure how to set it up without one of those or Fritz which also allows for this. Normally the DGT recognizes a new position is setup and will record moves without any computer required. I am not aware of any 960 mode without external devices. I'll try to set it up and make a recording the future. I'll also have a new tournament sized e-board to test side by side.

Fair point. It’s been enjoyable to not think about colours clashing but I’ll do colour for Fridays release.

Thanks! If only I can find a way to win and cross 1700.

I haven’t noticed anything but it’s usually fairly well lit. Let me try it tonight and report back.

@@stevesun11001 I still get the leak, often at the beginning of a game when computer makes its first move. I was considering upgrading to an EVO, but after they played hardball when I tried to get a refund on the GO, that's something I will never do!