thank you for the kind words :) I've only tested on Android.. but if I can get my hands on an Iphone I will test it out and let you know

yeah its really nice :)

i personally like it because its easy to move the pieces, unlike other small boards the pieces will get knocked over very easy but because of the magnetic board the pieces had no issues. as far as emulating the board vision it wont match a tournament size board. however when doing a lot of puzzles i feel its a great size. when im using a book i always use this board :)

six weeks at magic camp paid off 😀

@@whiggi 🪄🪄

ill test the moving and lag :) i have a lazy susan for my pro... i used it it was alright.. too big for the evo im afraid. but i think i have another solution so ill test it out soon. for the pro i ended up getting rid of the lazy susan (i didnt like how it elevated the board higher, and moved when I bumped it during games) i didnt notice any lag when i was playing with bots.. everything was working find for me but ill keep at eye out in my tests as well.

for chessable: for pro/air i dont believe its possible. though people talk about using chessnut and chessable... i have not found a way to actually have it work with the board responding.... the evo however does have a way a to use it. which I will be investigating soon :) for LucasChess: it comes with custom puzzles, load it up and set it up on the board, then play it out. inbelieve you can also upload your own puzzle set though i havent had a chance to do this yet. chessdotcom: others have said this doesnt work, however i have personally had it work where I joined puzzles and was able to set up the puzzles on the board and play it out with the board responding (im talking about the regular puzzle mode where you get the puzzle rating). no issues for me on this one

@@whiggi Thanks for these explanations. Not a big tech person, but after curating a baseline of nice chess sets (aka consuming instead of playing) I‘m trying to reduce my excuses and procrastination by now finding a nice digital set-up. The state of things strikes me as weird. Once DGT figured out boards with piece recognition through RiFid chips, the connection to the online world has been made and the rest should be a software based afterthought. And yet, here we are…. I mean, why should it not be possible to do the same thing with a tablet lying next to your Chessnut Air/Pro that can be done on the Evo. It seems to be the same technical environment. Separate but also trivially seeming issue is choosing opponent’s move output ie board LEDs (Chessnut, Millenium etc) vs non-board / computer based screen or sound output (DGT etc). DGT has beautiful (and by now very affordable) hardware but I‘m afraid they’re making the wrong software and API choices, while I am hoping ChessNut and third party developers will address aforementioned features soon. For now I‘m waiting for the pre-drilled (Chessnut sensor compatible) chess pieces I ordered (the internet is so amazing) although I haven’t pulled the trigger on the Chessnut Pro board yet, as I am still considering the Evo. But I hope (see above) the Evo features will become available to the other boards as well via software solution.

No problem 👍 glad you enjoyed it 😀

Linux as well.

that is a bit of a shame. never owned a mac, didnt even consider it. i think someone mentioned having a mac and using it through a process of loading windows (maybe a VM) on their mac... the reported that it worked for them.. bit of a process but theres a way

Glad it was helpful!

I will do a video explaining this shortly. Apologies. But if you have the software Go to Options General Config Boards and then change None to the board you have

Hi Vikram It appears to work with the DGT's, I cant test it though as I dont have any, but looking in the settings its got 3 options DGT DGT (Alternative) and DGT Pegasus Hope this helps

@@whiggi thank for the quick reply, dgt board works, And the announcement option is also there but no sound scheme

nice to hear the board works :) For the announcements im not really sure to be honest. I tried playing around with it but couldnt get anything to work. I normally skip stuff like this as I found sounds distracting. sorry

@@whiggi yes but training in A DGT usb board without sound we cannot train,

sorry to hear that.. maybe theres a way.. could look up the lucaschess documents on their site. or have the screen infront of you, turn on blindfold mode so you cant see the pieces, just the squares and go that way.. otherwise yeah I dont know.. dont have a DGT :)

They sure are! Couldnt help myself when I got the Pro I knew I had to upgrade the pieces :D

Yes :) Just tested it. I took one of my study's from Lichess and downloaded it as a PGN, from there I was able to create and import it into LucasChess, all the lines worked as normal :)

100% and its exactly what I was looking for :) a great training tool

sure :)

Here you go :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHa4fYCFpZutlas

They're decent.. As for exact strength im not really sure.. As you can see from the video they handle quite well with sudden movements, shaking, turning upside down. It was a suprise to find they are magnetic towards only the chessnut GO. I have other magnetic chess sets, and when putting the GO pieces on those boards they did not stick to at all. So chessnut have done a very interesting job with the pieces and the board magnetising together as for how they feel when playing, you dont feel like you need to add any additional stregth to lift/slide, they move quite naturally when playing.

Greetings :) I set them up under the assumption the buttons were to go on the left (like the pro) but they were switched, also I didnt notice the notation at first :D

That is my phone. You only need to connect to the internet if you want to play against someone on chesscom or lichess. If you just want to play a bot you can play offline with their latest app. The phone does not come with the board no. The board connected via bluetooth to either your phone or bluetooth PC/Laptop. If you are looking for a device that comes with tablet/screen the Evo might be for you. I will be reviewing it shortly :)

if your not using it outdoor then its a great little set :) when i got my first eboard 25 or so years ago i had alot of fun with it! boards have come along way since then :) the pro is still my main board but even then i still feel like just getting out the go from time to time :) hope you enjoy it! also curious. did you get the gray or orange buttons? 😀

the case was an added bonus that I wasnt expecting. when i walked around with it didnt feel like I was carrying it. definitely good for portability. especially if you wanna move from one room to another

I'll do a short vid on one. going to do a series so theyll all come in order for people who watch in the future, thanks for the feedback :)

@@whiggi I found out now. Thanks

windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11 :)

@@whiggi👍 that’s a good range of os’s I think at least one of them should workout

@@A-Name-101 let me know how it goes :)

thanks so much :D i try to add a bit of fun here and there

Thanks! Will do!

it gets upto 10 hours on a full charge

I guess that’s a matter of taste. Of course it’s easier to play with larger boards, but that doesn’t exclude playing on a smaller one. If you were on a look out for only one eboard, the larger ones might be a better option, but this definitely fills out a need many have, i.e. the portability. You can easily grab a game, where it normally would be impossible or difficult, like at your desk at work or travelling on a train/airplane.

@@JuliusBjornsson don’t you go trying to bring reason and logic into this - it’s the interwebz and there’s only 1 right way!!!

Its a cool little set for sure! Glad you liked the gameplay, I plan on doing more. I edited out the opponents moves to save time, he was averaging 10 seconds per move. Would love to know your feedback on if I should edit their move time out or leave it in (the video...would have gone alot longer though)

@whiggi I actually didnt notice that you cut out their time between moves, good choice though, made the game play flow. Could you do some commentary in future videos to explain whats going on. I got most of it, but not all of it.

sure, I can look into doing something like that!

Thanks for the GO promotional code. I was able to use it. Your review of the set is very informative.

glad to hear you enjoyed the videos :)

I recommend the Go, simply because ive never used the Air :) But looking at the air, it seems like a bit of a headache to transport around. The Go is really well packaged Im about to release a video with some gameplay on the Go so you can see it in action on chess.com. I have a mate who has the air+ and he absolutely loves it :D Good luck with your choice :)

@@whiggi thanks you so much

@damientheo2692 no worries. The video is up now showing some gameplay. If you decide to get it made sure to check the comments there's a better code for it to be 149.40 USD 😀 (code is GO)

Glad you found it helpful :) Whats your current level?

i dont have an EVO so im unable to test that. I am almost certain it will, but yeah unable to test. chessnut PRO does work with UCI (lucaschess), that I can confirm. ill look into GO and get back to you.

@@whiggi Thanks, would be good if it did

Thanks! He likes it as well... attacking it atleast :)

it does :) im very happy with it

Thank you :) Glad you found it helpful!

I've tried researching this the past day. Couldnt find anything, however I did find that Chessnut EVO with their Chessnut Vision it can work. I sadly dont have an EVO to test it out. Im currently looking at other spaced repitition ideas. I may have found a solution just trying to get it to work. Though I did do a video of Chessnut Pro and the Chess.com library, not fully automated but definitely on the right track

@@whiggi ​ @whiggi I just played my first game on it - love it. It's so satisfying to play OTB instead of through a screen. No need, but it'd be awesome if you'd be up for doing an instructional video on how to stream (say, twitch or something similar) using the board, with a virtual board on screen for everyone to see? I'm struggling to figure this out.

ive got a few ideas ;)

@@whiggi Awesome. I look forward to it. I hope to start streaming soon, piano and chess.

I works very well with the EVO

thanks :)

glad you liked the review :) in regards to resolving the light issue..i hope so. im not sure about the airs visability. but the Go with the green lights I could see it... though, no where nesr as easy as indoors :(

@@whiggi I couldn't see anything on the air board regarding the lights 🤷🏻‍♂ Was thinking about purchasing the Go version IF the lights was VERY clear outside in all type of weather. Until they make something like that, I'll just keep playing inside on my Pro board.

@@stefanjensen2139 yeah that's fair. I've passed my feedback onto them regarding the lights, hopefully something can be done

Hi Dennis, agreed it would be nice to get some sun :) The alternative is that you could have the phone display the opponents move, not ideal but gets the job done. Don't get me wrong though, I understand the appeal to playing outdoors, I hope a solution can be found. Main reason why I included this in the review is for transparency. Understanding some people might want this set for certain purposes, they need to know they are getting what they are after :) As for the A.I, the board uses the Chessnut App (and can be used with some other apps) which includes multiple levels of difficulty. I just checked the App but was unable to connect. When I get home from work ill check another 3rd party app that I really like and see if that works offline.

@@whiggi Hi Whiggi , thank you for your reply, let me know how you get on with the other apps please. Here in the UK wither your on 3g 4g 5g the internet drops in and out quite often ! this is why I would like to see an on board A.I. built into all chess computers, then at least you would have something to fall back on ,for playing a game . best wishes Dennis.