Phantom Chess Board - Stockfish

Here we walk through a full game of stockfish on the phantom chess board. #chess

[@damsen978]

This is the single coolest thing i seen in Chess and i see this could sell extremely well. This could even work with the Staunton chess sets since in tournaments they use electromagnetic coils to track for screens. Except in this case it could be used like this video shows.

[@gatorguy17]

Thanks for doing these Andrew. Really exciting to see the product I've been waiting on since I ordered in 2021. It's starting to feel real!

[@braviafeed]

Superb video, please keep up the good work.

[@TeaLeafGirl-rr2wl]

Nice video, buddy. I subscribed

[@kapre875]

this is sick

[@Requiem-mp9de]

what happens if you checkmate it illegally or make illegal moves?

[@andrewh5968]

It has a single beep for a legal move and a triple beep for an illegal move.

[@andrewh5968]

I do wish it had a noise for check and checkmate. I’ll put in a request with the devs

[@bobbyvandam74]

Thanks!

[@cmsu982]

For the extensiveness you tested and know about their issues, I hope Wonder substance is paying you actual money for doing these tests… I am one of the backer from 2021, gotta thank you if we are getting a better product.

[@gumtree7177]

Did you receive your set when ? How did you get it faster I’m still waiting on my set

[@entertainingvideos1351]

In before 1 million views 🚀

[@Poupilebrave1]

As always thanks for the videos Andrew :). Have you tried to promote a pawn on your side and play so that the computer promotes to see how the board reacts to this ?

[@andrewh5968]

I’ll do a quick KZbin short today to show how this works

[@andrewh5968]

So I’m trying to figure out promotion. It seems like it’s not supported right this second. Wonder Substance says they have a major update this week so I hope that’s included

[@ajs98405]

Three long slow beeps for mate… one for stalemate?

[@sean1strozyk]

In some of your videos the mechanism sounds pretty loud. How is it in person? This video it’s not too bad, but occasionally it’s kinda gnarly. I know phone mic compression may make it more pronounced. Also, do the beeps come from the tablet? If so I imagine you could turn the volume when for silent play? Thanks for the uploads I’ve been following this board for a long time!

[@andrewh5968]

At first it was a grinding noise when the board was shipped. After I fixed it, the sound is like a quiet hum. I would say the level is less than that of a quiet laptop fan. It seems very loud in the dead of night but during the day, you can hardly hear it. As far as the beep, it actually comes from the board. The instructions with the board say you can change the sound level in the app but right now it is not supported. Wonder Substance says they have a major software update coming this week so I hope that’s included. It’s not very loud but it definitely seems loud at night and I wouldn’t play when the kids are asleep.

[@gumtree7177]

How did you get it I’m still waiting 😢 how many more years before I get mine. They said I should have got it in 2023 and before still 2024 still don’t have a set. Why isn’t it fully finished yet. When do you think all customers will get the chess game set sent out ? A close guess.

[@andrewh5968]

I was able to be apart of the beta test group. Supposedly they should start fulfilling order this month but the month is rapidly approaching so I personally think it’ll be in May.

[@STOCKHOLM07]

Kinda creepy but cool.

[@ajs98405]

what happened to voice activated play?

[@andrewh5968]

They are supposed to be having a major update late this week. Hopefully it’s in there

[@gomcse]

I'm a backer. The color differences of the pieces really bothers me. Also, weren't the pieces supposed to be real wood? These look like molded plastic. The system is kind of buggy. I own a squaresoft Grand Kingdom set and it seems to be 100 percent better than this set.