Very useful review here! Can you play a game of chess 960, I wonder without having to hook it up to the Internet? And if it uses Stockfish 13, do you know what the ELO rating happens to be please? Many thanks for this! At present, I find it pretty costly since I'm a 76-years old pensioner... but maybe if I wait a while...??!!
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"Open up the Chessnut application..." on what? Windows? Mac? Who thinks this way? There are two major computer platforms (at least) and as far as I can tell, for some reason, very few of these work on MACOS... And yes, one can install Parallels...for more money...with the additional expense of buying the Windows OS...and all the anti-virus needed for Windows. Am I missing something? Why is the chess community so Windows focused? Just wondering...time to start breathing again...
Man I want one of these new fancy e boards so badly. But they gotta get real with these prices. You can get a computer, ps5 , go kart , and more for what some of these cost. They would sell millions if they stopped gouging.
I don't think it's gouging at all. There's a lot of engineering that goes into these boards, and they're made by small companies that can't operate on tiny margins like Sony can with the PS5.
@@montagdp Yeah no way lol. It’s easy to look up what’s in this board. They are for sure over priced no matter how you look at it. It’s not an opinion it’s a fact.
Given that even playing 15+10 time trouble is an issue these products do not interest me at all. If you were to play someone who was using a similar interface it would make sense, but once you get into rated blitz and rapid I'm pretty sure these things are just frustrating
Just some advice, if you put a sock on your microphone (or a pop filter), you can help prevent your P's and B's from being so terrible. If you have a clip on, idk, experiment around, i imagine someone makes tiny mic socks.
I just can't get behind the idea of an e-board. Either I am playing on a very nice board against someone, or I am playing online digitally. I have been playing that way for a decade at minimum. I think it is a nice concept for beginners, but it doesn't work for me.
Did you have to pay any additional charges when you imported your Chessnut Air ? I’m in the UK and concerned that I may have to pay VAT etc on top of the £33 postage charge.
I don't think it's worth it if you're only going to play on your own. I can do the same thing with a normal board, I'd just have an extra step of moving my own piece digitally. Which isn't much effort on a touchscreen. I think digital boards would only be worth it if the pieces moved on their own.
do you think it would work well for playing another opponent in-person for blitz games? i wanted the option to record blitz games when i meet up with a friend in real life
May I ask a really stupid question? I’m old and not brilliant with technology: if I’m having to use my mobile phone, will it put my phone bill through the roof ? 😱😱😱 Further, can it be used standalone without being ‘connected’ anywhere ?
Got a refund back from the failed SquareOff Kickstarter of their auto-moving board... going to put the money towards this, I reckon. Was either going to be Chessnut Air or the Pokemon chess board from the Pokemon Center! 😂
Thanks for the video, very helpful. I noticed when I choose the option to play the computer, and I want to play black, the iPhone app behaves rather weirdly. In settings there is no option to "Flip Board.' There is only the option to "Flip Pieces" and then, or so it seems, you then have to turn your phone upside down in order to have the correct orientation for the black pieces, but the white pieces do not "flip" so they appear upside down compared to what one is used to seeing. And, of course, everything else on the iPhone screen is upside down (except for the black pieces). Am I missing something?
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve used it, but I’ll give this a shot. Keep in mind. of course, there is always the possibility that I missed something. But from what I remember, the problem was this. Say, e.g., I’m playing white and the screen looks as one would expect-white pieces at the bottom of the screen and black pieces at the top. It's normal. So, for whatever reason, I chose “flip pieces.” Now black pieces are at the bottom of the screen and white pieces are at the top. Fine, that’s what you would expect. But, as I recall, the black pieces-now my pieces, were upside down. So, with a willingness to be flexible, I simply turn my phone upside down. So now the black pieces have the correct orientation (right side up and nearest me), but the white pieces are upside down. And of course, everything else on your phone is upside down because, well, that’s how you’re holding your phone. All I remember is, at the time it, seemed screwy, and being ADD I went on to something else and haven’t used it in a while. I hope that’s clear.
Such a good review. Very clear and informative, covering every aspect of the device. If only all reviews were this good. Please bring us more on other AI boards.
Hi, I just purchased the ChessNut Air but when playing with either the Chessnut or the White Pawn app, I loose Bluetooth connectivity in the middle of the game at least once or twice a day (using an iPhone on OS 16). What's up with that? Is this faulty hardware?
Hi there, I can’t speak for the manufacturer. I’d suggest trying it with a different device to rule out a phone issue. If it still happens then yes, it would suggest hardware fault and I’d contact ChessNut about a replacement.
@@hybricechess thanks for your reply! I’m using my iPad now and there it works fine, no more BT disconnects. It’s still very weird because no other BT devices disconnect with my iPhone…pretty stumped by this to be honest.
Great video, I bought the board for €171.55 (March 2023) and free shipping, and I received it in Spain in 6 days. I haven't seen anything like it at this price. It works exactly as you describe it in the video. I have the DGT Centaur and the Millennium Chess Pro, and I bought the Chessnut Air for the online game. I'm happy about the shopping.
There are some, but they tend to be noisy or slow, would be cool if there was one that was fast and quiet. The issue is capturing pieces when there are pieces all around, and knight moves are a bit awkward, and castling too.
I know, I was just mindlessly playing and moving pieces to prove a point but when I hung the queen I was still like….oh….hopefully nobody notices that 🤣
Hi, yesterday, during my unboxing I got a strong bad smell, something chemical coming from the board or the plastic protecting it. I asked the question at several places, including the support, but here I see that you have exactly the same new boxing than I received. Seems different from the previous ones. Did you also found such strong bad smelling on your own ? Chessnut support say it's maybe the paint on the wood, so for the moment I wait to check if it disapears.
@@hybricechess Hi, no, it was coming from the board itself and from the plastic protecting it that accumulated the wood varnish smell. After 36 hours, the smell is much less heady and noticeable when approaching the board. My wife told me that now it's softer; it smells like a piece of standard varnished wood furniture. I hope it will disappear in the following days. I even tried to play to check if I can support it, it seems ok, but I need more time to ensure it does not create a headache after a while. The board is nice to play; it's an excellent experience. I hope this smell issue will disappear quickly and that I can keep it.
Would be good if they simply provided the RFID things to put on the bottom of your own pieces - I have a gorgeous weighted wooden set. It also strikes me that there is no real requirement for the squares to be able to detect exactly which piece is on them. The starting position shows where the pieces are, and simply detecting a piece being removed from a square and arriving at another square is enough to positively identify the piece and the move. So a simple capacitance sensor could detect piece or no piece. Just a thought.
There is tho. Piece recognition will always work better, there is no room for error and if you'd knock something over the board will easily show you where everything is supposed to be. Also promotion. Promotion without piece recognition only works via selecting which piece you want to promote to on the app taking you completely out of the experience of even using a board like this. While with real piece recognition you simply put down the queen and the board will recognize it.