DGT Centaur - Stockfish Powered AI Chess Board 

It’s early 2024 and guess what: I bought the Centaur! I have to say, it’s just a fantastic chess computer and worth while the money in my opinion. I was looking at other boards as well, but not needing any smartphone or app is just the only direction I wanted to go. This board will work just fine after a decade, and with smartphones and apps you never know how long they will be supported. Looking at the board itself, it’s amazing that you can do other moves than the computer is asking you to do, it will just accept and continue. Ideal for study. I’m not aware of any other boards doing that. The e-ink display is clear and almost use no battery power. And love how well the board recognizes the move of the pieces. So far not a single glitch, not even when doing multiple back moves. I use the board now every evening for a week, and still no need to charge. Oh, and on Easy mode I am able to beat it when using the advice option now and then 😊 No chance of winning on Challenge level so far. But great adoption to my skill level.

The nice thing about the Centaur is that you can put aluminum stickers on the bottoms of any chess pieces and use those pieces instead of the ones that come with it. I make my own chess pieces so I can play using my own pieces. It's perfect for me as I have no desire to play people online. When I make a stupid move the Centaur doesn't laugh...it just pounces on me! :) Really like your videos.

I just bought one of these. after watching several reviews to learn all about it before it arrives , just wanted to share something that I learned . I noticed when you wanted to start from a position, that you picked out each piece one at a time and placed them into position. If you start out with all the pieces on their back lines , as if you were just about to start a new game , then you can individually move each piece to where you want it and then simply click on the ' start position ' in the menu to accept it . The board will recognize all the pieces all at once and know exactly where they are. hope this makes sense .

Love it. I use it with my triple weighted chess pieces. The only downside is the lack of a official Update-Option. As it is based on the Raspberry-Pi there could be so much great improvements down the line. Like managing different profiles. (My son has a different playing strength) Saving and Exporting your games. Having various computer opponents with different strategies and strength and weaknesses.

Love your Channel. Very thoughtful content, interesting and great reviews. Well done.

DGT Pegasus next please! It’s relatively new and is for playing online! Thanks for the content :)

Great board very hard to play for beginners even on friendly mode

Thank you so much for all the time you put into your fantastic videos. Your other video on the ChessUp board convinced me to order one which I should get in 2 days. I already have the Centaur so I really enjoyed watching this video. You are a tremendous asset to the chess community! I love your videos. You're a bit chattier than others that make chess videos but I like that about you. It makes you wonderfully unique. I'm always excited when I see that you have new chess content available. Stay safe and Merry Christmas to you and your family. I hope you are a Christian who knows Jesus so we can meet in heaven on that glorious day when He comes to take us to our new home! Take care, friend!

I have this dgt centaur chess board! It is so much fun! Its a nice size and has that LCD screen too! And you can charge it up and play out on your patio!

Nice reivew!

Thanks for your vídeo!! I have a DGT Centaur...and i love It!!! I have a Chessnut Air board...and i love It too....and i have a DGT smartboard that i use with the DGT pi......and why dont you make a vídeo talking about this 2 products?? Because i ever learn New things with your vídeos!! And i think that i could improve my experience with DGT smartboard and the DGT pi,of course with your help!!! Think about it!!! God bless you and your family!!!!

Very nice looking Chess set 👍

They can not reduce the price any time soon. The board is using a Raspberry Pi board inside and their prices are through the roof.

It’s a great board to play and learn very cool.

Thanks for this video, do you check before if this board can resolve the position like ( 3M ) mate in 3 ? like a puzzle

I’ve got the chess king supreme. I’ll get this one for fun.

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One thing no one ever talks about including the makers is,can you get a battery and change it ,as say,a retired engineer. Do you need to buy a new board and trash the the board. Thats what holding me back from buying any of them.batteries dont last forever ,and im not buying a new set everytime the battery fails or beeds to ve pluged in during play.

I'm awaiting Santa's arrival for mine!

I dont know about you guys but if I get one more of these google galaxy flip ads im gonna destroy my computer

I think the take back feature is confusing. You need to determine which square the pieces can from and thus is not easy

If you're doing a review you could have found out how the scoring system worked, instead of just guessing. Otherwise a good review.

If you like a channel where the guy says 'sort of' an unusual amount of times, this is your channel!

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