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Thank for video my very good friend God Bless

I reckon the reason why it doesn't have the numbers/letters at the edge is because, when you play as black, you still play from the same side (so that you can see the little electronic display). Although I guess that, at more expense and size of board, they could maybe have put an 'electronic ink' strip along three sides to do that.

Maybe it's too late to ask a question here about this board, but I'm really wondering about if it doesn't get into problems with the friendly mode if I would have a friend play a game on it against the computer?

I got one a few days ago. I have had various raspberry pi's over the years, and the weak link is always the SD card, they get corrupted and unreadable eventually. I took my Centaur apart and cloned the SD card to a couple others. I have one of the copies now in the Centaur, with the original and another copy stored in the box for when the SD card eventually get corrupted and the board no longer works.

Nice review. What does the battery look like, can you take it out and have you tried to charge it with a powerbank?

I just got mine yesterday. I played a few games in friendly mode and got my ass kicked to the curb. I thought I could beat it, since I used to play chess regularly when I was young(er). I kept trying hard to fork and in the end, it forked me

Do you recommend that I buy the chess pieces in the video separately for $30?? Or are there better chess pieces for the price?

The chess pieces for this computer are a mistake. They should be made of wood with an aluminum foil backing.

Just curious in your opinion would Magnus or a to 10 GM be able to beat this machine on the top-level consistently?

Hi Ray, did you know, as long as your OWN chess pieces have some weight to them, you can use a foil dot or square as little as 5mm stuck to the bottom of them , and then the centaur still works .

Seemed to take half a minute to decide it's next move (around 8'30") - can that be adjusted? I'd find it frustrating waiting for a computer to take that long to decide its next move!

Great video! It's clear you find pleasure in the game, and that in itself is worth the price. However, I am keen to learn if this board has helped improve your strength. Can you let us know? Thank you!

Chess newbie here. Thanks for the video! Like you, my friends don't play and my one experience at a local club wasn't great. I just ordered this board and looking forward to play somewhere besides online.

Would metal construction under table of DGT Centaur be a problem? I know that would be an issue for the Wenge DGT and I guess because of magnetic system. The Centaur pieces appear to be detected by magnetic system. While manual does state issue with Wenge DGT, it doesn't with this Centaur. Possibly a manual omission error?

Always when i see the DGT Pi i wonder why they don’t build in a pixel based display. Some texts look so weird on it. And since its 250€ it should be possible to have at least Gameboy Color Technology in there :D.

Thks for sharing.

Can you use any dgt enabled chess pieces on this board?🤔 I was thinking of getting the Phantom. But this looks nice…

Slick design, bit of a shame they left the bottom open. It has the advantage with piece recognition and thus no pressing down when doing moves compared to some other alternatives in the same budget. Makes a lot of different and plays like a non digital chess board in that regard.

Can you tell me why computer takes a long time to move about 25 seconds. Thanks nice review

I have one now love it

I just ordered one, will be delivered half July.

Thank you

I have one coming next week , with the bag as well, was rather annoyed I had to pay a import duty , but there you go , when you filmed the underside I was surprised it never had a cover ?

Thanks for the review. I prefer moving and seeing real pieces vs playing on my laptop or PC. I was going to go with the Square Off but I keep getting the feeling from other reviews that it is problematic. This appears not to be as there are no moving parts so I may go with this set. Can you tell me what the battery life is like? How long before recharging required?

Ranking or no ranking. please don’t give up your search.

You say there are not many chess clubs. I have to disagree. Whatever area you are from there will be a chess league lurking behind the scenes. My local chess league is the Cleveland Chess Association - and they are nothing but full of friendly, helpful to any level of chess players members. I hate to think there is an enthusiastic chess player not having their potential fulfilled. Well done on your review, thank you.

Hi, Did you try a reset, whilst the leds are lighting press the ? mark 4 or 5 times quickly. You will see the test data in the window, after the rows have lit one by one, press and hold the ? mark for 3 seconds, this will allow you to test all the other functions.

Great review. I've heard that this learns your level as you play so gives a fairly even game. What if two people want to use the board on separate occasions? ie. If I played on this for a while and then my wife started learning the game and wanted to practise. Is there anyway to tell it who's playing?

Can we play via square off I am a Kingdom set owner

Hi, Could you please help me to get my DGT 3000 and my DGT board connected to my raspberry pi, so that I can begin to play chess online via FICS server. Specific instructions would be greatly appreciated. What is the pin out on the raspberrypi and how do you connect it to the DGT a clock? Great starter video. Thanks!

Get your IPad or Cell phone and take a freekin' photo of the board if you actually and desperately need to save the game for later!

Hi Ray I’ve ordered my DGT Centaur Set. Looking forward to its arrival. Excited. I like how it doesn’t have printed notation on the board. Helps us think to finally remember the grids. Has anyone worked out how to offer a draw ? I also heard Centaur one guy said his Centaur didn’t acknowledge En passant so check on your board I will on mine when it arrives also. Ray I know you would prefer DGT factory board notation. But you could use nice black sicker transfers in bottom your left corner of each cell grid required

Hi Ray I’ve ordered my DGT Centaur Set. Looking forward to its arrival. Excited. I like how it doesn’t have printer notation on the board. Helps us think to finally remember the grids. Has anyone worked out how to offer a draw ? I also heard Centaur one guy said his Centaur didn’t acknowledge En passant so check on your board I will on mine when it arrives also.

Is this the way DGT sends it?

Just ordered one today

Nice review, I wish the dark squares were darker.

Great review. 👍 Do you know if this board comes with a fairly comprehensive library of openings?

22:18 reccomends H4 because it gives and escape square for Bishop, Plus sets a trap if black takes with bishop the Qh5 threaten mate and blacks bishop at same time Plus in London it's not uncommon to not castle as white and instead make a king side Pawn storm U taking knight with knight would of just gained Black a temp with an attack on ur white sqaure bishop Anyways good video I have ordered mine today Of course if black moves to Nf6 it stops and defends, both mate and and bishop So instead of Q H5 first bishop takes knight then after black recaptures then Qh5 and both attacks can't be stopped so u either get mate or gain a bishop 👍

Hey, how do you think the PI PICO Chess project compares to the DGTPI? Do you have good control over the engines and strength? Does it play as well as the Centaur?

Highly entertaining videos. Thanks. I have a DGT board and I am very interested in picking between making my own PI machine and buying the DGTPI machine. I do have a DGT Centaur on the way. Comes in the mail tomorrow.

Finally, a good honest review for this product. I have one coming tomorrow in the mail. This video would have helped me a lot with my choice. I found most of the videos were just trying to sell it without the details.

Amazing.

Hello, thanks for your review of this, please can you tell me where you purchased this product and the price? Thanks Paul.

Hello, I own the same DGT set and it is a real pleasure to play on one of the most beautiful electronic chess boards in the world.Good game.

The electronic chess set I have is so hard, on the easiest level I can't win a single game. I have literally never beat the computer. This may be better.

What are those chesspieces called? Not Royal?

Thanks for sharing your review.

Enjoyed watching your review video, informative and fun too. Cheers

Very nice setup. How many different engines come with PicoChess? Can you add other engines?

I have one, too, and I really like it. The Friendly mode and Challenging mode work really well. I love how you can play dozens of games on a full charge, and how light and portable it is. I do wish it had more levels, especially some constant strength modes, like maybe ELO levels like some PC chess games and bots have.