I love my ChessUp board! The experience is so unique, not quite like online play, not quite like playing on a typical board. Most of all, I think this board makes chess more feasible to play between people of different skill levels. I play chess a lot, so my friends who don't have a great knowledge of strategy or tactics would never want to play me in a normal setting, but having the ability to play on a pretty board with lights that stops them from losing right away makes it more fun and interesting for both of us! I also love how responsive the Bryght Labs team is, and though the experience is not without is kinks, I have no doubt that the team will continue to work to improve the user experience. All that being said, I have a few observations of areas for improvement: (1) The syncing between the board and Android app is a bit rocky. I have played several games where the computer assistance has disconnected mid-game, either leaving me without an AI opponent, or leaving my poor unskilled friend to fend for themself. What makes this worse is that the only way to fix it seems to be to turn the board on and off, which loses the game being played, as I haven't been able to find a way to start from position. (2) I wish there were a way to start a game from a position. The dream scenario for me is the be able to place the pieces on the board in the position I want to start, have the app automatically recognize the position, ask basic questions like "Whose turn is it?" and "Does either side have castling rights?" and then just go. This is vastly more preferable to entering a FEN into the app. (3) For exploring branches of different lines, I wish there were an easier way to return to a separate anchor position other than the regular starting position. One solution might be the option to do multiple takebacks, perhaps having a back button on the app board and when you find the position you want to return to, click a button to return the board to that position. Another solution might be to have a separate analysis mode where you can set a temporary anchor position. For example, if I wanted to explore variations in the Stafford gambit, i could start the game normally, and once I get to move 4, I could tap a button that makes further moves as hypotheticals instead of adding it to the official game transcript, and when you're done exploring a line you can tap a button again to return the board to that anchor position. Another benefit of this would be the ability to analyze games on the board after they finish. (4) I've noticed that the AI assistance recommends some strange moves, usually I'm positions that are already "lost" for one side. For example, I was playing with a friend on level 4 assistance, and they had several moves available, one that allowed checkmate in 1, and others that lost more slowly, and all moves lit up as green. This seems strange to me. (5) I'm not sure if this just a me problem, or an android problem, or a known problem, but I've had some trouble with the lichess integration in that it seems to not work at all. I select all the attributes of the game I want to search for, and it doesn't seem to search once I click search. Not sure what the issue is. I also wish I could just navigate through the lichess app instead and say that I'm using an external board. (6) I wish there were options to connect to a computer instead of a phone. Overall though, I am very happy with the board and can't wait for new features to evolve and continue to enrich this wonderful investment!