Bryght Labs - ChessUp Reviews

Name: Bryght Labs - ChessUp
Address: 9113 W 156th Pl, Overland Park, Kansas
Rating: 4.29

4.3 Rating 294 Reviews

82 %

of reviewers recommend Bryght Labs - ChessUp

4.3

Based on 294 reviews

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On-time Delivery	Greater than 75%
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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Occasionally the board will not allow you to move and get stuck. Sometimes resetting the last piece moved helps, but I find myself sometimes having to shutdown and restart mid game. (I did calibrate my board each time before playing.) Also on online games via lichess the board doesn’t recognize resigning from the opponent. You have to resign yourself and hope your opponent actually resigned. Beyond these few minor issues, I really love the board, and can’t wait to teach my daughter how to play on it. I hope the lessons grow to include opening theory training. Right now all of the lessons are beginner level.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“The board is great, minor issues with registering touches that aren't happening, but recalibrating (though an inconvenience because you have to clear the board and set back up) seems to fix those issues. I do wish that higher levels could be chosen without the app since the app is so buggy. Speaking of the app, it crashes when I try to load the game, it doesn't retrieve games played on the board that weren't initiated through the app, and if I do start a game in the app to play against AI, it crashes about half of the time. Not to mention there are a lot of features that were advertised that aren't part of the app/board yet. Add those features and fix the app and I will recommend this board to everyone I know, but as it currently stands I would recommend that people hold on to their money and hope that the issues are fixed and promised features added.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Board is awesome. Pieces are high quality. Once the Android app is complete and the features promised are available, also the board and pieces have lasted 5ish years, then ChessUp will have earned and delivered 5 stars. Keep it up Bryght Labs, we believe in you!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I have a lot of respect for your team having to work through all the supply chain issues and android issues while maintaining a positive attitude. Not an easy task. I was very happy with the board and pieces. The professional packaging set a high bar. The only issues are the lack of a complete Android solution and the lack gambit openings. I can't seem to force a King's Gambit on any setting. The board AI seems a little weak but the app compensates for it. Hope the built-in AI gets stronger over time. Still waiting for my checkers to ship.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“While the product meets and exceeds my initial expectations, the software side of the board has been greatly hindering my ability to play at all. The firmware updates have never finished for my board and the ChessUp App seems to crash and bug out consistently. Hopefully they can fix it sooner than later before I forget that I own the board.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Your chessboard has such a pungent chemical smell that we could not keep it in the house. I would like to return it if possible. Thanks”

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Posted 2 years ago

“It works better than expected. I'm excited for the app to update more to try out puzzles and the lessons. Only complaint which isn't that big of a deal is I like to leave my chess board out with the pieces already placed. Unfortunately with the board it doesn't calibrate when you turn it on like that have to be a clear board then place the pieced. Either way great board have been enjoying chess more than ever with it pieces and board feel solid and high quality all of my friends also ate really impressed by it and they don't play but the board is changing that. This is the future of chess”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I love my ChessUp board! The app (Android) has some teething issues that I know the team will resolve in the coming months, but the quality of the board itself is outstanding and it functions so well. I look forward to many games of chess on my ChessUp board!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I absolutely love what Bryght Labs did with the chess board. I've been using it everyday since it arrived to my house. And I am rating it 5 stars because it's just an amazing way to spend my time practicing my chess in my own time by myself while I'm not using my computer or tablet to play online. Interface is so much fun to adjust my AI's level of difficulty whenever I want to play a nice chill game of chess after work, or when I just want to play more competively on other days by ramping up the AI difficulty. I Love the customizability on this board to adjust my assistance and the feature that the sqaures light up after picking up my pieces just makes this board 10x more fun than any other board I've ever owned or played on. Thank you Bryght Labs for making my chess experience much more fun to play on! This is alot of fun to use everyday. I'm rating it 5 stars because of that!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“So far the board is really buggy. The first game I tried to play with my son, the board got very confused thinking we had moved pieces we didn't or not recognizing pieces we had moved. It seemed to get confused most often if we touched a piece (thinking of moving it) and then chose another piece instead. I hope a firmware update can fix things or else I'll be trying to get my money back. Edit: Support worked with me and things are working much better now. Hope it continues to work. Upped the rating to 4/5.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Haven’t tried the board yet but I did get it. I’ll wait until the app is fully functional to try it out until then.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I must say I'm incredibly pleased with the chess board at the moment. It's still in its infancy, but I'm excited at prospective features like chess lessons from professional players, analyzing my games, and greater app-to-board integration for Android. Even just as is, without all the bells and whistles that first enticed me, I've really enjoyed playing family and students that aren't as familiar with chess or it's principles. It's been a blast so far))”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Absolutely love it! Still learning all the functions the board is programmed with; however, I saw the twinkle in my kids eyes when I showed them a taste of what can be done. We waited a long time to have it delivered but it was worth the wait.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Works as advertised”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Really nice quality board, Really nice quality pieces, The app is just uh... Not quite ready. Bluetooth only stays connected while the app is open, and not yet able to play online or reliably run a firmware update without something crashing. Despite the app being almost unusable for me at the moment though I still say this is worth the 4 stars, since the only existing issues are things that will theoretically/hopefully fixed in the future. I really don't want to have to try to keep forcing my phone to stay open on one app to keep a game going (when games are actually playable that is) so that's definitely a major thing I hope gets changed, because it almost feels like it's not actually using a Bluetooth service at the moment.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I got checkmated by my 4 year old,lol. This is a great teaching tool for new comers into such an intimidating game. The android app is in the works , but the hardware itself is plug and play. Definitely worth the investment for yourself or a loved one. Five stars till the app gets working as an app should.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“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!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“ChessUp is amazing. It is exactly as I pictured it would be when I backed it initially. It is great for new chess players and experts. I am patiently waiting for the Chess.com integration to be released.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Great board, kids and wife love it and we are getting better at chess”

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Posted 2 years ago

“The chessboard has been used non-stop by all of my family members. The old can play with the new, and it’s engaging. The only time it’s not being used is when we need to recharge it. I have highly recommended this to several friends. Quality craftsmanship and design.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Bryght Labs - ChessUp is rated 4.3 based on 294 reviews