“My 8yo and 6yo play chess almost daily now! The AI is intuitive to understand and implement, and my kids are slowly learning chess strategy through trial and error. The board has glitched a few times, but we can turn it off and on again to troubleshoot. We've had a few games interrupted due to this glitch, but most games are completed without incident. We love our ChessUp so far and look forward to many years of games on it.”
“Idee: half-blind chess pieces
I think half-blind chess pieces would be a great addition to ChessUp chessboard. The lack of automatic piece recognition isn't a problem; in fact, it allows for more diverse piece designs. Could you consider offering special pieces for this? It would be a valuable addition and would simplify learning blindfold chess.
Do you know what half-blind chess means?
Take a look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj02W1962wI
What surprises me is the energy consumption. Perhaps it is due to the USB connection. If I don't play and don't close the app, the smartphone battery quickly runs out and the smartphone automatically closes the app with a big warning message. If I use Lichess without a board, just via the website, I could play for hours or days without charging. With the board, the battery runs out quickly. So I suspect it has something to do with the USB connection. This should automatically be activated to be more economical if it is not being used much. Unfortunately, all e-boards (not just Chessup) do not offer the option of two players connecting to Lichess at the same time, for example, and then playing together. For that, both would have to buy a board and play with two boards next to each other. Crazy idea. I hope the app will be able to offer that at some point. Unfortunately, it does not allow you to play Lichess puzzles or tournaments. Other boards can do that. It is of course unbeatable for learning chess. The helper mode is fantastic.”
“I have played only a few times yet and haven´t tried everything that Chess up offers, but Chess up board is already a masterpiece to me. I like design, light indication when touching pieces on the board, AI asisstance, so I can improve my chess skills and learn, connection through phone apps (Bluetooth) to the internet, simply all features that Chess up has. There is one thing I came across, when I tried to play a game with AI through Chess up app. It seemed to me, that on lower ELO rating (800-1000), the computer plays stronger than displayed, for example ELO 1000 appeared to me like 1300-1500, but maybe it was just my "bad" playing:)) Berofe purchasing Chess Up, I haven´t played chess for many years. Overall, I am very satisfied with this board!”
“I love chess, and this board truly made the game more interesting, enjoyable, and fun, seriously making the game feel more dynamic. I love the packaging of the product and the fresh smell of it believe it or not everything is well crafted and the pieces are weighted and feel very high quality. Truly, thank you to everyone at Bryght Labs, I truly love this board.”
“I purchased this as a gift for a friend of mine that was in the hospital going through a very tough time in their life. Really, only one or two members of the family had prior experience with playing chess. This product is so intuative, that it assisted with bringing the family even closer during these difficult times. It cannot be understated how beneficial it was with assisting one of them who is a visual learner ... infact frustrating the person on the other side of the board because they were quickly learning their various options now. I will be purchasing this product for my family now.”
