The led prompts and interactive features made learning and improving at chess engaging.

The led prompts and interactive features made learning and improving at chess engaging.  Read Less

The various setings, nominally up to grandmaster level, seem effective, and the interface / screen straightforward and easy to ...  Read More

The various setings, nominally up to grandmaster level, seem effective, and the interface / screen straightforward and easy to see & operate.  Read Less

The parts are all nicely crafted and the pieces attach magnetically, strongly enough to prevent them moving if the board is kno...  Read More

The parts are all nicely crafted and the pieces attach magnetically, strongly enough to prevent them moving if the board is knocked but not so much as to make moving the pieces uncomfortably harder than necessary.  Read Less

Functionally, this can be tricky to work out, and the piece detection is sometimes a bit painful with multiple instances of the...  Read More

Functionally, this can be tricky to work out, and the piece detection is sometimes a bit painful with multiple instances of the computer telling me pieces were in an illegal position even though they matched the positions on the screen.  Read Less

Upmarket is right here, since at £199 (as of mid february '24) this electronic chess set isn't what you'd call cheap.

Upmarket is right here, since at £199 (as of mid february '24) this electronic chess set isn't what you'd call cheap.  Read Less

I have done some reading about this machine in chess forums because i was unsure what made a chess computer worth £200.

I have done some reading about this machine in chess forums because i was unsure what made a chess computer worth £200.  Read Less

Arrived in a box sealed with cellophane so i know it's new and unused to start with.

Arrived in a box sealed with cellophane so i know it's new and unused to start with.  Read Less

So i am not qualified to review this as a digital competitor above the most basic level.

So i am not qualified to review this as a digital competitor above the most basic level.  Read Less

Their conclusion was that it can provide a very competent competitor up to a high level, but that it maybe wasn't a learning ai...  Read More

Their conclusion was that it can provide a very competent competitor up to a high level, but that it maybe wasn't a learning ai; instead it is pre-programmed with outcomes to approach a given board situation.  Read Less