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Play anyone, anywhere, on a real chess board.

This is online chess like it should be - on a existent chess board. Friction match up with over 10 million players through Lichess and shortly Chess.com.

Gear up for a fast game? Bring it on.

ChessUp'south designated clock, combined with the board'due south ability to sense the pieces, allows you to play quick games with the clock switching automatically after every move. Yous, just focus on playing.

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Better with the app

Connect to the ChessUp app to unlock features like online play, mail game analysis, and the automatic chess clock.

  • Congenital in AI

    No one to play confronting? ChessUp'south adaptive AI makes a perfect opponent no matter your skill level.

  • Touchsense Pieces

    This is no ordinary chess board. Simply touch a piece and picket all its available moves appear on the board.

  • Low-cal Indicators

    Potential moves of a selected piece are highlighted in up to iii unlike colors, each representing the strength of the move.

  • Play by the Volume

    ChessUp tracks each move of your game and will let you know when yous try to make an illegal move.

  • Play Beyond the Globe

    Your opponent's moves light upward on the lath in real time. With Lichess integration, you'll always detect a match.

  • Skill Level Equalizer

    Choose the help level for yourself and your opponent, making an uneven matchup competitive.

  • Companion App

    Unlock fifty-fifty more advanced features through the app. Play with friends and family even if they don't have a ChessUp.

  • ChessUp University (iOS beta)

    We're building a comprehensive chess lesson library with interactive content over-the-board, created by earth-class chess talent.

ChessUp is great for the mind at any age.

ChessUp takes the educational benefits of chess and takes them even further. That'due south why it is a Stem Authenticated Product.

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Don't forget to accessorize.

A represent your telephone in the perfect position during a game, a pouch to concord the pieces once you are done, and a bear bag that ties it all together. Nosotros accept everything you demand to go with your ChessUp - we even have checkers.

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Oftentimes asked questions

Does ChessUp need an app to function?

No! ChessUp works entirely on its ain – no app required. Whether you're using AI assistance to balance a lucifer, or taking on the built in AI opponent, ChessUp is ready for hours of screen-costless amusement. Connect to the app to unlock even more functionality like online matches and an even stronger AI!

What do the colored squares mean?

ChessUp's patented AI assistance characteristic uses different colors to help you improve while you play. Each square tin lite upwards with 4 dissimilar colors: blood-red, blue, green, and regal. What each color ways depends on the level of AI assistance you've selected.
In general, carmine is a mistake or blunder, blue is an OK motion and dark-green are the all-time choices. Royal is used to highlight the selected piece.
Aid level 1 will bear witness y'all all available moves, for each slice you touch on, with no boosted guidance. Assistance level 2 will highlight blunders and assistance you run across mistakes before you make them. The assistance gets stronger as you lot increase levels up to level 6 which will show you the very best moves in the game! Try challenging a friend with each player using a different level of assist – this is swell for parents and kids!

What online chess platforms does ChessUp support?

Use ChessUp to connect to Lichess.org and play a live match against anyone in the world on a existent chess lath. With millions of users, you tin can always find a match. Chess.com integration coming in early 2023.

How strong is the AI?

ChessUp has a built in AI that is strong enough to beat most players. Ready for an even greater challenge? When continued to the ChessUp app, the ChessUp AI is powered past a chess engine called Stockfish, which has consistently ranked beginning or near the top of virtually chess-engine rating lists and, as of October 2022, is the strongest CPU chess engine in the world. Information technology has won the Top Chess Engine Championship 12 times and the Chess.com Calculator Chess Championship 19 times.

Does the board back up advanced moves (ex: castling, en passant and pawn promotion)?

Yes! Continue in mind, when playing on ChessUp, castling should be initiated past the King and not the Rook! Each board comes with an extra queen of each colour for pawn promotion. ChessUp also supports draws through the l-move dominion and the three-fold repetition rule – it even supports underpromotion for pawns.

Tin can I apply whatsoever chess piece with this board?

No. ChessUp has a lot going on under the hood. Everything downwardly to the weighted pieces is part of our proprietary Touchsense technology. Merely ChessUp pieces will work with ChessUp.

Does ChessUp ship internationally?

Aye! ChessUp ships anywhere in the US, Canada, European union, Australia, and many other places around the world. Available shipping regions tin be selected at checkout.

Why is there a price deviation when I'thou outside the US?

For international customers, we include all import duties and taxes in the price.

How long does the battery last? How is it charged?

ChessUp will last approximately 8 hours on a total charge. Accuse time is only 2 hours with the included USB-C cablevision.

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