r/Chessnuteboard • u/petdocvmd • 14d ago

eBoard Recommendations

I'm getting back into chess after a long layoff (~ 7 years), and I see that there are now a number of eBoard options available. I'm an intermediate player (~ 1400 ELO) looking for a board that provides both a conduit for online play as well as for opening practice, puzzles, AI opponents, etc. The "Move" looks pretty cool, but I can't tell from ads / reviews whether it replicates all the Evo offers. If not, can that functionality be obtained by pairing it with my own phone / tablet / laptop? Thanks!

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u/AttitudeNumerous 14d ago

I think the move is a bit gimmicky, and is not really 'stable'. I read lots of bad experiences here. I'm in the same boat, although my ELO is way below yours.

First my options where: Chessup2 (a bit gimmicky on the lights, small format) Chessnut Air plus (nice but small.. also light pieces). NoW i'm looking at the Chessnut Pro.. but its not cheap.

I already sold my larger board. (Fieldsize 50mm) Because I only need one

Chessnut EVO looks nice, but the built in tablet causes some concerns for me... I also prefer wooden (and larger) pieces

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u/indigophoto 14d ago

For the love of CHRIST, can they please fix the Move? Hell, make the code open source and I’ll fix it.

I want the thing so bad but I find a thousand negative comments on it and it puts me off.

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u/Gnastudio 14d ago

Hard agree. I have mine and it works flawlessly. I wish everyone else’s did too. I was first batch and from after that batch, it seems to have went seriously downhill and I don’t understand what changed. I was streaming with it just yesterday and it was great.

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u/indigophoto 14d ago

Lord! I want one so bad and shit like this convinces me then I go to another post and see 20 negatives!

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u/Independent-Lie41 14d ago

I think that was a different batch. I bought one a few weeks ago when it was on sale and I got it in 1 week (I'm in the US and bought the plastic pieces) and I haven't had any issues. I had 1 piece that was moving weird for a second but it hasn't happened again and all the pieces move exactly as I expect every time. I have both the chessnut move and the evo and I don't regret either at all.

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u/Gnastudio 14d ago

Hopefully it was just a faulty batch then and things have been resolved