DGT Board Killer?
I’m sure you’ve seen this chess board in pictures from Chessbase where chess moves are made on a special wooden chess board that has sensors embedded in it. Your moves are transmitted electronically to a computer. The whole game can be shown live on the net or on large electronic demo screen.
As far as I know only one company makes the product known as DGT Electronic chess boards that can do this and a typical board cost USD 500-600.
Here’s a cheap alternative shown a the recent Computer Electronic Show (CES) in United States.
The roll-up chess set connects to your PC, and has sensors in each of the board squares which let the companion application know what pieces you’re moving where. You can play against the computer, and it records your game and gives hints on demand. Or you can just play a friend, and have the program record it for posterity.You get a warning sound if you try to make an illegal move, but the coolest feature is an online multiplayer mode, although I didn’t get to see how you get matched up with other users. In the US, the set costs $35-40. So far, Argos is the only UK retailer that’s committed to selling it, in either the Spring or Summer.
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I have no doubt the nice Chessboard presented at the CES Show works well, but it would work much better with board correctly oriented !