DGT Pi Computer for DGT EBoards

I first learned to play chess in 1972 at age 10. I am now starting to “learn” to play chess. The Pi and DGT board allow me to have a real game at anytime on a real board. While I am yet to win even a single game . I am studying and can see small improvements. I will recommend this system . From a beginners standpoint it is a lot of fun.

I just hope this one lasts a long time. The first one last about 6 months before it stopped working. So far so good for the new one.

So i know there are many other chess computer options out there, but this one also is a full featured DGT3000. Which is still considered a great clock by many! I have the vtek 300 as well but i see this clock in so many tournaments. Another cool thing is, if you are a causal home player, you can put this in observation mode and the clock will be triggered by moving pieces. So if you and your buddy wants a clock but not having to press... then this will do it! It will also give hints so if you are coaching someone, you can use the hints as a teaching aid. Combine this with the new DGT smartboard and you are in business! So instead of buying some “gadget” with blinking lights and small size, you can have a full tournament size board and clock that can be used as computer or a no powered board and still look fancy... Just get over the looks of DGT plastic pieces and realize that someone would love to have even your $14 club set...

Recommended seller. Very responsive customer service. Josh of ChessHouse quickly responded to a question about the product.

I've had the DGT Pi chess computer for a month now, and it is excellent. The best part is having 8 engines to choose from, giving a wide variety of chess-playing styles. The lower ELO settings some of the engines have are a must for most of us humans! An observation about the strength of the strongest engine included, Stockfish 7: The user's guide says it's rated about 2570 on its highest level, but it's clearly higher than that. I've played it 6 games against Deep HIARCS 14 on my laptop, and the result is 5 draws and a win for Stockfish 7. The menu operation is quite intuitive and easy to learn. I didn't think I'd make much use of the alternate method of making menu choices using the 2 extra queens, but that turned out to be more intuitive and easy than I thought, and I usually use that method now. Apparently there will be occasional firmware updates from the Picochess project, so the product will evolve over time. Chess House was a pleasure to deal with too, shipping the order and checking with me along the way to make sure all was well with the order.