"I have had my system for most of the year now so I think I can give an honest review. First of all, the quality is quite remarkable and first class. It looks amazing and seems to be a good size to play on. The auto detection of each piece is just plain magical. The board won’t let you make a mistake on placement or moving of a piece. The LED lights on the board are subtle and help to let you know the opponents move to make plus helping you keep your move honest in case you make a mistake. What I really like about this game is that I can set the game mode such that I can win once in awhile, but not without giving you your run for the money. You really have to pay attention or the game will pounce on a bad move. The game will give you the option to take out a bad move, but don’t let that be intimidating. I have found that sometimes I ignore the option to take back a bad move only to find out that my move was a great move for me. The user interface takes a little getting use to with a little learning curve time to get everything setup. Once I found the level that gives me a human like game where I win sometimes, I haven’t had to change anything for awhile. To change from white to black is as simple as moving the pieces from one side to another. I did buy an extra set of pieces just in case something happened to one of the pieces that came with the game like getting lost or chews up by the dog. I also bought the battery pack and the base to set the board on. It provides a place to store everything safely, and looks great as well. This game is superbly leaps an bounds better than my 1980’s Fidelity Chess Champion. I never could beat that game yet I loved playing it. This chess game is about as close to playing a real person as you can get. I was lucky and bought this game at a significant discount, but I will admit that it would of been worth the full cost. The service from Chesshouse was first class so 10 stars for them.

Pros…..everything, quality, looks, operation
Cons…..nothing yet"