Millennium eONE - Bluetooth Connected Portable Chess Play

I use this board to play on chess.com with the Android app and it is great. The set-up was straightforward. It's great that everything is integrated into the board - no power supply, no separate module for bluetooth. I also have the Supreme 55, which is great, but it's to big for me to leave set up all the time, and it takes a bit to set it up and connect everything . The eOne is perfect for a quick online game.

Worth every dollar and more!
The feel and focus of playing over the board is so different and now I can experience it on my schedule.
Works great with Chessiverse for OTB tournament prep.

I am very pleased with this eONE. I have been playing on lichess with it using the iOS app.
My only wish is that it would have different colored pieces with better contrast to the board.
Otherwise it works great.

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Use with a group of youth, at community center. Very good tool to teach and dog gone it's just fun.

The pieces are a little small but they feel great! The best plastic I've played with and they feel weighted (magnets? IDK). Be sure to calibrate the board (power button for 10s) from time to time (see manual). I love the fact I can play with Hiarcs or LiChess on my iPhone or iPad. My pet peeve with most e-boards is a chess engine that lacks customization - not this board. I can tune the game play, coach, clock delay (Hiarcs) and so on for a realistic experience (computer) or real person (LiChess).

Very easy to use, quick response times per move, not loosing as much time as other boards. Works very well with Chess.com (Android not IOS) and Lichess with ChessLink app. Perfect size for mobile play, setup almost anywhere.

As a result of the App Interface, I found the eOne just a little too cumbersome for my 7-year old granddaughter and I to play long distance.

Note, the board size, along with the pieces (height and weight) are perfect.

Unfortunately, I had no choice but to return the Set.

I cannot add much to the reviews below. I like the size as it's easy to use on small table or space. Easy connection to Lichess.

I should have read the fine print better as I am looking for a connection to Chess.com with my iOS device. Millennium has been maddeningly slow in bringing out the iOS option.

Fun to play with physical pieces vs playing on a screen. Gives a different perspective of the game and may improve play.
Board works fairly well but occasionally locks up and has to be reset or calibrated. A little frustrating when it happens during a game.
Took a little bit of work initially but seems to work ok with Lichess. Have not been able to get it to connect with Chess.com.
Lichess token was frustrating at first but eventually worked after confusion between the letter lower case l (L) and the number 1 (one).
I'll keep working on getting it to connect to Chess.com but documentation/ instructions are sparse and I have not been able to find any so far.

I have a Millennium tournament 55 for home. I bought the eONE so I can play at the coffee shop. It’s great for that use. It fits right in my backpack. The ChessLink app is stable and full featured. I also play with HIARCS on my phone with no issues. While not as nice as some of Millenniums other boards the portability and price and a good trade off. I’d buy it again. Millennium makes great products.

It is so nice to be able to play online with a board instead of on a screen. I am really enjoying this board. Highly recommend it.

I also have a competing board with tournament-sized pieces, which I like. However, I can't leave it set up on my desk very easily. This board is a great size if you want something a little smaller. As others noted, sometimes the piece recognition isn't ideal. If you accidentally bump another piece (easy to do given the size) the board will get confused. I use Android and I've played several games with the Chess Dojo app. I've had to hit the resync button on the app a few times to get it all caught up.

Another advantage of the smaller size is that it's very easy to turn around if necessary. The pieces are magnetic, so they stay put pretty well.

The white pieces do have a faint blue tint to them. I also am not wild about the thinness of the king and queen. But these are pretty small quibbles. I am very happy with this purchase.

This board met all my expectations. Quick setup with Lichess using my iPhone. I was playing games within an hour. The on switch is on the right side, tucked below the edge of the board at h4. (I too had some confusion over where the on/off switch was located. Hit it accidentally during the search.) Another little surprise is as you set up a new game the board lights up with each piece you place until all the pieces are in their position. Looks a bit like a Christmas tree. Bottom line, it’s an enjoyable little machine.

An economy entry into computerized boards as most are really expensive. This experience is a test to see if its worth investing in a more expensive model. The larger board and better pieces will be nice. I did have trouble connecting the app to the eOne but Support sent me a YouTube link that walked me through the process. Working with Lichess is easy and seamless. At present no Chess.com interface on the iPhone. Anxiously waiting for that app upgrade. Initially, I did not like the look and feel of the pieces but have gotten use to them. There are analysis boards the eOne size that have far, far better pieces. I'd much prefer pieces that do not have such a glossy finish to them. Too shiny. Too cheap a feel to them. Other than that, I'm having some fun with the eOne.

Very nice set. Quite small but still playable. Set up was easy. It has worked flawlessly for me so far with Hirarcs. No issue for me with piece recognition.

Quick shipment and it arrived in perfect condition!

UPDATED THOUGHTS A WEEK IN: Since first using this board, I have played several games with it. The piece recognition I mentioned in my original review seems to have faded, mainly because I have gotten used to moving pieces in the manner that the board "likes." It now is second nature.
I'm amending my review to five stars.

***FIRST THOUGHTS***

This is not the Millennium 55, which I also have, and is my go-to for computerized chess. But this little guy is fun to play and works!

The instructions leave something to be desired (it took an hour to figure out where the on/off button was !), but once up and going, it worked well with the Chesslink app and I played a few games on the Lichess computer without too many problems.

What robs this of a fifth star is the piece recognition: it is very good, but the idea that you can just look at the board and not the app--certainly true with the 55--is just not so with the One. There were several times in the game when the board did not like the way I moved the pieces and I had to "correct" this by picking up pieces again and putting them down, and I would have been lost without the app screen.

But, all in all, the board is small, easily transported, and has a place in my collection of chess computers. Remember it is only as good as the battery inside and you are at the mercy of a chess app (no engine inside), so keep that in mind. If it were me and I could only have one board, I'd save for the Millennium boards with total piece recognition, but I recognize that they are in the $750-900 range and this is under $300.

And at that price, I think this is a perfectly fine little board and you will have good fun with it!

A last thought: this would benefit from a padded case.