Its a Xmas Gift, so if all parts are operable like two years ago, be happy

This is a great way to play chess. If you are in an area that doesnt have many players or just a recloose then this is the way to go. You feel like you are playing an opponent in the chair across from you and can even play someone across the world as if they were there. You can replay, view historic tournament games as if they were here. You can learn from this board. I am a winter player and this board keeps me busy and thinking in the long winters in Canada. The board does not always reset the peices correctly but most of the times it works. The only drawback with this purchase was delivery and communication with Square off. They are totally unorganized company. I waited many months for delivery and then received two shipments. I had to return one. Communication was almost none exsistant. I hope they have improved. So great product ,very innovative but be prepared to wait and be frustrated before you get it.

The app is worthless, can't do much on chess.com at all hence making OTB games really only viable against the AI which is a lot less fun.

For this price I wouldn't recommend

The board does take up some room, to accommodate the move mechanism underneath, which is not fast by any means. Having the board reset itself is unique the first couple of times; after that it's easier and less time-consuming to do it yourself. The rosewood finish is very nice. This is not a tournament size board. The pieces are a bit slippery on the board, and you'll find yourself knocking stuff over quite a bit. Mechanism is not quiet, but not obnoxiously loud. When playing as black, you will have to rotate the board to you, or sit on the other side of the board, as far as I can tell. Not aware of a workaround for this. Can't wait for the Neo to arrive, which seems to run much faster.

For some reason it’s not responding to some of my moves. Sometimes I have to try the move several times before it recognizes it. At times I use my finger to press on the squares and this is intermittent as well. Very frustrating. I have not found that the problem is only with certain squares. On the other hand most moves are recognized and things work very smoothly. I am sure others have had the same problem and hopefully you can tell me a fix . I am pleased with the board but would be very pleased if it wasn't for this one problem. Thanks for your help and response.
Leon