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Square Off - the app-connected computer chess board that moves its own pieces.
Manufacturers Website https://squareoffnow.com
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FAQs
WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOARD?
A few people queried why I didn't show the inside workings. It honestly just didn't cross my mind. I imagine everyone here can already picture exactly what will be inside without having to see it. It's going to be a small circuit board attached to something that looks a bit like a flatbed X/Y plotter arm with a magnet on the end.
I thought about going back and adding a section in to show the internals for the sake of completeness - but I couldn't see a way to open it non-destructively.
However if you really really are desperate to see the insides - then just search for 'Inside Magic Chessboard' on youtube - but you'll almost certainly wish that you hadn't bothered.
Q) How does it deal with castling?
A) You can see this (twice) in the video - watch the section with the streamed game.
Q) How does it deal with pawn promotion
A: Answer from here: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/square-off-chess-set?page=3
“When you are promoting a pawn the app pops up with four choices Queen (the board comes with two), Rook, Knight, Bishop. You pick your promotion and it recognizes it from there.”
CORRECTION: It’s approx 30 years since I last played chess, not 20 as stated in the video.
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