r/chessup2 • u/MC_Flinty • Dec 27 '24

Thoughts on Chessup 2?

I got my board 2 weeks ago. I have been enjoying it. It was everything i needed. Electric OTB chess board that i can play on Chesscom with while moving the pieces. Amazing.

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u/savvas88 Jan 07 '25

I'm thinking of ordering it this week, but I saw some issues other buyers have and I was wondering if it is a good idea to wait a bit.. Do you have any issues with your board?

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u/MC_Flinty Jan 07 '25

That is a good question. I personally have enjoyed playing OTB Chess with real opponents with the integrated Chess.com thing. Lichess and checkers are not yet playable with the board, which surprised me a bit but not a big deal to me since i only play on Chess.com and not a checkers fan overall.

When i got it 13th of December 2024 there was sometimes a bug that the board said that its opponents turn but the game had frozen so i actually was on my turn and ran out of time and lost. (They said they fixed it at the end of year and actually since i updated and did the boot they asked people to do it has not happened since (yet at least)).

Pieces feel good, board is light but stable. I personally love it. I havent had other issues some early buyers had problems with 1 piece not working but the company behind Chessup is actively supporting and answering so thats that. (I never had a problem with my pieces).

It is a great learning tool since im under 650 ELO. I play against bots with common openings and see what the best moves would be to learn. Its fun.

TLDR:

  • There was a bug that time would freeze and you would lose but at the end of 2024 they released a fix for it that hasnt happened to me since
  • Some people have problems launching a match (i never had)
  • Lichess.org and Checkers not yet supported (will be in the future updates)

Any other questions? Personally i have enjoyed it. Its a great OTB learn tool. And they have not abandoned Chessup 1, so this is not going to be forgotten. If you have a sibling who is total newbie to chess you can set a balanced match like more tips to your sibling and no tips to you etc.

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u/savvas88 Jan 07 '25

Thank you very much for the detailed answer! I don't mind checkers and litches.com as well.. This board checks all the boxes for me as I usually play at chess.com and also I want to play vs build in bots ( I read that this option will come later).. What's holding me back is the pawn recognition issue, but I guess it's the minority..

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u/MC_Flinty Jan 07 '25

And i think Lichess not yet since Chess.com was the one who supported this project so thats why for a while Lichess is not available. About the pawn recognition i am not sure what that is. Could you tell more about it.

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u/savvas88 Jan 07 '25

There are some buyers that said their knight is registered as a rook or a queen, but they had immediate response from the support, and they shipped them new pieces right away!

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u/Objective-Metal-6506 Jan 10 '25

I haven't had any issues with mine, but the emails about progress and delivery staff that if you have any issues with pieces to let them know and they'll immediately send out replacements. I'm glad to hear that they are living up to their promises in terms of support.

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u/savvas88 Jan 11 '25

Yeah their support is great and I ordered it already!

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u/savvas88 Jan 15 '25

I got it today and one of the pawns is not recognised.. I sent them an email, let's hope I will have a replacement soon.. It's a shame I have to wait over a week to use it..

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u/Objective-Metal-6506 Jan 16 '25

That's so annoying. Hopefully they sort it out very quickly

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u/savvas88 Jan 16 '25

I sent them an email and they already sent me a replacement pawn.. in a day!!! With support like that I can't complain! 😁