A few questions on the ChessUp 2... I'm getting more and more tempted. 
My main use cases are to play online (humans + bots) and to improve my game (ideal moves) while using a physical board.
A few questions on the ChessUp 2... I'm getting more and more tempted.
My main use cases are to play online (humans + bots) and to improve my game (ideal moves) while using a physical board.
1. Yes, it is full piece recognition. It knows when you have the pieces setup wrong. I had a N and B transposed and it let me know before it would let me start a game.
2. I do not think this is available currently, Jeff would need to chime in if it will be coming.
3. It is nicer than I imagined, very well done. I like it much better than the Chessup 1 (which I still like, but the 2 is a better design IMHO). I thought the screen would be too small; it is not. Plus, the app on your phone can be used to enter things like passwords if the keyboard is too small for you (like it is for me, with my old, feeble eyes). It currently does not have Lichess or the checkers module, those are coming in the next update (I believe). Has some bugs in it, especially with the bots here. They changed the way bots work and BryghtLabs is working to incorporate the new API. But jeff and his team have a good track record of fixing things and making the board better. One of the reasons I jumped the KS campaign on day one.
A few questions on the ChessUp 2... I'm getting more and more tempted.
My main use cases are to play online (humans + bots) and to improve my game (ideal moves) while using a physical board.
Just got my Chessup 2 and am delighted with it - nicely made, simple to work and does (almost) all promised (chess.com working - other platform to follow).
Piece recognition - yes, even to the extent that it knows the spare queens from the starting queens (if you set up the board with one, then try to swap it out, the board notices). There’s a board editor which displays what you’ve set up and is very responsive - you can play on from where you set it to but not sure about what settings that uses, appears to show legal moves but nothing more; don’t know what the board uses in reply, it just shows its moves.
Puzzles - not at present. The Chess.com interface has ‘play’ (6 time settings), ‘play a friend’ and ‘vs computer’ (which leads on to a bot menu) - that’s all.
Surprises - only relief that it does what I want well. My main use cases are online v human or bot, not too fussed about puzzles. Pieces are plastic but not unpleasantly so - a hard, almost patterned plastic. Phone app (which you don’t need to use except for sign in) works well and detects the board instantly.
A few questions on the ChessUp 2... I'm getting more and more tempted.
My main use cases are to play online (humans + bots) and to improve my game (ideal moves) while using a physical board.
Just got my Chessup 2 and am delighted with it - nicely made, simple to work and does (almost) all promised (chess.com working - other platform to follow).
Piece recognition - yes, even to the extent that it knows the spare queens from the starting queens (if you set up the board with one, then try to swap it out, the board notices). There’s a board editor which displays what you’ve set up and is very responsive - you can play on from where you set it to but not sure about what settings that uses, appears to show legal moves but nothing more; don’t know what the board uses in reply, it just shows its moves.
Puzzles - not at present. The Chess.com interface has ‘play’ (6 time settings), ‘play a friend’ and ‘vs computer’ (which leads on to a bot menu) - that’s all.
Surprises - only relief that it does what I want well. My main use cases are online v human or bot, not too fussed about puzzles. Pieces are plastic but not unpleasantly so - a hard, almost patterned plastic. Phone app (which you don’t need to use except for sign in) works well and detects the board instantly.
Which game time settings are the 6 you mentioned that are possible and any idea will all be available or is it limited to a select amount?
A few questions on the ChessUp 2... I'm getting more and more tempted.
My main use cases are to play online (humans + bots) and to improve my game (ideal moves) while using a physical board.
Just got my Chessup 2 and am delighted with it - nicely made, simple to work and does (almost) all promised (chess.com working - other platform to follow).
Piece recognition - yes, even to the extent that it knows the spare queens from the starting queens (if you set up the board with one, then try to swap it out, the board notices). There’s a board editor which displays what you’ve set up and is very responsive - you can play on from where you set it to but not sure about what settings that uses, appears to show legal moves but nothing more; don’t know what the board uses in reply, it just shows its moves.
Puzzles - not at present. The Chess.com interface has ‘play’ (6 time settings), ‘play a friend’ and ‘vs computer’ (which leads on to a bot menu) - that’s all.
Surprises - only relief that it does what I want well. My main use cases are online v human or bot, not too fussed about puzzles. Pieces are plastic but not unpleasantly so - a hard, almost patterned plastic. Phone app (which you don’t need to use except for sign in) works well and detects the board instantly.
Which game time settings are the 6 you mentioned that are possible and any idea will all be available or is it limited to a select amount?
Not sure whether it will change in future - the board has run two updates already since I got it so it looks like they are actively working on it.
For now, it offers Blitz (3, 3/2,5) and Rapid (10,15/10,30)
Which game time settings are the 6 you mentioned that are possible and any idea will all be available or is it limited to a select amount?
Here you go:
Which game time settings are the 6 you mentioned that are possible and any idea will all be available or is it limited to a select amount?
Here you go:
Thanks. I do hope that more controls are available on updates like 5 + 5, 10+ 5 or match what options are available on the sites.
Thanks. I do hope that more controls are available on updates like 5 + 5, 10+ 5 or match what options are available on the sites.
Yes - we will add those soon. 5+5 and 10+5 are natural fits with a physical board. Coming soon
Thanks. I do hope that more controls are available on updates like 5 + 5, 10+ 5 or match what options are available on the sites.
Yes - we will add those soon. 5+5 and 10+5 are natural fits with a physical board. Coming soon
Thank you for the quick response as what I was hoping to hear
Very much like the look of my board and the lights are really easy to read. The weight is extremely deceptive. Super light.
I've only had one issue so far and I did send an email out to bryghtlabs about it. Wanted to put it here in case I get a solution and can record it in case someone needs it in the future.
I have one square that wont recognize moves onto it. It lights up just nothing moved onto it registers. Board editor works for the square but if you try playing it just gets confused and says nothing is there oddly. Maybe I'm missing something! Extremely satisfying to play with as long as nothing ends up on a4 hahaha.
Very much like the look of my board and the lights are really easy to read. The weight is extremely deceptive. Super light.
I've only had one issue so far and I did send an email out to bryghtlabs about it. Wanted to put it here in case I get a solution and can record it in case someone needs it in the future.
I have one square that wont recognize moves onto it. It lights up just nothing moved onto it registers. Board editor works for the square but if you try playing it just gets confused and says nothing is there oddly. Maybe I'm missing something! Extremely satisfying to play with as long as nothing ends up on a4 hahaha.
We will need to send an exchange - I will find the email and make sure we take care of it quick. We will want this one back to investigate how it passed factory test (as every square is tested).
Sorry for the bad square - new one will resolve that no problem!
Very much like the look of my board and the lights are really easy to read. The weight is extremely deceptive. Super light.
I've only had one issue so far and I did send an email out to bryghtlabs about it. Wanted to put it here in case I get a solution and can record it in case someone needs it in the future.
I have one square that wont recognize moves onto it. It lights up just nothing moved onto it registers. Board editor works for the square but if you try playing it just gets confused and says nothing is there oddly. Maybe I'm missing something! Extremely satisfying to play with as long as nothing ends up on a4 hahaha.
We will need to send an exchange - I will find the email and make sure we take care of it quick. We will want this one back to investigate how it passed factory test (as every square is tested).
Sorry for the bad square - new one will resolve that no problem!
These things happen. Sad of course because Im very excited to play with it hahaha.
I wonder if it got goofed up in transit to me somehow honestly. But its packed really well so they would have had to REALLY throw it to do that I think.
Will look for an email!
Another Question
Accordingtobw (this thread's OP) and I, were trying to start a rapid game via chess.com on the board. We could each make a challenge on the board by selecting "Play a friend", however no challenge arrived on the other persons board that could be accepted.
It would be great to be able to play others with chessup2 boards as it removes the time disadvantage of having to move both sets of pieces. It would also just be really cool from a chess community point of view.
Is there a way to challenge and accept challenges on the chessup2 board? just seems like a bug
Just had a firmware update on my ChessUp2 this morning and can no longer log in to Chess.com? Anyone else have this problem?
One of my white rooks is being recognized as a queen. Needless to say I am unable to use the board. I emailed the 'info' email address yesterday but have not heard back. Anything else I should do? Thanks.
Just had a firmware update on my ChessUp2 this morning and can no longer log in to Chess.com? Anyone else have this problem?
What firmware are you on now?
I am on
Main: 1.1.0
Touch: 0.1.1
BB: 0.2.7
It updated yesterday to that. I can still login and play chesscom.
One of my white rooks is being recognized as a queen. Needless to say I am unable to use the board. I emailed the 'info' email address yesterday but have not heard back. Anything else I should do? Thanks.
They are swamped right now, took Veronica a couple of days to respond to my email.
Jeff from BryghtLabs usually checks in here once a day, he will reply if he checks in.
Did you get it via KS? If so, then leave a message there as well.
I only got to play a few games but so far the only issue I have is that I'll have to change my wifi settings if I want to connect since there doesn't appear to be any way to manually enter an SSID.
I will say, 3|2 is too fast to play for me on the board moving both pieces and I think the app 1000 rated bot is stronger than that. At least in the first game it felt way better than that. 
I only got to play a few games but so far the only issue I have is that I'll have to change my wifi settings if I want to connect since there doesn't appear to be any way to manually enter an SSID.
I will say, 3|2 is too fast to play for me on the board moving both pieces and I think the app 1000 rated bot is stronger than that. At least in the first game it felt way better than that.
Hello Martin, how did you find the rating of the onboard bots? Did I miss that somewhere or is my old mind just nit remembering?
All I get is 1- 12 for the "AI strength".
Life Pro Tip - if you have the Chessup 2 AND the Chessup 1, don't get the pieces mixed up. They may look same-same, but they no work same-same.