“ChessUp is great! My 7-year-old nephew loves learning to play and it allows us to have a good game together with the different assistance levels. My only wish is that it had a mode where I could turn off available moves on my end while keeping the assistance on his. But that is a minor thing. Overall, this is an amazing board that will get lots of use!”
“The quality of the board is very good. The software is still under development but you can see the progress. They also added chess.com beta and it looks fantastic.
For multiplayer on lichess its mostly bug-free.(rare bugs here)
The AI without a smartphone isn't that good. I also encountered bugs when playing OTB.
If you want a board that looks great and feels very futuristic and your main Goal is to play online then its perfect for you!
Im very excited what new Features we will get in the Future.
Whats also important: Customer service is great.”
“My daughter and I love it. It's a lot of fun and seems to be working well. Even though we have very different ratings, we can play an even match with the assistance feature. For online play, I use Lichess with android. I haven't had any problems with it. The app seems to be bare bones right now, but I'm hoping it will be improved in the future. The pieces are comfortable with a nice weight to them. The physical product is great and I would highly recommend it.”
“A high production quality
The chessboard is beautiful and the functions clear and easy to understand.
The app has a nice look and makes for a great experience”
“It's really good to play online with and so much h better than just looking at a screen.
What surprised me most is that it gives me young kids a good chance to beat me depending on level of assistance I set it to for them.”
“My wife and I are in our pre-retirement phase and looking for hobbies to enjoy outside of sports. It’s a great learning tool that’s organic, physical and real. Unlike the many excellent online courses & apps seeing and touching the pieces gives us a 3D experience of a 2D game. Very educational enjoyable and keeps our brains active. Highly recommended for all ages. Thx for creating such a wonderful product!”
“Hi there,
I am glad to provide some feedback.
First of all, I feel much gratitude to you for bringing this product to life.
This is the reason, chess found a place back again in my life and i had quite a few
satisfying hours with it.
so far I am fairly satisfied with my play-experience. however a few things, you might
call it nitpicking, I would like to mention here (in the order of the "inconvenience"):
1. everytime I start a new game (and i mostly play against AI), i need to navigate to the desired settings - with multiple taps i.e., setting assistance level & opponent levels -to get to my starting point. i wish there was a way to save my last play settings and continue from there on every start.
2. It was a little let down to find that the max assistance level that can be directly set on the board is only upto 3. Not sure if there is a technical reason for that. surely it would have been nicer otherwise.
3. save the game for later: i find it somewhat fiddly tapping 3 times esp. when there is piece on the a1 square and have to try a few times to get it right. A long-press somewhere e.g., would be more preferable.
Warm Regards
Tejinder Ahuja”
“Excellent quality. Friendly and informative customer service. Reasonably priced too!
I highly recommend the ChessUp to all those who love chess but don’t always have an opponent to play with. The ability to play Stockfish (the built in chess engine) on varying levels of strength, as well as being able to play against other real life opponents from anywhere in the world is truly incredible. Bryght Labs have really created a fantastic product. I’m really happy with my purchase and I think that if anyone reading this review is contemplating getting one themselves, you definitely won’t regret it!”
“I just received my ChessUp board, two days after ordering, and played a few games OTB, against AI, and online (lichess). Everything works perfectly as advertised! (I did update the firmware and calibrated as recommended first). It's a bit larger than I expected; maybe thats a good thing. The carrying bag is nice too, just right for the board, charger, and a few accessories. Better quality than expected, and have not had to recharge yet after 6-7 games. The app seems to work great, no issues. I can't wait for Chess.com integration and other promised learning features. Highly recommended!”
“Not new to chess but new to chess learning technology, I am very impressed by the clean look, easy steps of instructions, beautiful colorful display with ai assistance and even the quality feel of the board is very satisfying. Setting it up was a breeze, plus I don’t feel intimated by my worthy ai opponent in making mistakes while learning and most importantly having fun. Great product.”
