Chess computers have come a long way over the past few years. Many of them now connect to smartphones and let you play online. The Chessnut Air+ and Chess Genius Exclusive are two of the best on the market. The Chess Genius Exclusive has a modular design. It has a computer module with an estimated rating of around 2400. It is powered by an ARM Cortex M7 processor with 384KB RAM. It shows the moves with LEDs. It uses RFID for piece recognition, so you don’t need to push hard for the moves to register.
The Chessnut Air+ is one of the most gorgeous chess computers on the market. It has a fully wooden design with hidden LEDs under the board. It connects to iOS and Android devices. You can also use it with your desktop computer. You can play on Lichess and Chess.com. This board supports Chess960. You do have the option to use this board with Chess for Android, WhitePawn, and other third party apps.
The Chess Genius Exclusive is a standalone computer. You don’t need to be connected to a smartphone or tablet to play against it. There is a ChessLink module that lets you connect this board to online platforms. The Chessnut Air+ can connect to Arena Chess and other desktop software platforms for serious analysis. It looks very similar to the Chessnut Pro but it’s much smaller.
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