Electronic chessboards have come a long way over the years. The latest ones are capable of beating most grandmasters as they run strong engines. A lot of them still require you to connect to a tablet or smartphone to play against strong engines. The ChessUp 2 board is different. While it supports playing on Lichess and Chess.com, it runs Stockfish 17, so you can play offline.
We recently had the chance to play ChessUp 2’s engine against Stockfish 17.1. To our surprise, the engine was able to hold its own and get a draw. As it turns out, ChessUp 2 runs Stockfish 17, so it should be able to beat most other boards, including Chessnut EVO’s engine. This board also supports checkers.
What sets this board apart from others is its lights that give you feedback on move quality. The touchscreen display on the side makes it easy to set up a game against a human opponent or AI. During our tests, we also played it against Leela Chess Zero, which gotten beaten pretty handily. Stay tuned as we will run more tests on this exciting board.
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