Where can I download Chessnut App?
The Chessnut App will be downloadable at the Apple Store and the
Play Store after the project finished. And you can also download the App
for PC/mac from our official website https://www.chessnutech.com
Will the board interface with Chess.com or just Lichess? I see images of Chess.com in the video but you only mention Lichess.
As
we haven't reached an official agreement with chess.com yet, we can't
claim that we support chess.com in the promotional video to avoid legal
issues(Lichess has open APIs so no such concerns). You can play on
chess.com with our product as shown in the video.
Will it interface with ChessBase and/or other PC programs?
It is a feature many backers want and we have not implemented
yet. Therefore, this will be the second feature we will implement due to
your suggestions. We are studying on it and it will be set as a stretch
goal.
I've written a UCI chess engine - will I be able to interface this
board with a custom UCI engine?
Yes, we have UCI engine importing function on both macOS and
Windows APP.
Will this work with any chess pieces or will it require chessnut
pieces? If it requires chessnut pieces will there be a place to
purchase replacements?
Because there are chips in the pieces for recognition, it is
required to use Chessnut pieces. We will launch an web store on our
official website later and you can purchase replacements on it.
What is the size of the board? How tall is the pieces? Is the
pieces made of wood? Are they weighted?
The dimensions are 33cm*33cm*1.8cm with king height 6.8cm. The
pieces are plastic but weighted.
Do you have to press on the square before moving a piece?
No need to press the board, just put the pieces on slightly, the
board can detect the moves precisely and quickly. You are as easy as
using a normal chess board.
Is possible to livestream with it?
We have livestream function in our APP, you can easily generate a
link and share it to wherever you want, it is a HTML5 page which can
show the moves in real time.
Is it possible to send this data to any url, so programmer can
create custom app?
We have SDK for programmers to create custom apps, and will
release it in our developer community in the next stage(after the KS
project finished).
Do you offer tournament size board?
We are working on that. Tournament size chess sets maybe will
release in the next year.
Is the AI built into the board or do you need a
phone/tablet?
The AI built in the Apps so you do need a PC/mac/phone/tablet if
you want to play with the AI chess engine.
Can I play the board without the app or plugged in to a
computer?
Yes, we support OTB games. You can play a game with your friend
without any connection. The moves will be saved into the built-in
storage. You can export a .pgn file for further analysis. But the chess
AI engine is bulit in our App, if you want to play with AI, you need to
connect a device running our App.