I did run into a few issues here and there where the board wouldn’t register some of my movements and required me to redo the move until it registered. This can be frustrating when you’re on the clock, as all the online matches are timed, but it only happened a few times. The board is usually pretty responsive, with beeps to indicate when you make a move that’s not allowed .
The Square Off Pro isn’t just about playing games either. You can recreate matches from current tournaments and see how they played out on the board, or even analyze your own games. Hooray, I can see all the stupid mistakes I made that led to my demise. I’m not salty, I swear. It’s much more transportable than Square Off’s original chess set, but I wish it came with a more travel-friendly kit. Right now, you roll up the chessboard, put it in a cylindrical cloth case, and then store the pieces in two separate mesh pouches. It’d be nice if I could store everything together in one kit.
Other than that, it’s hard to find much fault with the Square Off Pro. It’s gotten me playing chess a lot more lately, and that’s all I ever wanted.. This includes unlimited access to WIRED.com and our print magazine . Subscriptions help fund the work we do every day.
Dope, but you can play online on an app too for free
Chess is dumb
AstroNate93