Square Off - Chess Set

I have mine on ebay (Kingdom set), if anyone is interested:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/154374825023

Still waiting for the — supposedly — far superior Neo...

Expect it around July. 

July of what year? 

Oh just kidding.  I know you mean this year, and I do have a certain sympathy for SquareOff and their ability to carry on in the middle of a pandemic, and then having to switch manufacturing sites due to a border war with their former supplier BUT I am tired of waiting!

I am somewhat sympathetic, because if someone told me two years ago that China and India have an agreement that they can fight wars as long as they don't use guns, and they're both fine with troops going at each other with barbwire baseball bats, I would think you were nuts.

But it's pretty sketchy that they are saying units will start shipping end of May based on the fact that they're starting manufacturing in May, because even if they do, it's not going to be the bulk of them nor does it account for shipping and handling time.

Hello.

Does anyone have a Square Off Chess Board, or knows someone who does? I was gifted one without a power adapter, and can’t find the voltage/polarity specifications online to purchase a replacement.

Thank you!

best bet would be to email square off support

That's the adapter I received with mine. Hope this helps. 

I replaced it with a multi voltage adapter that had a UK plug, worked with no problems 

On April 14, 2021, the Kingdom Set I ordered on December 21, 2020, was delivered. The good news is: everything works perfectly, nothing is broken. I was somewhat worried about the condition because DHL moved the package through five different countries in Europe before it arrived in the Netherlands where I live. My Kingdom travelled from Vilnius, to Tallinn, to Stockholm, to Copenhagen, to Brussels and finally to Rotterdam. The Kingdom Set is packaged in a bag in a box in a bigger box, giving it enough protection. And the robotic arm inside the board has a transport screw, which you need to remove before the first usage. 

The SquareOff can be used for:

1. Playing against the machine (which they call A.I.) having a Stockfish 11 engine with a customizable rating between 800 and 3300.

2. Playing against human players on chess.com

3. Playing against human players on lichess.org

4. Playing against human players on a SquareOff server against other SquareOff owners. 

And of course for those of us waiting for our long promised second generation Neos and Swaps, the news from Square Off is not reassuring.  Certain key electronic components from China are apparently in short supply and India is in the midst of another pandemic surge.  Oh well, the bars aren't open yet anyway...

Finally it has arrived! Only took 5 months, haha. I'm looking forward to hearing your experiences. especially regarding playing on Chess.com or Lichess.org.

The review i read about the last gen stuff was that playing on chess.com was like a 30 minute game for them and a 5 minute game for your since the pieces moved so slowly. 

How does it feel to you?

I find I need to play longer games on Chess.com. The move delay, which the comments exaggerated, makes a difference in 15 minutes or shorter games.

But I was accused of cheating in my last game, probably because of the slow response from my side. It takes 5 tot 10 seconds for the SquareOff to execute my opponent's move. And there is no such thing as premoving. 

If you play on the special SquareOff server, this problem is avoided, because the software stops the clocks during the execution of the move.

15 10 games are fine here with the Squareoff board 

I am afraid that Gothamchess has convinced everyone who always takes 5 ~ 10 seconds is absolutely a cheater. Every article mentions that talks about dewa_kipas always mentions it took him 10 seconds a move, even if the move was forced.

It's a problem for square off users.