TOP 1 CHESS Classic Voice Master Electronic Chess Set, Ages 6+, 1-2 Players, Improve Skills with Chess Games

Muy buen juego para aprender a que los niños se concentren lo compré para mi niña de 7 años y está encantada aprendiendo

Item as described arrived timely

My son is getting to the age where he's increasingly with his friends on many of our weekly Friday chess nights...but I still want to play! So, whenever that happens, I can now break out this set and still get in a game or two solo. Sad in a way, but times change I guess. If you're used to playing on a regular sized chess board, you'll first notice that both the board and the pieces are smaller than what you might be used to. The "large screen" advertised is also not-so-large, though I have pretty good eyesight and have no difficulty seeing the LCD screen. All squares on the board are labeled, so you don't have to know A-H / 1-8 by heart, which is great for beginners. I still need to re-read the instructions, because sometimes it will give me a warning (I'd like to turn this feature OFF due to what I'm about to describe) when I *intend* to make the move. For example, I'll go to push a pawn up to defend against an isolated pawn that is under attack from computer's knight, but it will warn me repeatedly that the isolated pawn is at risk from the knight. OK, I get it computer, but if you want to capture my pawn in exchange for me capturing your knight, I'll take that trade all day long. You don't have to repeatedly warn me. It's quirky at times. Overall, this is a good way for me to still play on a Friday night, considering my son sometimes abandons me, my daughter is too young, and my wife couldn't care less about playing chess. It has several skill levels to choose from that seem appropriate in terms of correlating difficulty levels (I consider myself somewhere in the middle to getting into the upper skill levels), and overall, despite sometimes odd behavior (again, I will learn how to turn these features off), a good set to have!

My grandson loved it. Played with it right away.

Fast shipping. Cool little chess game.

I was vasillating between a 3 and a 4. The item is advertised as 13x8". But the playing field is only 7"x 7". This was disappointing. Otherwise, you get what you pay for. A larger playing field would cost hundreds. This unit does the job.

If someone wants to learn how to play chess, there are a lot of was to do it. Computers are the simplest for solo play, but they are not so good if you also sometimes want the experience of sitting across from your opponent. This device (I won't call it a toy or a game) lets you play against the built in computer (you can white or black) as well as against human opponents because you are dealing with physical board. In addition to being a tradition (small) chess board, it is also a chess training kit complete with information cards about chess and a concise explanation of the rules. I say concise because chess as a challenge is far more complex than single sheet of instructions can communicate. The game can also talk to you when you play against it and warn you when a move you take, or one that the computer takes can put you in jeopardy. Its two phrases are "Are you sure?" and "Be Careful". With technology what it is today, I had hoped for a bit more since those two phrases are not very insightful in many cases. I marked the device down for ease of use, not because it is hard to play, but rather because the limited interface to access features of the game. Many times I simply started mashing buttons until the game let me do what I wanted to do. In a lot of ways it reminded me of electronic games of a previous generation. That being said, it played a good game (and I played a bad one) and it beat me. If you want to introduce someone to chess, this might be a good gift.

I wanted to love this electronic chess board, but I ended up only sort of liking it. Here are my thoughts on this chess board: - The computer player is perfectly fine for me (an average player). I like that I can adjust the difficulty level. There are some times when the computer takes about 20 seconds to think about the move to make. - This is a small chess board. The pieces are smaller and can be a bit frustrating when trying to get all the magnets to line up and register on the chess board. - Each chess piece has simple magnets underneath them. The computer keeps track of which piece is which on the electronic board based off of previous/current positioning. This means that if you lose a piece, you can just make a new one with a simple magnet. You can even make a custom chess board with Warhammer figurines! - The volume is loud/shrill and cannot be adjusted. It is either on or off. - The electronic menu is a bit clunky and not intuitive to navigate. The instruction manual provided is sufficient to figure it out eventually though. - I wish there was a little compartment to store the chess pieces with the chess board. You get a little cloth bag to store them instead. It would make it better for storage and travel if it all fit into one unit. (without having to keep the original box).