Learning how to play chess can be challenging, especially for beginners trying to grasp the game’s many strategies. While learning from a tutor or reading a chess book can help, those methods often take longer and can also make it harder to visualize moves and understand strategy. An AI chess board makes that learning process smoother and more interactive by offering real-time guidance and move suggestions powered by AI technology. These smart chess boards can also have their skill level adjusted to match your own, helping you progress naturally from basic moves to advanced tactics, all while also tracking your learning progress. For those looking for a smart chess board that can help you learn how to play chess or improve your game, the Particula GoChess Lite Modern is an excellent option.
The Particula GoChess Lite Modern is an AI-powered, tournament-size chess board that features an advanced AI system with 32 difficulty levels, catering to all skill levels from beginners to experts, while also integrating real-time colorful light indicators that provide instant feedback with hints and alerts for each move to help improve your game. The board also boasts Bluetooth connectivity and offers up to 100 hours of battery life. Via the GoChess App, you can choose between three play modes, including Face-to-Face, VS. AI, and Online, and track your progress with game history and stats. The board also integrates with Lichess.org and Chess.com.
Whether you’re a complete beginner or a passionate chess player looking to improve, this AI-powered chess board gives you an engaging way to learn how to play chess and elevate your skills.
Below is our comprehensive review of the Particula GoChess Lite Modern, where we explain how this AI chess board is designed to work and talk more about its standout features.
DESIGN & SPECS
Starting with its dimensions, this AI-powered chess board is the size of a regular tournament chess board. The board’s squares measure 1.88 inches by 1.88 inches (48 x 48 mm). The board is 0.34 inches thick (8.7 mm) and is also lightweight, weighing just 14.33 lbs. (6.5 kg).
The Particula GoChess Lite Modern also has a stylish, elegant aesthetic that gives it a contemporary look, allowing it to effortlessly blend with any home or office setting.
Moreover, this AI chess board also packs a premium construction, and the same can also be said about its chess pieces. Each piece, from Pawn to King, has some weight to it and has a premium feel to the touch.
NOTABLE SMART FUNCTIONS
Advanced AI Coaching System
For teaching you how to play chess and help you improve, the Particula GoChess Lite Modern leverages an advanced AI coaching system that features a total of 32 difficulty levels, catering to all skill levels from beginners to experts.
The board’s assistance level can be adjusted for each player via the mobile app. As such, its AI system not only allows you to challenge yourself but also helps improve your chess skills with a responsive and intelligent opponent, each and every game.
Real-Time Color-Coded Light Indicators
In addition, the board also integrates real-time colorful light indicators that are used by its AI system for coaching you how to play better. These real-time light indicators provide the player (or players) with instant feedback in the form of color-coded hints and warning alerts for each move you make to help improve your game.
The board’s light indicators change according to the usefulness of the move(s) suggested. The lowest difficulty levels provide simple tips that teach you the basics of chest, while the higher difficulty levels offer you more advanced suggestions that can ultimately elevate your chess skill level from expert all the way to grand master.
Here’s a general breakdown of what each light color represents:
- Green: Indicates the player’s turn, for which all of a player’s chess pieces will appear highlighted in green. Then, when a chess piece is lifted, its origin square will be marked in green.
- Blue: In the board’s standard gameplay mode, it indicates optional locations where a piece can be placed (i.e. that piece’s possible pathing options).
- Purple: (in tip-enabled modes): Highlights a great move.
- Red: (in tip-enabled modes): Highlights a poor move.
- Blinking Red: Indicates a general error / mistake.
To be able to detect a chess piece being picked up and moved by the player(s), each of the board’s squares comes equipped with a magnetic sensor, and the bottom of each piece is also magnetized.
CONNECTIVITY
For pairing wirelessly with its mobile app, this smart chess board utilizes Bluetooth connectivity.
BATTERY & BATTERY LIFE
For its power, the board comes equipped with a built-in rechargeable battery that can offer up to 100 hours of battery life on a single charge.
The board’s Power On/Off button can be found at one of its corners, and directly next to it, there’s also its USB charging port.
When its battery is running low on power, you simply need to connect the included USB charging cable to to the board’s USB charging port. It takes approximately 2 to 3 hours for the board’s internal battery to fully charge.
THE SMARTPHONE COMPANION APP – The GoChess App
For configuring the difficulty level from the board’s AI system and also enabling / disabling its coaching tips, users are required to install the GoChess App on their smartphones (available for iOS and Android).
Via the GoChess App, you can choose between three playing modes, which include Face-to-Face (player vs player), VS. AI (player vs the board’s AI), and Online, for which the board can be integrated with chess platforms like Lichess.org and Chess.com, allowing you to play online against any type of opponent, whether that’s a friend or a random player.
For an even deeper learning, the app also enables you to track your progress with game history and stats, through which you can watch digital replays of previous games and analyze each game play by play to help you further improve your chess skills and learn how to avoid potential miss-plays.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
The Particula GoChess Lite Modern comes neatly packed inside a sturdy cardboard box.
Inside their package users will find: the Particula GoChess Lite Modern Chess Board, a total of 32 chess pieces plus 2 extra queens, two pouches for storing the pieces, the board’s USB charging cable, an iPhone stand (for setting your phone or tablet at an angle when playing against the board’s AI), and a user manual.
FINAL THOUGHTS
All in all, this AI-powered chess board is a great choice for anyone who enjoys playing chess and wants to bring a smarter, more interactive chess experience into their home. The board has a pristine build quality, the pieces are also incredibly well crafted, and its app is user-friendly and intuitive to use, making it easy to configure the board’s AI system and set its difficulty level, as well as to watch replays from past chess games.
And the fact that the board also integrates with the two biggest chess platforms in the world (Chess.com and Lichess.org) just makes it a no-brainer for chess players who really want to elevate their chess skills.
The Particula GoChess Lite Modern is available in two sleek design styles: Modern (full Black and White) and Classic (Wood-style design).
If you’d like to buy it, know each set is currently going for $299.95.
Each purchase also comes with a 1-month Diamond membership coupon for Chess.com, plus a free 1-Year Pro-membership for the GoChess App (includes Chess.com and Lichess.org integrations, advanced hints and highlights functions, practice matches against AI, unlimited daily chess puzzles, progress tracking, and access to all future app updates).
You can order it online from Particula’s official shopping page.
