GoChess Mini - AI Electronic Chess Board Game, Light Up Chess Set for Adults & Kids for All Skill Levels with Online Play App - Perfect as a Gift for Smart Board Games Lovers

As a chess player, I had high expectations for the GoChess Mini, and I must say it doesn’t disappoint. The compact design is impressive, providing a fully functional smart board without sacrificing quality or precision. One of the standout features is the seamless connection with the GoChess app. The LED lights are a subtle but powerful addition, making it easy to follow moves, explore openings, and enhance gameplay. Although I was initially concerned about the smaller size compared to traditional tournament boards, the GoChess Mini proved to be practical and highly portable—perfect for analysis sessions or travel games. The app’s integration with online platforms and Lichess allows playing against strong opponents worldwide, including AI simulations at different levels. The option to save and study games is something I hope they’ll expand further—having a way to import or export PGNs directly to the board would be ideal for advanced study. But overall, it’s clear that this product was designed with both beginners and experienced players in mind, making it a great tool for sharpening chess skills. Update a few months later: My kids took a few chess lessons at our local library and are now using the board to play (with AI hints). I challenged them to figure out why the AI is advising them to make a move and before they pick up a piece, where they think the AI will want them to move it to. It's been a great learning tool for them. Still very happy with my purchase!

I just spent my whole weekend playing chess! This board game is not only beautiful (the board and each and every piece is high-quality) but also offers a variety of playing options. You can just use it as you would for any other board, but you can also install an app and either play against an AI, or online. It's easy to setup and use, guaranteeing hours of fun and play. The board itself is of a perfect size - not too small, nor too big, making it perfect to take with you when you travel. Definitely worth every penny spent for it!

First off, let me say I had no clue how to play chess, so I bought this to learn — and I’m so glad I did! The GoChess board came beautifully packaged, and I really appreciated how carefully everything was packed. Each chess piece was individually protected, and the board itself was well-secured. Setup was an absolute breeze. Connecting it to the app was quick, easy, and totally seamless. I’ve already played a few games against the AI, and I’ve actually learned quite a bit just from experimenting and playing around on it the last two days. I’m also very happy with the size. I chose the Mini instead of the regular board, and it’s the perfect fit — not too big, not too small. It feels just right. I’m looking forward to diving deeper into learning strategy and technique, and this board will definitely be an amazing tool to help me grow. I also love that I can play solo against the AI, and eventually play with other people online or in person once I know what I’m doing. Highly recommend — especially if you’re a beginner like me!

This is my second GoChess chess set; I also have the GoChess Lite Modern, the Mini’s big brother. I own almost all of the chess boards out there and this one is my favorite. From the moment I opened the set I was impressed with the styling, weight and feel of the pieces as well as the very thin usb-c chargeable board. The board has sensors in it to detect pieces and movement as well as LEDs which allow it to provide different levels of hints and blunders by lighting up these LEDs in different colors. There are other sets with hint systems but this is the only board that lights up the board in green on the white or black side denoting which sides turn it is. This is very handy when playing online like on chess.com because sometimes you can lose track of whose turn it is. It is also the only board with a hint system that tells you not only which space is the best space to move when you lift up a piece but it also can tell you which piece is the best piece to move. This is totally unique to all of the chess boards being sold. From playing against the many levels of the built-in AI to playing bots and real people from around the world on chess.com and lichess you will have more fun playing chess than you ever have before. It’s a great learning tool as well and will boost your ELO to new heights if that’s what you want to do or just play casually and make new friends from around the world. No hi tech chess board is worth the money if there is a lack of customer service to back it up. I have interacted with the customer service several times and they have been nothing short of friendly and responsive answering all of my questions and getting any issues Inhave found fixed. For instance, I found a bug with the IOS version of the all (they also have an android version) and within days it was fixed and a new version was posted in the App Store. The customer service is AMAZING !

This isn’t just some fancy toy, it’s the real deal. The GoChess Mini plays with you, teaches you, lights up your next move, and connects with Chess .com and Lichess. After just a short time using it, I’ve already picked up things I hadn’t noticed in years of casually playing online. It helps you understand the game better. I also love the high quality of the product and its top-notch design, it feels solid and looks great on the table. Puzzles are supported as well, and I’m still exploring other cool features. Can’t wait to keep learning with it.. So far, I see it as a real game changer.

Really nice user interface. Play online, against internal AI or as a regular chessboard. Pieces and board are nice quality.

This is a nice quality chess set. It has good integration with chess.com. I had issues with getting lichess to work. The AI mode is good. For me this was expensive and will allow it to evolve a bit more.

Le jeu d’échecs est parfait, les pièces modernes sont très jolies et agréables à manipuler, une fois connecté au smartphone tout fonctionne parfaitement, les parties contre l’IA correspondent au niveau annoncé

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Je suis triste de ne pas voir les pièces bouger toute seule comme sur la vidéo du kickstarter. Je ne sais pas si c'est moi qui ait mal compris le fonctionnement ou si la fonctionnalité n'est pas disponible pour le moment ou si elle ne le sera jamais. J'avais beaucoup d'espoir de voir cette fonctionnalité sur mon GoChess. J'ai acheté ce jeu pour que mes enfants apprennent et que cela évite les dispute et la triche entre eux. Je suis content pour cela car le jeu est vraiment top sur la partie technique l'IA et les lumières sont top. Autre problème c'est le plateau de jeu qui n'est pas de niveau, je dois mettre le quick start guide en dessous pour que le plateau ne bouge pas, dommage. Autre point négatif c'est l'obligation d'avoir un téléphone allumé à côté pour jouer. J'ai dédié un vieux téléphone au GoChess pour que les enfants jouent sans avoir besoin d'utiliser mon téléphone personnel. J'ai écrit à Particula concernant la fonctionnalité des pièces qui bougent toute seule en espérant que ce soit moi qui n'ait pas compris comment cela fonctionne.

Well designed pieces. Good sized chess board and pieces. The app is easy to connect with third party chess apps and once connected to the board all we have to do is play and enjoy!

Väldigt nöjd, känns bättre att spela mot folk över nätet på ett fysiskt shackbräde än på en skärm. Även om du förlorar lite tid då du flyttar även åt motståndaren, så kanske inte lämpar sig så bra till att spela blitz matcher. Brädet och pjäserna är väldigt fina, och även att de är av plast, så känns det inte så. De har en matt finish och bra tyngd. Var först tveksam om jag skulle gilla hur de ser ut innan jag fick dem, har en nästan futuristisk look, framförallt hästen. Men tycker faktiskt att det passar väldigt bra till brädet i och med led-ringarna som lyser upp och visar vad och vart motståndaren vill flytta. Du kan även sätta på hjälplysen för bästa drag när du spelar mot datorn, eller mot någon i familjen om en av er är mycket bättre än den andra, txe spel mot barn eller barnbarn. Du väljer vilken styrka eller Elo hjälpen ska vara på. Kan även använda lysen som bara visar möjliga drag du har, bra för den som inte kan reglerna men vill lära sig hur de olik pjäserna rör sig. Haft några buggar när man inte ser dragen på appen, dragen har fortfarande fungerat och visat rätt på brädet hela matchen dock, detta har hänt ett fåtal gånger. Jag har även hört av mig till företaget om förslag på funktioner i appen, och supporten har varit väldigt vänlig och svarat extremt snabbt, även på helger! Annars funkar appen kanon. Lätt och smidig att koppla till mobilens bluetooth, och att komma igång och koppla till ditt lichess och eller chessdotcom konto. Jag drar av en stjärna då pjäserna är lite chippade på baskanterna, se sista bilden. Tror detta kan vara spår efter gjutningen då det återfinns på alla. Lite surt på ett så dyrt set, men i övrigt supernöjd.