--- product_id: 82266908 title: "Square Off Chess Set. A Smart automated Chess Board, which Moves The opponent's Pieces on its own. Play Against The AI or Anyone Across The Globe. with Built-in Auto-Reset Feature." brand: "square off" price: "₱13314" currency: PHP in_stock: false reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/82266908-square-off-chess-set-a-smart-automated-chess-board-which store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Square Off Chess Set. A Smart automated Chess Board, which Moves The opponent's Pieces on its own. Play Against The AI or Anyone Across The Globe. with Built-in Auto-Reset Feature. **Brand:** square off **Price:** ₱13314 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Square Off Chess Set. A Smart automated Chess Board, which Moves The opponent's Pieces on its own. Play Against The AI or Anyone Across The Globe. with Built-in Auto-Reset Feature. by square off - **How much does it cost?** ₱13314 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/82266908-square-off-chess-set-a-smart-automated-chess-board-which) ## Best For - square off enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted square off brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Item Weight | 16.53 Pounds | | CPSIA Cautionary Statement | Choking Hazard - Small Parts | | Are Batteries Required | Yes | ## Images ![Square Off Chess Set. A Smart automated Chess Board, which Moves The opponent's Pieces on its own. 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Play Against The AI or Anyone Across The Globe. with Built-in Auto-Reset Feature. - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41oCt30fJVL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: How much noise is made by the moving pieces? Can you hear the gears grinding underneath? Are there any clicks or snaps that sound cheap and clunky?** A: The motion is smooth and quiet... it's not remotely cheap or clunky sounding There *is* one corner of my board where there's a faint rustle as the arm moves by it. Being familiar with electronics, I expect that's from a folding ribbon cable... I've had a robotic CD duplicating machine in my office for years, and it makes the same sort of faint noise at the very end of the robotic arm's travel. The CD duplicating robot has a transparent cover, so I can see the the noise is made by the folding ribbon cable. FWIW, ribbon cables are hardy bits of tech that have been around a long time, I've never seen one fail in my 30 years working with computers. Be aware that there *is* a beep when you press a piece down on the starting and ending squares to mark a move. It also sounds 3 rapid beeps when there's an illegal move, when you need to glance at the app to tell the board what you're promoting a pawn to, or when the game is over. **Q: Does this set come with an extra queen and pawn?** A: The set does come with an extra queen for each color. As with other nice chess sets, if you promote a 3rd or 4th queen in the same game, you'll have to use other pieces and move them like a queen. The standard trick in chess circles is to stand a rook on its head to make clear it's a queen... that'll work fine for the human player, but if the AI or a remote opponent promotes a 3rd or 4th queen the substitute probably needs to be right side up for the magnets in the board to move it. If you use an upside down rook for your opponent you'll have to watch & listen for the board to unsuccessfully make a move, then check the app to see what it did and execute the move manually. BTW, when the board promotes a piece, it will beep on the screen and show you what it's promoting the pawn to... you'll have to manually swap the pawn for the extra queen or other piece. There are no extra pawns... why would you need one, in case you lose one? **Q: Any reliable indications that their quality problems are solved?** A: Hi, we certainly understand your hesitation and concern since the product delivered to you earlier was not up to the expectations hence we have worked on the feedback/complaints received to have better quality checks at each stage of production so that a flawless product is delivered to you. We have a new and improved 2019 version of our board and we assure you that the earlier problems have been worked on to deliver a great experience. **Q: Is there a chess clock or time limit set for the game?** A: There are timed games with clocks which count down on your phone or device while playing on chess.com and soon timed games will be introduced on the square off friends section ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The smartest chess board ever... we love it! *by B***Z on February 2, 2019* The media could not be loaded. Bottom line: if you or your kids are into chess, a Square Off board is a perfect fit. Yes, the price is high if you only compare it to traditional boards... but this is a premium, connected product that’s well worth the cost. I’ve looked around, and no other computerized board approaches Square Off’s combination of quality, connectivity and other features, even at 10x the price.Online chess is convenient because there are always opponents available, but in most other ways it’s inferior to playing on a physical board. There’s no substitute for the enjoyment the beauty and tactile feel of a quality chess set bring to a game… the trouble is finding someone to play against. When I saw the Square Off board on YouTube I was dazzled... it perfectly combines the advantages of physical board play with those of online play!Other electronic wooden boards (eg. by Millenium and DGT) cost much more than Square Off, and have at best VERY clunky & limited online connectivity. None support Chess.com.Square Off boards are the only ones on the market that move their own pieces… super fun, and way more like playing a real game of chess in person. The board is beautiful… not quite as nice as $1k-$5k DGT e-boards, but plenty nice enough to serve as a central feature of a room.There are several ways to play: against any of 20 levels of board AI (powered by Stockfish, the best available chess AI), against anyone else with a Square Off board or app, or against your Chess.com friends.Note: Square Off has some concerning Amazon reviews for boards bought late last year... reviews before and after that period were far more positive. I contacted the company… they claim a manufacturing partner didn’t follow their specs and produced some bad boards. They say they’ve fixed the problem in the current batch of boards, but I still wanted to make sure we really put the board through its paces, while I could easily return it if there was a problem. We’ve played vs. the AI; vs. friends, vs. family and random opponents who have a Square Off board or app; and vs. Chess.com friends… it performed excellently.Some “pros” for the Square Off board:- The AI is *very* easy to play at a moment’s notice. Turn the board on, launch the app, and within seconds you’re playing at the level of your choice.- As soon as a game completes, the app offers to open your game data in the “Analyze This” chess analysis app… it’s a great way to learn from every game.- The Grand Kingdom “auto-reset” feature takes a while, but it’s super cool. You can reset the board yourself if you’re in a hurry, but we always trigger an auto-reset… it’s a relaxing, entertaining process to watch. I included a clip in the video attached this review.- It’s easy to display the current piece positions on the app. That was helpful when my 10-year-old knocked some pieces over while making a move… a quick switch to the app’s board display made it easy to verify everything was put back where it belonged.- The board has a rechargeable battery in it, so we leave it unplugged most of the time. You can tap an icon in the app to see the remaining battery percentage.- The company can (and according to reviews, does) continue improving the features via app & firmware updates.Now some potential “cons”, none of which are a big deal to us:- The boards are rather large, as fine chess boards tend to be. The Kingdom Set is ~1.5x1.5ft, the Grand Kingdom is ~2x1.5ft. We leave ours set up on a coffee table to encourage frequent play and show it off to visitors… the size & quality of the board make it look like it belongs there.- The pieces are very nice, but they’re a little smaller and lighter than you’d expect for a normal board of this size & price. It’s pretty clear that’s because they must be light enough for the robotic mechanism to easily move, and small enough that a piece can fit between two other pieces. For example, knights obviously can’t jump over other pieces, so they instead move between and around them. See the attached video for a demo.- Capturing takes a little getting used to: when capturing a piece, the board first grabs your captured piece and drags it off the board (to its marked “parking spot” on the Grand Kingdom Set, or to just off the edge of the playing area on the Kingdom Set). Then it moves the capturing piece into the captured piece’s square. Again, see the attached video for a demo.- The app connects via Bluetooth, so you’ll need the device running the app to be fairly close by while you use the board. ### ⭐ Two Broken Boards! *by M***. on November 27, 2018* I purchased the Kingdom Board and it worked great, for about 15 games. Then is started making grinding noises and wouldn't connect via Bluetooth. Here is where real frustration starts. The Company that makes this board is headquartered in India. Not necessarily a bad thing, however, if you are wanting to troubleshoot this with their customer service than you better be up between the hours of 9pm – 5am CST, otherwise you will not hear from them. So, knowing this in advance, I submitted a request detailing the steps I already did to try to fix (i.e. tilting the board as recommended) and asked them to please list a few troubleshooting tips for me to try in the morning. The next morning I awoke to the customer service rep saying to, “please try tilting the board”. That was it. They obviously did not read what I wrote and did not offer any other advice for fixing the board. I was very fed up at this point so I just returned the board via Amazon (thank you Amazon!).A couple of weeks later, Square Off was running a promotion for 20% off for Black Friday. I figured I would give it another shot as everyone deserves a second chance. I received my board and what do you know, this one DIDN’T WORK STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX! It was almost like the Company just sent me the same board I sent back as this one was doing the same thing, making a grinding noise and not connecting. I am in the process of contacting their customer service again in hopes of a fix, but right now am not feeling very positive about it. I submitted a video of the board making noise, and step by step instructions of what I did to try to fix the problem similar to last time. Again, I woke up in the morning to the customer service rep writing back telling me to try to tilt the board to fix. So, once again, they did not listen to what I wrote and gave me the same copy paste troubleshooting as last time. It is amazing to me that I have ordered two boards and both didn’t work. I would be cautious when buying this product due to the level of complexity and moving parts within the machine and hard time connecting to the customer service.If you are looking to buy, I would highly recommend waiting until they come out with version 2 of this thing. Also, they really need a customer service department that handles hours during normal operation for this part of the world as it is very difficult to troubleshoot if a problem does happen. One other thing is that it is very difficult to find any information on troubleshooting on the website or anywhere else. They really need to provide more help for users experiencing problems, especially for a product at this price point as it is not cheap. Having two boards crap out on me within one day of receiving is a very poor track record. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good warranty for board replacements. Great product concept. *by D***. on October 2, 2020* My original board stopped working after only 41 games. After several emails on how to replace it , which was still under warranty, I acquiesced to Square offs' procedure for replacement. Had to return defective board before receiving replacement.I'm pleased with the new promised replacement board and haven't had any problems thus far. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/82266908-square-off-chess-set-a-smart-automated-chess-board-which](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/82266908-square-off-chess-set-a-smart-automated-chess-board-which) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*