DGT Centaur Chess Computer

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Also when I get tired of being in the house it would be nice to be able to sit in the garden under the roof of the pergola in the fresh air. Having a DGT PI or maybe a Centaur board one can play against the computer and get used to real figures. Out of interest, could your friend who has the King Performance tell you if it has the option of auto resign and offer draw? The battery took a LONG time to charge. About 5 hours but I was playing a lot while it was charging which I’m sure affected the time to full. Now that it has been fully charged I have played about 4 games and see no real drain on the battery. With the E-Ink display I am hoping it will last a long time. To start with I REALLY like playing on it. The pieces have a nice feel and I have experienced no glitches except it didn’t seem to recognize enpassant when it came up in one of my games. I will have to ask DGT about that if it happens again.

Centaur is not compatible to connect to your computer or online chess portals. That is not necessary at all, use the Centaur to play, to learn, to train, to analyze and to improve your skill level. Above all, use it to have fun! A hint system, suggesting the top moves. (Note that using this skewers the adaptive difficulty; The more you use hints, the smaller the probability to win on your own, at least that's my experience.) The only thing that worries me is that it seems to be fragile. The board is very lightweight plastic with no bottom on the board leaving the lights and electronics fairly exposed. The bottom of the chess pieces have a thin foil coating under which you can see the electronics. They have no real protection. I feel like the board in particular would not survive even one small drop. I could be wrong but I am not going to experiment. LOLIts greatest feature is the adaptive intelligent chess program that automatically adjusts itself to your playing strength so that you will always have a suitable playing partner. No connectivity options at all. It's a very closed system: No upgrades, no online play, no PGN export. Die herausragende Besonderheit ist das adaptive intelligente Schachprogramm, das sich schon während der laufenden Partie automatisch Ihrer Spielstärke anpasst. Wo andere Geräte auf der stärksten Stufe unschlagbar sind und auf den niedrigeren Leveln unnatürlich spielen, ist Ihnen - gleich ob Anfänger oder Turnierspieler - der DGT-Centaur schon ab dem ersten Zug ein ebenbürtiger Gegner.

With the sensor board you can simply move pieces in a natural way. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, whether you are a home player or a club player, Centaur Always adapts to your level as soon as you make your first move! There's no need for computer screens or tablets. Just start playing chess naturally with intelligent auto-sensing technology. Impressive looking weighted pieces and on board lighted display within the squares themselves engage you in a fully contained, highly-tactical chess play experience that you will enjoy for hours upon hours. Two adaptive difficulties: friendly and challenging, at which I win 99% and <50% respectively. Adaptive as in it determines your strength from your play and adjusts it's own strength accordingly, making it an ideal opponent for almost everyone.

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No advanced chess computer knowledge is required. Just use the Centaur to play, learn, train, analyze and improve your skill level.

I own one and had the pleasure of meeting with the CEO of DGT. He took me through the product, it’s features, and some of the engineering elements. As someone with quite a few chess computers, I was pleased to see a lot of improvements made. The board is thin and lightweight. Those cups underneath actually work as a sort of prism to help illuminate the board when moves are made. The extra queens is a nice touch. None of my electronic sets included those. Compared to my Grandmaster, the piece size slightly smaller but still satisfying to move. Das formschöne Schachbrett registriert Ihre Züge mühelos durch Berührungssensoren. Die Züge des Computers werden über einzigartige kreisförmige LEDs direkt auf den Feldern des Brettes angezeigt. Bei der von uns ausgelieferten neuesten Baureihe des DGT Centaur sind die LED-Kreise aufgrund einer modifizierten Brettoberfläche nur schemenhaft sichtbar, wenn sie nicht aufleuchten. Sound67: Actually, many of the later, better chess computers DID resign in a hopeless position or when they saw a mate against them coming. Even my 1983 Chess Challenger Sensory 9 had a "resign mode" (which could be disabled though). “To start with I REALLY like playing on it. The pieces have a nice feel and I have experienced no glitches except it didn’t seem to recognize enpassant when it came up in one of my games. I will have to ask DGT about that if it happens again........ Spielen Sie mit dem DGT-Centaur auf einem echten Brett mit gewichteten Schachfiguren. Einfach einschalten und loslegen! Der Computer ist immer bereit und hält Sie fit. Bei Bedarf gibt er Hinweise und hilft Ihnen, Ihr Spiel zu verbessern. Selbstverständlich ist auch eine Option zur Stellungseingabe enthalten. No individual piece recognition, so setting up a custom game position via the menu/GUI is very tedious. Good questions! I do seem to prefer playing OTB instead of the computer, but right now my 9 year old is the only one I have to play. He's better than me, which is fine, but he's taking lessons because he seems to really get the strategy bit. I am trying to keep up with him so I can help him improve, and then after that I'd like to be able to play against others once Covid is over. I don't care about winning tournaments or anything - just to be able to learn and be better than I am. Adaptive intelligent Chess Computer automatically adjusts itself to your playing strenght. It gives you a fair chance to win, to learn and, most importantly to have fun!

Centaur was made to give everyone a good game. Whether you are a beginner or a strong player, whether you are a home player or a club player, Centaur will adjust to you as soon as you make your first move. Its smart algorithm will automatically adjust to your level and always gives you a challenging game that is both educative and great fun! It has a hint system and the option to set up any position. Das Gerät verfügt über einen Akku, der mit einem separaten Netzteil geladen wird. Die intuitiv bedienbaren Einstellmöglichkeiten werden mehrsprachig über ein klares, reflexfreies E-Paper Display angezeigt. DGT would like to thank the many software developers who made it possible to develop Centaur for the many chess lovers around the world. I have been on the monitor but with the time I get tired and think that it is better to alternate between a board with real figures and the monitor.

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On January st you were still debating if you buy one and now five and a half weeks later you have one :-) this is by no means a negative comment from my side but thank you for your input. I tried going into Set-Up mode hoping that the computer would use the position I had onscreen as the selected position to set up. Again the Centaur had the final position displayed in Set-Up mode. Stop using computer screens, tablets or telephones and start playing chess with Centaur on a real board with real chess pieces. Simply turn it on and make your move! Centaur is always there to challenge you, to help develop your game and to keep you sharp!