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What are electronic chessboards used for?

I once saw a GM on YouTube using an electronic chessboard, a board that could be plugged into a computer. I liked the idea. What is it used for? When should one consider buying it?
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Real Chess Board which detects the moves we do

We a friend and I play chess we usually don't write down our moves. It would be great if there would be chess boards which detects our moves. We could play using a tablet computer, but we prefer to play with a real world chess board. Are there chess…
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How to determine the value of a chess set?

How to determine the value of a set? How much does a first-class set usually cost? Does it include a timer or any accessories? Are there famous manufacturers like D&G in clothing? And what are the most expensive sets ever?
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Why is a 0x88 chessboard array of size 128 bytes when 0x88 is decimal 136?

I am starting to look at chessboard representation with the 0x88 hex array board rep, but I'm getting confused! Please help me understand it properly! The 0x88 chess board representations I have seen as examples around on net resources say it can be…
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Chess Pieces like classic 1997 "Pure Mate" ad

I used to have this print up on my locker in highschool, and have had a blown-up, framed version in my living room for the past several years. I've recently started playing chess regularly again and was looking to buy a new board, and was wondering…
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Are there non-Chess games that use a chess board with "black on the right"

Are there any non-Chess games that use a chess board where the bottom-right hand cell for each player is black rather than white?
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Are alphanumeric style chessboards becoming less popular?

It seems that most of the chessboards being offered for sale in the House of Staunton or Regency Chess - except for cheap vinyl tournament chess boards - do not have alphanumeric coordinates marked on the four sides. Has this style fallen out of…
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I have a custom SVG board I want to replace the chess.svg.board with

I made my own custom SVG chess board, and I would like to replace the default chessboard in chess.svg.board with the custom chess board I have. The issue is that I have a ton of paths in the svg. Is there a way to replace the chess.svg.board with my…
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What are some physical chess simulators?

My father likes to play chess but doesn't have any friends who would play with him. I suggested him playing it on tablet device but he doesn't like the touchscreen interface. He needs to touch the pieces. Has anyone built a physical chess simulator…
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How to highlight current and previous move of the player in chessboard.js?

I want player 2 to see what last move player 1 has moved. The best way to do this would be to highlight the last move. How is it possible in chessboard.JS?
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What does it take to become a professional chess player?

I need to know how start to become a professional chess player so that I can participate in tournaments. I first tried to find someone who knows how to play, but didn't find anyone. So I started looking through the web.
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