Europe Chess Champion Electronic Chess

This is a very good chess computer for the price, I am used to winning at chess but this thing has beaten me 3 times so far. The only problem with it is the size of the pieces..they are small...and I have mistaken the bishops for pawns on a few occasions as the black pieces especially are very hard to distinguish from each other ..I am going to stick or paint something on thebishops to make them stand out, they are virtually the same size as the pawns and looking down on them means they look the same..see photos. Also the display is good but again a little small if you don’t have great eyesight. Having said all that, once you get used to how to use it, it gives you a good enjoyable game which you can pause and go back to. ....a quick addition to my review, used metallic pens to make the pieces stand out more and worked very well see added photo.

I think this chess game is quite good, and certainly excellent value for money. I knew it had chess and draughts so was pleasantly surprised to find it has 8 games that can be played, and the instructions are reasonable as to how to play them.Having read some of the negative reviews I'd like to address two of them...== On first opening it looked like there were no chess or draughts pieces supplied but upon turning it over you can see what look like 2 battery compartments and the pieces are in the larger of the two.== In general pressing the pieces down is not at all difficult unless the piece is not in the centre of the square in which case more pressure is required. However, lateral thinking - pick the piece up, press the square with your finger and then press the destination square with your finger and put the piece down again. Works a treat every time and with no undue pressure required. Who says you have to press it with the chess piece.I like the fact that by default the computer warns you if you're making a stupid move or if it thinks you haven't noticed that it's about to capture a valuable piece (you can turn that off). It readily gives hints and advice, and you can swap hands if you don't like losing.The display is quite small but I can still read it easily without my reading glasses and it is backlit if you want the backlight to be on.I think if the compartment for the pieces were just a little bigger then I'd go to 5 stars; so 4 stars is a fair rating.I'm enjoying this machine and I think it's good value for the money.

The fact it comes with other games is a real bonus, the back cover is a little difficult to get off, so perhaps giving another box with it (if it's a present) to keep the pieces in) might be an idea, but once you get the hang of it, and how to play it works really well. I was actually very impressed, and although it was for my 11 year old daughter, I'd probably like one for myself. Other comments / reviews about having to press it too hard are fairly accurate, but you just need to get the hang of it, to be honest, then it works well.

I think for the price and what it is, it's probably sufficient for most needs. This revive is about the chess side of this unit, I don't care for draughtsThing, I found two things to be hugely inconvenient. One, having to peer at the display, which isn't very readable, to look at what the computer wants me to move and where, is annoying. I'd much have preferred an LED system which lights up the column /row to indicate the desired piece, then press and it lights the destination.Secondly, the annoying sounds that can't be switched off. I wanted to play it on the train but you can forget that. The sounds it makes are too jarring. The manual doesn't indicate that the audio can be disabled. Just no need for it, back to starting at my phone to play chess :(,On a positive note, the pieces are good at gripping the board, and it's a good size to be portable.

Bought for my grand daughter. I think she’ll get a lot from it

Bought this for my 7 year old but it's way too small, it'd be too small for me as well. How on earth this can have so many positive reviews is beyond me. I used to have a full size electronic chess board when I was younger and sold it at a car boot sale when I was 20. What a mistake!I knew it'd be small but only upon receiving it did I realise how small it actually was!Don't they make full size cheapish boards anymore?!I've returned it.

Great for entry level players. Arrived as described and very fast. It is small as what I expected but it is okay because I have fun playing this and also for me it is very challenging. It will help me learn to play chess better. Love it!

Good product. Bought for my grandson as he has been playing online. There's a major flaw tho. The pieces are too small...