Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I asked Thomas, COO of Millennium Chess in Germany about the advantages of automatic chess piece recognition technology for various aspects of chess playing and teaching. Here's the best of our discussion with demonstration of different types of move input. View and compare the line of Millennium Chess Computers here at Chess House chesshouse.com/collections/millennium-chess-computers

Topics in this video
0:22 What is automatic piece recognition
0:35 Pressure sensory board
0:48 Move recognition
0:55 Auto sensory recognition
1:26 Why is automatic piece recognition helpful
2:00 How you setup a piece on a regular chess computer
2:14 How you setup with auto piece recognition
2:33 Auto piece recognition doesn't allow any mistakes
3:33 How the LEDs provide clarity and save time
4:00 Also helpful for setting up piece odds - or partial setup
5:00 Setting up a training position - the pawn game
5:20 Piece recognition top feature for teachers
5:55 Why important when connecting online and apps
6:45 One advantage of pressure sensory boards
7:45 the RFID Technology has 30+ year life expectancy
8:05 Piece Recognition delivers 100% clarity of positions