Chess,lit up.

A hand reaching for a piece on GoChess, with the app open on a tablet beside the board

GoChess is a real chessboard with a ring of light under every square and an AI coach in the app. From $249.95.

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Tap a piece.

Every square on GoChess has a ring of light under it. Pick a white piece on this board and watch where it can go. Tap a lit square to play the move.

White to move, after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5.

A drawing of the board in the opening called the Giuoco Piano. Pink rings mark a capture.

Written up.

Covered by WIRED, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes, and played on Lichess and Chess.com.

A coach in
the board.

32+AI levels to play against

8.7 mm thin, sensors and all.

Ask for a hint and the right squares light up.

  • Play online
  • Play the AI
  • Play face to face
  • Keep every game
A grandfather and grandson playing GoChess at a kitchen table
GoChess board with lit rings, beside the app on a phone

Every game, kept.

The app saves your recent games, so the board remembers what you played.

Online, against the AI or across the kitchen table, it all ends up on the same sheet.

vs GoChess AI lv.36- - - - - - - - - - - -1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Bc5
4. c3 Nf6
5. d4 exd4
6. cxd4 Bb4+
Lichess, rapid- - - - - - - - - - - -1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Be7
5. e3 O-O
Face to face, Grandpa- - - - - - - - - - - -1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6
6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6
Chess.com, blitz- - - - - - - - - - - -1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Bb4
Puzzle of the day- - - - - - - - - - - -White to move.
Mate in two.
Solved in
1 min 12 s.
vs GoChess AI lv.32- - - - - - - - - - - -1. c4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. g3 d5
4. cxd5 Nxd5
5. Bg2 Nb6

First, pair the board.

Over Bluetooth, to the free GoChess app on iOS or Android.

Then pick a game.

Online on Lichess or Chess.com, against the AI, or face to face.

Play real pieces.

Sensors under the board read every move you make.

The lights coach you.

Hints when you ask for them, alerts when a move goes wrong.

Pick your
board.

GoChess Air with the app on a phone

GoChess Air

$249.95

  • 35 mm squares
  • Compact, travels well
  • Modern plastic pieces
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GoChess Pro Modern with the app on a phone

GoChess Pro Modern

$299.95

  • 48 mm tournament squares
  • Plastic pieces, plus 2 extra queens
  • A free year of Pro Membership
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GoChess Pro Classic with carved wooden pieces and the app on a phone

GoChess Pro Classic

$349.95

  • 48 mm tournament squares
  • Carved wooden pieces, plus 2 extra queens
  • Wooden-look board
  • A free year of Pro Membership
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Every board is 8.7 mm thin, runs 5 to 100 hours on a charge depending on the lights, and works with Lichess and Chess.com.

Questions.

Air is the compact board with 35 mm squares, made to travel. Pro Modern and Pro Classic are tournament size with 48 mm squares: Modern has plastic pieces, Classic has carved wooden ones.

Players on Lichess or Chess.com, the built-in AI, or a friend across the board. The free GoChess app runs on iOS and Android.

Pro models: a tournament-size board, 32 pieces plus 2 extra queens, and the free app.

Air: the board, a full chess set, a USB cable, a mobile stand, 2 pouches and the free app.

Between 5 and 100 hours, depending on how much the lights are used. The battery is rechargeable.

Pro Modern and Pro Classic include a free year of the GoChess Pro Membership: advanced Lichess and Chess.com features, advanced hints, practice bots, daily puzzles, game history and stats, and an ongoing hardware warranty while it is renewed.

After the first year it renews at $9.99 a month, paid annually.

EU: customs duties are included and VAT is added at checkout. US: no extra import taxes or duties. Elsewhere, local import taxes and duties may apply.

Tournamentor travel?

Both pair with Lichess, Chess.com and the free app.