Observed arrival · 2026-10-29
Rival Knight’s automated chessboard
A one-person project documenting a custom chessboard that detects moves, moves pieces mechanically, and plays through its own chess engine.
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$Paid
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✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Chess hardware builders and curious players
- Worth noticing
- A virtual TFT menu is presented as following the same menu flow as the physical board.
Field notes
The board combines position detection from 64 Hall sensors with a motorized trolley and electromagnet that move pieces using a CoreXY system. The homepage says the accompanying Rival engine has twelve levels, opening data, selectable styles, and game statistics; it also points to a five-story, photo-rich development journal.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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