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Re:Real Time Chess – A physical chess board without the conc... by akrotkov on Saturday March 29, 2025 @01:23PM (#43517028)
I spent hundreds of hours 20 years ago playing Kung Fu Chess[1], which was the (first?) online version of this concept. That was a fun time.

The physical board and magnets definitely add a cool factor to it as does the physical dexterity element. Nice project!

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung-Fu_Chess

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Re:Real Time Chess – A physical chess board without the conc... by ece on Saturday March 29, 2025 @04:55PM (#43518660)
The Wikipedia page mentions the Chezz app, and it's available and fun. Reminds me of really bad chess too.
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