With this chess computer you play like a king! The new The King Performance contains the legendary chess program The King by Johan de Koning.
With its classic, harmonious design in a 40 cm real wood frame, it has the perfect size for playing at home. The handmade real wood pieces round off the high-quality impression perfectly. The chess board in wood look offers 81 LEDs for move indication and a completely newly developed pressure sensor technology for highly comfortable gaming fun. With The King Performance you play classical chess or the popular game variant Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess) according to the official FIDE rules. With The King, an opponent awaits you who offers completely new and interesting challenges with his very active, risk-taking, sometimes downright spectacular style of play. You will never play against a chess computer in a more human and emotional way!
With the update in 2020, The King Performance becomes even more versatile: The device now offers 4 adaptive game levels that flexibly adapt to your abilities. On the entry level "Play & Win" even newcomers to chess have fun playing with the computer, here it is easy to defeat. In addition, there are the new ELO levels, where you get an approximate estimation of your own rating. From now on the computer allows you to save up to 9 games. Also, it is now able to give up the game or offer a draw. The new division of the menu system into a comfort mode and an expert mode is helpful to find your way easily through the extensive functional equipment. A further feature: the brightness of the LEDs can now be perfectly adjusted in several steps to match the ambient brightness.
Play Chess Online
Using the ChessLink module and free apps, you can play online on Lichess and chess.com. For professional tournaments, you can use the tornelo.com platform. You play directly on the board - against millions of people around the world! Your opponent's moves are displayed with the LEDs on the board. Enjoy real gaming experience and concentration while playing online like never before.
Chess Features
- Age Playing Level: For all chess lovers, from primary school children to grandmasters
- Playing Strength: Well below 1000 ELO up to > 2400 ELO
- Pieces Included: Yes, handmade real wood premium chess pieces including two extra queens with felt and weights
- Magnetic Pieces: No
- Pieces Compartment: No, piece storage in piece bag
- Chess Board Size: 32 x 32 cm / 12,6 x 12,6 inches
- King Height: 7,2 cm / 2,83 inch
Hardware
- Chess Board Technology: Pressure Sensor Board, Millennium HighSensity Technology
- Move Indication: 81 LEDs (4 per chessboard), dimmable
- Display with Lighting: Yes, multilevel dimming
- Processor: ARM Cortex M7, 300 MHz processor
- Connection to ChessLink: 4-pin standard mini din cable included
Software
- Program: The King
- Author: Johan de Koning
- Voice Output: No
- Updateable Software: Yes, via USB
Play Online
- Necessary Accessories: ChessLink Modul M822
- Required App: ChessLink App for Lichess; chess.com Android App
- Supported Servers
Power Supply
- Power Supply Included: Yes, with interchangeable attachments for EU / UK / US
Overall Measurements
- Dimensions: 39 x 43,5 x 2,6 cm / 15.35 x 17.13 x 1.02 inches
- Length of Connection Cable: 100 cm / 39.4 inches
- Weight: 2.5 kg
