Excalibur 747K Grand Master – Black
- Grand Master/Black
- Captures the essence of top level chess competition
- Durable vinyl surface with precision magnetic sensors accurately tracks every move
- Tournament chess pieces are official size and weight so they will not tip over during a game
- 2 large LCD displays with dual chess clocks/ 100 levels of play, plus 5 teaching modes, 32 book opening trainers, and 32 great games
Product Description
To give players the feeling of true tournament play, Excalibur has used a tournament sized vinyl surface with weighted tournament pieces. The unique auto-sensory feature allows you to gently raise a pieced from one square and place it on the next, and the game will automatically sense your movement. Plus, there are two LCD displays, one on each side of the board, with individual controls so one or two people can play! Enjoy a great challenging game against a friend … More >>
Excalibur 747K Grand Master – Black
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Karpov may have some of his games stored in this chess computer’s memory; but I am sure he had little to do with the marketing of this product.
Excalibur’s display photograph for this set shows the pieces set up in a completely illegal position. Kind of a slap in the face for Mr. Karpov. Buy with caution.
Rating: 3 / 5
When this product claims to sport “100 levels” – don’t believe it. There are actually only 5 levels – the other 95 “level” settings merely change the time control. If you change the computer strength, it’s only at unlimited time. Very disappointing. I called their tech support and the guy told me, “Well, you can just handicap the computer by limiting its alloted time.” Pardon me amigo, but time isn’t an issue for a computer. A 2200 level computer can move many times in one second while maintaining master level strength. What good is that?
Rating: 1 / 5
The set arrived defective. I did not get it through amazon and the invoice I received did not indicate the distributor. Now I have to track them down. They will also want to charge me shipping x2.
If you buy this set make sure you keep all your documentation in case you also have to return it.
Buy with caution. Know your supplier.
Rating: 4 / 5
The auto-sensory board works fine and rarely messes up once you’ve played five or so games. The GM Excalibur is also tournament-sized which gives it a nice look and feel. It is really easy to set-up, user-friendly, and comes with detailed instructions for its features.
In regards to regular play, it allows you to set its levels from 1-6 (6 being easiest, 1 being the hardest). This thing is still a pain on level 6, though, and may give you a headache. Luckily, it has support if you want: A hint button which can recommend where to move to if you’re stuck, and a warning about pieces that are under attack without defense. There are other handicaps you can place on the computer as well, such as not allowing it to move a certain piece.
Another nifty feature of the board is to analyze the game and give you a score, which allows you to see how far ahead or behind you are. This is useful to see how well you’re progressing. Additionally, you can take back up to 12 moves, force the computer to move a certain way, and turn off the game and start where you left off at a later time.
You can play as either black or white.
Rating: 5 / 5
I haven’t play chess since 72′, so level 1 is still beating me. Not a game for someone who doesn’t like to lose all the time. But, excalibur is great product. I will be the next Bobby Fischer someday(In my dreams).
Also, it trains you to become a better chess player, and forces you to move and capture pieces the grandmaster why of playing chess.
Rating: 5 / 5