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|| [[image:SquareOff.jpg link="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/infivention/square-off-worlds-smartest-chess-board-relaunched?lang=en"]] ||~ || **Square Off**,
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated]] [[Robots|robot]] [[Sensory Board|sensory board]] by //InfiVention Technologies// for playing remote versus other Square Off players all over the world - or against an integrated chess engine of the controlling  [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app|mobile app]]. The board was announced in October 2016, when InfiVention's CEO and CTO [[Bhavya Gohil]] and [[Aatur Mehta]] started their campaign to raise money for funding to undertake bulk orders, and was first delivered in February 2018 <ref>[[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8799|Received my Square Off board today]] by [[Alain Zanchetta]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], February 04, 2018</ref>. 

Square Off uses a compact two axis [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotic_arm|robotic arm]] with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnet|electromagnet]] beneath the box to move the magnetic pieces without mechanical collisions, controlled by an [[Arduino#MEGA|Arduino Mega]] <ref>[[https://blog.arduino.cc/2016/10/17/square-off-is-a-chess-board-with-a-high-tech-twist/|Arduino Blog » Square Off is a chess board with a high-tech twist]], October 17, 2016</ref> with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmel_AVR|ATmega 2560]] chip <ref>[[http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/en/atmega2560|ATmega2560 - 8-bit AVR Microcontrollers]]</ref>, which further is responsible to detect the piece movement by magnetic square sensors and implements the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth|Bluetooth]] connection to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone|smartphone]].
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|| Square Off <ref>Image clipped from [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/infivention/square-off-worlds-smartest-chess-board-relaunched?lang=en|Square Off - World’s Smartest Chess Board by InfiVention Technologies — Kickstarter]]</ref> ||~ ||^ ||
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=See also=
* [[Arduino#SquareOff|Arduino - Square Off]]
* [[DGT Board]]

=Forum Posts=
* [[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8074|A new Robot?]] by dedicate computers, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], October 13, 2016 » [[Square Off]] 
> [[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8074&start=26|Re: A new Robot?]] by Scally, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], August 01, 2017
* [[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8799|Received my Square Off board today]] by [[Alain Zanchetta]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], February 04, 2018

=External Links=
* [[https://squareoffnow.com/|Square Off - World's Smartest Chess Board]]
* [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/infivention/square-off-worlds-smartest-chess-board-relaunched?lang=en|Square Off - World’s Smartest Chess Board by InfiVention Technologies — Kickstarter]]
* [[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/square-off-world-s-smartest-chess-board--2#/|Square Off - World’s Smartest Chess Board | Indiegogo]] 
==Reports==
* [[https://en.chessbase.com/post/world-s-smartest-chess-board-is-here|World's smartest chess board is here!]] by [[https://en.chessbase.com/author/sagar-shah|Sagar Shah]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 13, 2016
* [[https://blog.arduino.cc/2016/10/17/square-off-is-a-chess-board-with-a-high-tech-twist/|Arduino Blog » Square Off is a chess board with a high-tech twist]], October 17, 2016
==Apps==
* [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/square-off-chess/id1267805783?mt=8|Square Off Chess on the App Store]] 
* [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareoff.chess|Square Off – Android-Apps at Google Play]]
==Videos==
* [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63GuFUSspr7iY64nsvmHnQ|Square Off - YouTube]]
* Square Off - A Chess Board with a Tech Twist, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube|YouTube]] Video
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* [[https://www.digit.in/ces-2018/|CES 2018]]: Square Off Smart Chessboard, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube|YouTube]] Video
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