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Smart Chess Board · Travel · Magnetic
Chessnut Go
The most portable Chessnut, with magnetic pieces that stay put on the move.
The Go is the Chessnut built for travel. Magnetic pieces hold their position on a moving board — train tray-tables, plane seatbacks, café tables that get bumped — without losing the chip-based full piece recognition the rest of the Chessnut lineup runs on. It folds into a carry bag and connects to Chess.com or Lichess over Bluetooth from a phone, no laptop required.
Position in the lineup
The Go is the smallest and most travel-ready Chessnut. The trade against the Air and Air+ is piece interchange — Go pieces are magnetic and don't share with the rest of the lineup, so a Go owner adding an Air later runs two separate piece sets. The trade is worth making if the board needs to survive a backpack.
Specifications
- Form factor
- Compact travel board with magnetic pieces
- Recognition
- Full piece recognition (chip-based)
- LEDs
- Single-corner square indicators
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth, USB-C
- Platform support
- Chess.com, Lichess, ChessKid via Chessnut app, Chessconnect, third-party drivers
- Pieces
- Magnetic, designed for travel; not interchangeable with Air, Air+, or Pro pieces
The most portable Chessnut, with magnetic pieces that stay put on the move.
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