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title: "DGT Centaur Chess Computer"
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# Circular LED move indicators 40x40 cm sensor board Rechargeable internal battery DGT Centaur Chess Computer

**Brand:** dgt
**Price:** ฿41439
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ♟️ Elevate your game with the chess computer that plays like a pro and learns like a friend!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** DGT Centaur Chess Computer by dgt
- **How much does it cost?** ฿41439 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- dgt enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted dgt brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Adaptive Challenge Mode:** DGT Centaur analyzes your play in real-time to match your skill level, ensuring every game pushes you just enough to improve without frustration.
- • **Rechargeable & Portable:** Built-in rechargeable battery means your chess companion is always ready—no cords, no downtime, just endless matches.
- • **Intuitive LED Move Guidance:** Circular LED lights highlight moves directly on the board—no screen staring, just pure chess immersion.
- • **Eye-Friendly e-Paper Display:** Soft contrast screen visible from any angle and lighting, so you stay focused on the game, not the glare.
- • **Tournament-Size Sensor Board:** A sleek 40x40 cm sensor board with precise piece detection for authentic, tactile gameplay that beats digital-only experiences.

## Overview

The DGT Centaur Chess Computer is a premium, tournament-sized chess board featuring a 40x40 cm sensor surface, rechargeable lithium polymer battery, and circular LED lights that indicate moves. Its unique adaptive AI adjusts difficulty in real-time to match your skill level, providing a personalized and human-like opponent powered by the Stockfish 9 engine. The e-paper display offers clear, glare-free game info visible from any angle, making it perfect for serious players seeking a tactile, immersive chess experience anywhere.

## Description

Chess is best when you have challenges, but you just have a chance to win. It is most satisfying when we have a suitable opponent, with similar strength or something above our level. This is exactly what DGT Centaur offers. It has a unique system to analyze your game during the game and use this information to challenge your own personal level. Plus, DGT Centaur plays in a very humane way for a perfect gaming experience. DGT Centaur is a high-tech chess computer with a sensor board and innovative circular LED lights to indicate movements. No need to look at the screen; you can only focus on the dashboard and parts. Playing with DGT Centaur is similar to playing with a real person and playing with it is beneficial for its development. Of course, DGT Centaur is always there for you, ready for another party. electronic to change the configuration, watch the notation of the game or look at an image of the dashboard, display suggestions or see the assessment of the position on the computer. This screen has a soft, pleasing contrast to the eye and can be seen in any direction and in any light. The DGT Centaur is designed as a lightweight and modern chess board with design pieces that allow you to play, practice and enjoy the world's most popular board game wherever you are. DGT Centaur is always here to be your chess friend.

Review: Excellent Chess Computer - My first impression was that Centaur was bigger than expected - even though I had measured it size against a chess set before I made the purchase. It is unusual underneath (transparent showing the lights) - the opening sequence must be impressive on a glass table! All this is fine, but a slight drawback is that the pieces easily slip across the surface when the board is moved. The pieces are nicely sized but are lighter than weighted wooden pieces of the same height - though I do not consider this a significant problem. There is a small lcd display to the side of the board which is too small for my eyes at standard sized text. It is possible to make the text bigger but very little is displayed as a result. I would like the lcd display to be bigger (though it would make the device wider). It would ideally be twice the length and breadth. Having said all the above its easy to make the moves and to follow / make the moves the computer indicates - this is excellent. It is so much more pleasant than playing on a tablet or computer - I find it much easier to ‘see’ moves on a real board. I should mention that the LCD provides a view of the board so if the board is knocked its easy to replace the pieces. Clock times and a list of moves made are also shown, though as the latter only shows a few moves scrolling is necessary. Menu options allow hints to be displayed, playing black, selecting one of three levels, setting up a position and various display, sound, light and language options. It is possible to take back moves though there is no take back mode you just have to reverse the move sequence using the move list if necessary. Not ideal if you need to go back a long way. The Centaur has no connectivity so it can not be used to play games on the internet or against chess engines apart from the inbuilt Stockfish 9 engine. Of course Stockfish is one of the world’s strongest chess engines. On the Centaur the Stockfish engine reputedly delivers above 3000 ELO which means it’s good enough to win matches against the best players in the world. It has 3 levels ‘Expert’ which delivers the full power of the machine and two levels based on its in game assessment of your play. The ‘Friendly’ level might be about 200 ELO points below the player’s level while the ‘Challenge’ level might be 200 points above. This is based on my estimate of scoring 75% against the former and 25% against the latter. I have not played enough games to be sure of this for the challenge mode as I normally play at the friendly mode to get an enjoyable game with a good chance of winning! A point made in other reviews that I would agree with is that it would be better if in addition the Centaur had inbuilt levels say at 100 ELO point intervals. As always when a chess engine is ‘slugged’ to reduce its standard of play the moves it plays at times are strange (very poor) most noticeably in the end game. Having said that I never complained when a human opponent made a loosing move!
Review: DGT Centaur Chess Computer - The DGT Centaur has three levels of play, a friendly level, a challenging level and finally an expert level. It’s very strong even on the friendly level, and is Grand Master strength on the expert level, it does not have 60+ levels like other chess computers because DGT wanted to make it simple and easy to use. It has a very nice setup feature, when you enter setup mode you can just remove the pieces you don’t need from the board and the display updates itself automatically, then you can just move the pieces you have left to the problem solving position you want, or a previously played position you want, and start it playing, really simple, you can of course clear the board and select the pieces you want to place from the menu. In setup mode it will not allow more than one king per side (duh) … but it did allow a maximum of fifteen queens per side (it should technically be eight with all pawns promoted), and it would play it … go figure. The board is sensitive, so you don’t have to press at all, just move the piece, and when the DGT makes a move, it lights up the ‘from’ and ‘to’ squares and you just move the piece. Despite claims on youtube about the pieces being chipped and are automatically recognised when you place them, this is not accurate, it remembers where a piece is, and when you move it to another square it will automatically update the display, but if you remove a knight from the board and replace it with a pawn, the display will still show a knight on that square, so the pieces are definitely not chipped. It’s nearly the full size of a tournament board, the board and pieces are plastic but are of very high quality, the King is about 3 1/2 inches tall. All in all a very nice chess computer … a snip at £316.95 (what I paid) including delivery.

## Features

- e-Paper display
- Sensor board 40x40 cm
- Circular LED lights indicates the moves
- Rechargeable internal battery
- Weighted chess pieces

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07RNM4YT2 |
| Assembly Required | No |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. |
| Batteries Required? | Yes |
| Batteries included? | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 73,675 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 598 in Traditional Games |
| Colour | Black / White |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (606) |
| Date First Available | 20 Jun. 2019 |
| Delivery information | We cannot deliver certain products outside mainland UK ( Details ). We will only be able to confirm if this product can be delivered to your chosen address when you enter your delivery address at checkout. |
| Educational Objective(s) | Improving chess and strategic thinking skills |
| Item model number | DK711DGT12000 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 144 years and up |
| Material Care Instructions | Plastic |
| Material Type(s) | Plastic |
| Number of Game Players | 2 |
| Product Dimensions | 28.4 x 23 x 8.5 cm; 410 g |
| Remote Control Type | 50 mm |
| Scale | 390 mm |
| tech_spec_battery_description_toys | Lithium Polymer |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** DGT
- **Genre:** Strategy
- **Material:** Plastic
- **Number of players:** 2
- **Theme:** Strategy

## Images

![DGT Centaur Chess Computer - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511wzC9dD+S.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: When setting up a position, does it sense where the pieces are or do you have to use the buttons to enter the position? Are the pieces chipped?**
A: When setting up a mid game position you have to use the buttons to tell the Centaur where each piece is located (and of what type of piece it is).  The board senses where pieces are but not what they are - i.e. they are not chipped.

**Q: can i pause a game, turn it off and resume it at a later time?**
A: Adjourning and restarting a game...
You can interrupt a game and continue it at a later time. During play simply turn off Centaur by pressing the “On/Off” button for 3 seconds. If you wish you can remove the pieces from the board. When restarting Centaur, the adjourned game position is shown on the display. If you had removed the pieces, replace them as indicated on the display and you can continue the game.
Beware! Do not put the pieces in the starting position. If you do this your current game will be removed from the board memory.

**Q: is there an average response time for its moves   ,,thank you**
A: Hi,response time is from immediate to few seconds,depending on which level you are playing at.

**Q: Can I use my unweighted wooden chess pieces instead of the supplied ones?**
A: You can use most pieces so long as you stick either foil or copper felt to the bases to let the board detect movement.  Quite a few examples on YouTube.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Chess Computer
*by G***D on 11 November 2020*

My first impression was that Centaur was bigger than expected - even though I had measured it size against a chess set before I made the purchase. It is unusual underneath (transparent showing the lights) - the opening sequence must be impressive on a glass table! All this is fine, but a slight drawback is that the pieces easily slip across the surface when the board is moved. The pieces are nicely sized but are lighter than weighted wooden pieces of the same height - though I do not consider this a significant problem. There is a small lcd display to the side of the board which is too small for my eyes at standard sized text. It is possible to make the text bigger but very little is displayed as a result. I would like the lcd display to be bigger (though it would make the device wider). It would ideally be twice the length and breadth. Having said all the above its easy to make the moves and to follow / make the moves the computer indicates - this is excellent. It is so much more pleasant than playing on a tablet or computer - I find it much easier to ‘see’ moves on a real board. I should mention that the LCD provides a view of the board so if the board is knocked its easy to replace the pieces. Clock times and a list of moves made are also shown, though as the latter only shows a few moves scrolling is necessary. Menu options allow hints to be displayed, playing black, selecting one of three levels, setting up a position and various display, sound, light and language options. It is possible to take back moves though there is no take back mode you just have to reverse the move sequence using the move list if necessary. Not ideal if you need to go back a long way. The Centaur has no connectivity so it can not be used to play games on the internet or against chess engines apart from the inbuilt Stockfish 9 engine. Of course Stockfish is one of the world’s strongest chess engines. On the Centaur the Stockfish engine reputedly delivers above 3000 ELO which means it’s good enough to win matches against the best players in the world. It has 3 levels ‘Expert’ which delivers the full power of the machine and two levels based on its in game assessment of your play. The ‘Friendly’ level might be about 200 ELO points below the player’s level while the ‘Challenge’ level might be 200 points above. This is based on my estimate of scoring 75% against the former and 25% against the latter. I have not played enough games to be sure of this for the challenge mode as I normally play at the friendly mode to get an enjoyable game with a good chance of winning! A point made in other reviews that I would agree with is that it would be better if in addition the Centaur had inbuilt levels say at 100 ELO point intervals. As always when a chess engine is ‘slugged’ to reduce its standard of play the moves it plays at times are strange (very poor) most noticeably in the end game. Having said that I never complained when a human opponent made a loosing move!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ DGT Centaur Chess Computer
*by C***L on 6 October 2020*

The DGT Centaur has three levels of play, a friendly level, a challenging level and finally an expert level. It’s very strong even on the friendly level, and is Grand Master strength on the expert level, it does not have 60+ levels like other chess computers because DGT wanted to make it simple and easy to use. It has a very nice setup feature, when you enter setup mode you can just remove the pieces you don’t need from the board and the display updates itself automatically, then you can just move the pieces you have left to the problem solving position you want, or a previously played position you want, and start it playing, really simple, you can of course clear the board and select the pieces you want to place from the menu. In setup mode it will not allow more than one king per side (duh) … but it did allow a maximum of fifteen queens per side (it should technically be eight with all pawns promoted), and it would play it … go figure. The board is sensitive, so you don’t have to press at all, just move the piece, and when the DGT makes a move, it lights up the ‘from’ and ‘to’ squares and you just move the piece. Despite claims on youtube about the pieces being chipped and are automatically recognised when you place them, this is not accurate, it remembers where a piece is, and when you move it to another square it will automatically update the display, but if you remove a knight from the board and replace it with a pawn, the display will still show a knight on that square, so the pieces are definitely not chipped. It’s nearly the full size of a tournament board, the board and pieces are plastic but are of very high quality, the King is about 3 1/2 inches tall. All in all a very nice chess computer … a snip at £316.95 (what I paid) including delivery.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant machine
*by G***E on 18 September 2022*

I love this chess computer. Haven’t tried it on expert yet, can’t beat it on challenging! Make no mistake this thing would make a Chess Master cry. I was however a bit gutted because the price dropped significantly just after I bought it.

## Frequently Bought Together

- DGT Digital Electronic Chess Computer
- DGT Centaur Travel Bag - Chess Carrying Bag Suitable for 40 cm (16") Chess Boards Size
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