DGT board

I am looking for a way of recording my friendly and league rapid play OTB games electronically, for later analysis. Although I am not fully conversant with the DGT board's abilities and attributes I have looked at it on the internet, it seems to be meant for playing on the internet but with a real board. However it seems that I could also use it to play otb and record games as a pgn file, that I could later analyse if I got something like firtz 8. Does anyone know if there would be a problem using it away from a pc, ie on its own at a chess club for example? or would I need to get a laptop too.? If it stores games independant of a pc this is perfect for me because I have also started playing in a league where the games are 1 hour and there is no requirement to record the moves, but I was going to do anyway, so it would save me this distraction from the game

DGT boards have become standard in GM events.

According to the sales info I've read, they can store 250 moves in their internal memory.

Originally posted by stevetodd
I am looking for a way of recording my friendly and league rapid play OTB games electronically, for later analysis. Although I am not fully conversant with the DGT board's abilities and attributes I have looked at it on the internet, it seems to be meant for playing on the internet but with a real board. However it seems that I could also use it to play ot ...[text shortened]... ord the moves, but I was going to do anyway, so it would save me this distraction from the game

Originally posted by Turfmoor
Hi, wow you are sooooo lucky getting a board, I would love one too for club games.

I believe that the better DGT boards have internal memory, a bit like a digital camera and can save up to 500 moves before you have to upload to a PC

Please let us know how you get on, and if you find a deal, buy one, get one free!!!
Pretty please
🙂
x

Originally posted by Wulebgr
DGT boards have become standard in GM events.

According to the sales info I've read, they can store 250 moves in their internal memory.

Originally posted by stevetodd
I think it may be 500 now, thanks anyway as it was you (ages ago) first told me about these, they seemed an extravagance at the time, but now that I am playing in a league where the games are an hour and there is no requirement to record the moves, they will easily be worth it to me

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Yes. I checked again. The USCF catalog now indicates that the internal memory is good for 500 moves, which should easily hold 8 games, and quite a few more unless you get into many drawn out endgames.

The USCF sells it for $749 + $26 above the usual shipping costs; they also offer a few extras (more money) such as a nice carrying case.

If I had $1000 to burn, it might be a tough choice between the DGT board and a G Loomis rod and comparable reel.

Had a quick look on the net and found this for $495 which is £267ish

http://www.chessoutpost.com/DGT_USB%20Board.htm

Probably about as cheap as they get.

Originally posted by Bedlam
Had a quick look on the net and found this for $495 which is £267ish

http://www.chessoutpost.com/DGT_USB%20Board.htm

Probably about as cheap as they get.

Originally posted by stevetodd
Thanks I will have a look although I had a disaponting reply from the chess shop, see below:

Steve,

The DGT board cannot be used independently to record a game. It is only
posible to use it in conjuction with a PC.

All the best,

Paul Harrington, BCM


I'm not sure heis right, otherwise what is the 500 move internal memory all about? I'm off on holiday tomorrow I will look into when I get back

check out monroi, on the web, it is an electronic scorepad that stores your games. Instead of writing your moves, you input them into the electronic pad, and can download them into your computer- pretty cool. International and approved by USCF for tournament use. I think a suggestion should be made to Monroi, that they make it compatible with the DGT board, in theory, a simple task.