🔥 Chessnut GO at Rising Sun Workshop | Franco-Sicilian Battle! 🍜🏍️♟️😁

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Earlier this week, I published my review of the soon to be released Chessnut GO, a rather excellent ultraportable electronic chess board. This portability permits something that I’ve always wanted to do, but hitherto it has not been practical; to carry an e-board while out on a ride (motorcycling) and stopping somewhere to play a game!

News since the review video:
I’ve received correspondence back from Chessnut which answered some of the questions asked by viewers of my channel and blog:
- Chessnut GO is planned to go on sale on 29th May 2024.
- RRP will be USD$200, but a promotional launch discount is like likely!
- There will be a variant with orange buttons (as seen in the review units) and a variant with grey buttons for those who prefer a more muted aesthetic.
- The battery has a capacity of 900 mAh with an expected play time of 9 hours.


The Rising Sun Workshop ‪@risingsunworkshop8650‬ (https://www.risingsunworkshop.com/) in Sydney is one of my favourite places to chill out. It’s the brilliant combination of a DIY motorcycle workshop, ramen café during the day, and fine dining at night. If you ever visit Sydney, you must check it out!

After a latte and a bowl of my favourite ramen on the menu known as The Darkness, I settled down to play a couple of games of 15+10 rapid on the Chessnut GO, with a glass of the guest tap, a lovely dark beer, in hand! Counter-thematically, I received the white pieces, and my opponent @Ace_the_Archer from India, led with the Sicilian Defense to which, I played my usual Smith-Morra Gambit (1. e4 c5 2. d4). Black immediately surprised me with (2… e6), transposing the game into the French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense [+0.7].