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Hand Held Electronic Chess Sets
The counter part to the table top electronic chess game is the hand-held chess set. With it, every place is another opportunity to play chess. Although the game is rarely larger than the size of a hand, a hand held chess set will deliver a very strong playing experience. The range of strengths includes beginner’s level, all the way through a rating of 2000. There are games that focus on the beginner and intermediate level. 

Typically, the game is played with a stylus and on an LCD screen.

There are several features that make the hand-held chess set desirable.

• Recordable games
• Several (up to100) move take backs
• Games Puzzles
• Opening moves strategy practices

Although the table top version is typically more powerful and precise, there are several products that will rate a played match and provide feedback as to whether or not any improvement has been made.

The hand held chess set is not designed to replace chess playing on a board, but it is certainly a perfect compliment to any chess player’s arsenal.

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Table Top Electronic Chess Sets
Electronic Chess Sets that sit upon table-tops are for chess players that are seeking the best of both worlds for chess playing Players can choose a chess set that has the same look and feel as a Staunton chess set, coupled with a powerful chess computer that can act as the opponent.Table-top electronic chess games have an electronic sensory board to a player’s moves and responds accordingly. The chess computers have several different playing levels (up to 100 levels). A player can start as a beginner and progress through several different challenges, ultimately facing an opponent with a rating of 2100.
 Electronic chess sets have a more powerful computer than there handheld counterparts. As a result there is a larger number of features that they are provided. They include: