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[[FILE:NovagUChessBoard.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858169517/in/album-72157600922171918/| Universal Chess Board with [[Novag Sapphire#II|Sapphire II]] <ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858169517/in/album-72157600922171918/ Universal Chess Board with Sapphire II] from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/sets/72157600922171918/ Novag | Photo collection] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ]]
'''Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board''',<br/>
a wooden chess board with magnetic sensors released by [[Novag]] in 1996 as dedicated chess user interface for compatible [[Novag]] [[Dedicated Chess Computers|chess computers]] such as [[Novag Super VIP]] <ref> [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7725 Universal Chess Board with Super Vip and other] by dedicate computers, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 15, 2016</ref> and [[Novag Sapphire]], or for supported commercial chess programs running on a [[IBM PC|PC]]. The board was connected via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 RS-232] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_communication serial interface] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port serial port] of the computer. The PC programs required a start of a provided driver indicating the com port number. Drivers were available for the [[MS-DOS]] chess programs [[Fritz|Fritz 1-3]], [[Mephisto Advantage]], [[Chess Genius|Genius 3]], [[Rebel|Rebel 7]] and [[WChess]] <ref>[http://www.chesshouse.com/v/vspfiles/pdf/novag-universal-chessboard-chess-computer-manual.pdf Novag Universal Chessboard - Instruction] (pdf</ref>, and others, later also for engines running under [[Windows]] [[GUI|GUIs]], such as [[ChessPartner]] <ref>[http://www.lokasoft.nl/does-the-novag-universal-chessboard-work-with-chesspartner-or-ert-.aspx Does the Novag Universal Chessboard work with ChessPartner or ERT ? - Lokasoft - Home of ChessPartner]</ref>, [[WinBoard]] <ref>[http://www.tim-mann.org/extensions.html#sensory Extensions and Drivers] from [[Tim Mann|Tim Mann's]] Chess Pages</ref> and [[Arena]].
=See also=
* [[Novag Citrine]]
* [[Novag Sapphire]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=15467 Re: Rebel 8 on the Novag Universal Board] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], March 04, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=16178 Novag Universal ChessBoard Programming] by [[Stuart Cracraft]], [[CCC]], March 27, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40092 DGT vs Novag Universal] by Michael Ginat, [[CCC]], January 19, 1999 » [[DGT Board]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=62243 Re: Novag Universal Board and Winboard] by [[Ian Osgood]], [[CCC]], July 26, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=415587 CEBoard 2.1 beta and Novag Universal Chessboard] by [[Alain Zanchetta]], [[CCC]], March 06, 2005
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7518 Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board] by chesspcmac, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], November 19, 2015
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7725 Universal Chess Board with Super Vip and other] by dedicate computers, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 15, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63256 Novag UCB drivers (Winboard and UCI)] by [[Graham O'Neill]], [[CCC]], February 24, 2017 » [[WinBoard]], [[UCI]]
=Manual=
* [http://s3.chesshouse.com/manuals/novag-universal-chessboard-chess-computer-manual.pdf Novag Universal Chessboard - Instruction] (pdf)
=Publications=
* [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/10-2001%20%5BL-0801%5D%20Novag%20-%20Universal%20Electronic%20Chess%20Board%20Limited%20Edition.pdf Novag - Universal Electronic Chess Board "Limited Edition"], pdf hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]] (Dutch, German)
=External Links=
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Novag_Universal_Electronic_Chess_Board Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Novag_Electronic_Chess_Board_%28Limited_Edition%29 Novag Electronic Chess Board (Limited Edition)] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.schachcomputer.at/sapphire.htm Novag Sapphire, Universalboard] from [http://www.schachcomputer.at/index.htm Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage] by [[Kurt Kispert]] (German)
=References=
<references />
'''[[Sensory Board|Up one level]]'''
[[FILE:NovagUChessBoard.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858169517/in/album-72157600922171918/| Universal Chess Board with [[Novag Sapphire#II|Sapphire II]] <ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858169517/in/album-72157600922171918/ Universal Chess Board with Sapphire II] from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/sets/72157600922171918/ Novag | Photo collection] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ]]
'''Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board''',<br/>
a wooden chess board with magnetic sensors released by [[Novag]] in 1996 as dedicated chess user interface for compatible [[Novag]] [[Dedicated Chess Computers|chess computers]] such as [[Novag Super VIP]] <ref> [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7725 Universal Chess Board with Super Vip and other] by dedicate computers, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 15, 2016</ref> and [[Novag Sapphire]], or for supported commercial chess programs running on a [[IBM PC|PC]]. The board was connected via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 RS-232] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_communication serial interface] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port serial port] of the computer. The PC programs required a start of a provided driver indicating the com port number. Drivers were available for the [[MS-DOS]] chess programs [[Fritz|Fritz 1-3]], [[Mephisto Advantage]], [[Chess Genius|Genius 3]], [[Rebel|Rebel 7]] and [[WChess]] <ref>[http://www.chesshouse.com/v/vspfiles/pdf/novag-universal-chessboard-chess-computer-manual.pdf Novag Universal Chessboard - Instruction] (pdf</ref>, and others, later also for engines running under [[Windows]] [[GUI|GUIs]], such as [[ChessPartner]] <ref>[http://www.lokasoft.nl/does-the-novag-universal-chessboard-work-with-chesspartner-or-ert-.aspx Does the Novag Universal Chessboard work with ChessPartner or ERT ? - Lokasoft - Home of ChessPartner]</ref>, [[WinBoard]] <ref>[http://www.tim-mann.org/extensions.html#sensory Extensions and Drivers] from [[Tim Mann|Tim Mann's]] Chess Pages</ref> and [[Arena]].
=See also=
* [[Novag Citrine]]
* [[Novag Sapphire]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=15467 Re: Rebel 8 on the Novag Universal Board] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], March 04, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=16178 Novag Universal ChessBoard Programming] by [[Stuart Cracraft]], [[CCC]], March 27, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40092 DGT vs Novag Universal] by Michael Ginat, [[CCC]], January 19, 1999 » [[DGT Board]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=62243 Re: Novag Universal Board and Winboard] by [[Ian Osgood]], [[CCC]], July 26, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=415587 CEBoard 2.1 beta and Novag Universal Chessboard] by [[Alain Zanchetta]], [[CCC]], March 06, 2005
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7518 Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board] by chesspcmac, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], November 19, 2015
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7725 Universal Chess Board with Super Vip and other] by dedicate computers, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 15, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63256 Novag UCB drivers (Winboard and UCI)] by [[Graham O'Neill]], [[CCC]], February 24, 2017 » [[WinBoard]], [[UCI]]
=Manual=
* [http://s3.chesshouse.com/manuals/novag-universal-chessboard-chess-computer-manual.pdf Novag Universal Chessboard - Instruction] (pdf)
=Publications=
* [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/10-2001%20%5BL-0801%5D%20Novag%20-%20Universal%20Electronic%20Chess%20Board%20Limited%20Edition.pdf Novag - Universal Electronic Chess Board "Limited Edition"], pdf hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]] (Dutch, German)
=External Links=
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Novag_Universal_Electronic_Chess_Board Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Novag_Electronic_Chess_Board_%28Limited_Edition%29 Novag Electronic Chess Board (Limited Edition)] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.schachcomputer.at/sapphire.htm Novag Sapphire, Universalboard] from [http://www.schachcomputer.at/index.htm Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage] by [[Kurt Kispert]] (German)
=References=
<references />
'''[[Sensory Board|Up one level]]'''
