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The goal of this project was the study, designing and manufacturing one autonomous chess system. The system has the ability to recognize, record and study the movements of the opposing player. Subsequently processes the data gathered to choose the best possible move. The possibility of manual control of system operation are also provided. The system was built around the Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3 control board which uses the AVR AT Mega2560 microcontroller (Atmel, USA). In addition, four stepper drivers A4988 were used in conjunction with the microcontroller as well as four stepping motors (for X, Y, Z) with a micro-servomotor (9g) for gripper operation. Finally a web camera to identify the opponent's movements through the computer The correct operation of the system is based on the satisfactory operation of some subsystems: 1) The camera which is responsible for the registration and identification of an opposing player movements. 2) The software that we developed into correct analysis of the camera image and the correct choice of the next motion to be carried. 3) The control board and drivers of stepper motors which are responsible for the correct drive engines. 4) Finally, the correct construction of the mechanical parts of the system in order to have smooth operation and movement of the motor. The system was subjected to series of experiments and mechanical conversion in order to identify and improve its capabilities. In addition there have been many changes in the speed of the engine in order to have the best best stability during system movement.