An electronic chess set, comprising: a plurality of game pieces (104, 106); a chessboard having a playing surface including a plurality of individually identifiable locations visible to a user on the chessboard, each of the locations configured to receive any one of the plurality of game pieces (104, 106); an illumination system configured to illuminate each of the plurality individually identifiable locations; and an electronic system coupled to the illumination system, the electronic system including a processor, characterized in that: the electronic system is configured to determine when the user is in contact with a selected one of the plurality of game pieces (104, 106) and, in response to a determination that the user is in contact with the selected game piece (104, 106), control an operation of the illumination system to illuminate the playing surface to provide a visual identification of a plurality of valid moves available for the selected piece (104, 106) based on a current location of the plurality of game pieces (104, 106) for a chess match being played on the chessboard, wherein the plurality of valid moves each have an associated move strength selected from a plurality of move-strength categories including at least a first set of moves having a first move strength and a second set of moves having a second move strength, the first move strength being different than the second move strength, and wherein the illumination system is configured to illuminate the playing surface to illuminate at least one move selected from the first set of moves and at least one move selected from the second set of moves, the at least one move selected from the first set of moves uniquely identified via the illumination system from the at least one move selected from the second set of moves. a plurality of game pieces (104, 106); a chessboard having a playing surface including a plurality of individually identifiable locations visible to a user on the chessboard, each of the locations configured to receive any one of the plurality of game pieces (104, 106); an illumination system configured to illuminate each of the plurality individually identifiable locations; and an electronic system coupled to the illumination system, the electronic system including a processor, characterized in that: the electronic system is configured to determine when the user is in contact with a selected one of the plurality of game pieces (104, 106) and, in response to a determination that the user is in contact with the selected game piece (104, 106), control an operation of the illumination system to illuminate the playing surface to provide a visual identification of a plurality of valid moves available for the selected piece (104, 106) based on a current location of the plurality of game pieces (104, 106) for a chess match being played on the chessboard, wherein the plurality of valid moves each have an associated move strength selected from a plurality of move-strength categories including at least a first set of moves having a first move strength and a second set of moves having a second move strength, the first move strength being different than the second move strength, and wherein the illumination system is configured to illuminate the playing surface to illuminate at least one move selected from the first set of moves and at least one move selected from the second set of moves, the at least one move selected from the first set of moves uniquely identified via the illumination system from the at least one move selected from the second set of moves. the electronic system is configured to determine when the user is in contact with a selected one of the plurality of game pieces (104, 106) and, in response to a determination that the user is in contact with the selected game piece (104, 106), control an operation of the illumination system to illuminate the playing surface to provide a visual identification of a plurality of valid moves available for the selected piece (104, 106) based on a current location of the plurality of game pieces (104, 106) for a chess match being played on the chessboard, wherein the plurality of valid moves each have an associated move strength selected from a plurality of move-strength categories including at least a first set of moves having a first move strength and a second set of moves having a second move strength, the first move strength being different than the second move strength, and wherein the illumination system is configured to illuminate the playing surface to illuminate at least one move selected from the first set of moves and at least one move selected from the second set of moves, the at least one move selected from the first set of moves uniquely identified via the illumination system from the at least one move selected from the second set of moves.