diff --git a/src/widgets/Board/lib/cycleGestures/cycleGestures.test.ts b/src/widgets/Board/lib/cycleGestures/cycleGestures.test.ts
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+++ b/src/widgets/Board/lib/cycleGestures/cycleGestures.test.ts
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+import {
+    describe,
+    expect,
+    it,
+} from 'vitest';
+import { swipeDirection } from './cycleGestures';
+
+describe('swipeDirection', () => {
+    it('maps a leftward swipe past threshold to next', () => {
+        expect(swipeDirection(-80, 50)).toBe(1);
+    });
+    it('maps a rightward swipe past threshold to previous', () => {
+        expect(swipeDirection(80, 50)).toBe(-1);
+    });
+    it('ignores sub-threshold movement', () => {
+        expect(swipeDirection(20, 50)).toBe(0);
+        expect(swipeDirection(-20, 50)).toBe(0);
+    });
+    it('treats the exact threshold as a swipe (inclusive)', () => {
+        expect(swipeDirection(-50, 50)).toBe(1);
+        expect(swipeDirection(50, 50)).toBe(-1);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/widgets/Board/lib/cycleGestures/cycleGestures.ts b/src/widgets/Board/lib/cycleGestures/cycleGestures.ts
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+/**
+ * Maps a horizontal swipe delta to a cycle direction. A leftward swipe (negative
+ * dx) advances to the next pairing (+1); a rightward swipe (positive dx) goes to
+ * the previous (-1). Movement below the threshold is ignored (0).
+ *
+ * @param dx - Horizontal travel in px (end minus start).
+ * @param threshold - Minimum absolute travel in px to count as a swipe.
+ * @returns +1 (next), -1 (previous), or 0 (no cycle).
+ */
+export function swipeDirection(dx: number, threshold: number): -1 | 0 | 1 {
+    if (dx <= -threshold) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (dx >= threshold) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/Board/ui/Board/Board.svelte b/src/widgets/Board/ui/Board/Board.svelte
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+<!--
+    Component: Board
+    Shell of the pairing board widget. Reads the board singleton, renders the
+    focal frame, and wires focal cycling (keyboard arrows + touch swipe). Cycling
+    swaps the focal in place (no remount) so the reserved frame height holds — the
+    zero-shift invariant. Rail / sidebar / side-by-side compose in here later.
+-->
+<script lang="ts">
+import { getBoard } from '$features/CompareBoard';
+import { swipeDirection } from '../../lib/cycleGestures/cycleGestures';
+import FocalFrame from '../FocalFrame/FocalFrame.svelte';
+
+const board = getBoard();
+
+/**
+ * Minimum horizontal travel (px) to register a swipe as a cycle.
+ */
+const SWIPE_THRESHOLD = 50;
+
+// Arrow-key cycling, suppressed while a specimen field is being edited.
+$effect(() => {
+    function onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+        const active = document.activeElement;
+        if (active instanceof HTMLElement && active.isContentEditable) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (event.key === 'ArrowRight') {
+            board.cycle(1);
+        } else if (event.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
+            board.cycle(-1);
+        }
+    }
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeydown);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeydown);
+});
+
+let touchStartX = 0;
+
+function onTouchStart(event: TouchEvent) {
+    touchStartX = event.touches[0]?.clientX ?? 0;
+}
+
+function onTouchEnd(event: TouchEvent) {
+    const endX = event.changedTouches[0]?.clientX ?? touchStartX;
+    const direction = swipeDirection(endX - touchStartX, SWIPE_THRESHOLD);
+    if (direction !== 0) {
+        board.cycle(direction);
+    }
+}
+</script>
+
+<div
+    class="w-full"
+    role="group"
+    aria-label="Pairing board — swipe or use arrow keys to cycle"
+    ontouchstart={onTouchStart}
+    ontouchend={onTouchEnd}
+>
+    <FocalFrame />
+</div>