Bots

Open Play, Play bots. Every bot has a name, a face and a rating from beginner up to 2600+ (engine level 1 to 10).

Choose a bot

• Use the level filter: Beginner, Casual, Intermediate, Advanced, Master.
• The Recommended row picks bots a little above your rating: that is where you learn the most.
• Characters play with a style (attacking, solid, trading, tricky). Famous players use their real ratings and openings.
• Open a bot’s profile to read how it plays, its favourite openings and its record against you.

During a game

• Bots reply at a human pace: they think longer in hard positions.
• A bot may resign or accept a draw when it makes sense.
• Pick a help mode before your first move: Assisted (hints, evaluation bar, threat arrows, move ratings and unlimited takebacks), Friendly (no bar or arrows, takebacks allowed, the bot goes a little easy) or Challenge (a real game: a clock, no help, no takebacks, the bot at full strength).
• Games against bots count in your bot record and your review library, and can be reviewed like any other game.
• Bots have practice partner versions for each chess.com bot (ladder).

Good habits

• When you win three in a row, move up one bot.
• When you lose three in a row, review, then go down one bot.
• Try the same bot again after you learn something. Beating the same opponent is a clean test.

Tip: bot games work offline, so they are perfect for a train or a flight.

Credits for bot photos and characters: About chessGM and Credits.

Open in the app: https://chessgm.net/bots