Since games with these computer personalities or with the engine are unrated, they will not affect your rating, even if you play without any assistance.
Web
To play the computer, just click on the vs Computer button on your home screen:
Alternatively, you can hover over Play on the left menu and click Computer:
From here, you will be able to select from over 100 different computer personalities to play against, all powered by Komodo!
Bot Personalities
The first personality in each row is accessible with Basic accounts. To unlock all other personalities, a premium membership is required.
Adaptive: These personalities adjust their strength during the game. They'll challenge you more if you're doing well and ease off if you make mistakes, aiming for a balanced match.
Streamers, Top Players, or Personalities: Play against bots modeled after MrBeast, Danny Rensch, Hikaru Nakamura, and more! Can you defeat these iconic players? Look out for special seasonal bots added on occasion!
Engine: Prefer playing against a traditional engine? Scroll to the bottom of the bots list, select 'Engine,' and adjust the strength from 250 to 3200 using the scroll bar:
The remaining bots each have their own distinct personalities, quirks, and playing styles, striving to win every game.
Level | Rating range |
Beginner | 15 bots ranging from 250 to 850 in strength. |
Intermediate | 15 bots ranging from 1000 to 1400 in strength. |
Advanced | 20 bots ranging from 1500 to 2100 in strength. |
Master | 10 bots ranging from 2200 to 2450 in strength. |
Customized settings
After you've chosen who you want to play, you'll be able to customize your game:
I play as: You can choose to play as white, random, or black - The default is for the player to be white every time, if you do not change this setting, you will be white in all your computer games!
Mode: Choose Challenge, Friendly, Assisted, or Custom to decide how much help you want to use!
Custom options: If you choose custom, you'll be able to decide what assistance to enable or disable:
Settings | What it does |
Time | Games against the computer are not timed by default. However, if you prefer, you can add a timer to practice playing against the clock:  |
Type | Choose from standard or Chess960! |
Bot Chat | Enable this option if you would like to receive fun and friendly messages during the game |
Analysis | Shows you how each move compares to the best move available. |
Hints | Enable this if you want to receive hints during your game. |
Threats | Indicates when your piece is in danger by highlighting the square in red. |
Evaluation | Enables the evaluation bar so you can see the game's progress. |
Engine | Lets you view the computer's thought process. |
Suggestions | Green arrows on the board suggest moves to consider. |
Takebacks | Allows you to take back your last move and try something different. |
Try to beat them all!
Defeat each personality without any help at all, and they will be marked with 3 crowns! If you use some help, you'll only get 1 or 2 crowns, depending on what kind of assistance.
Check out this article to learn how to reset the bot crowns: How can I reset my computer Crowns progress?
Mobile
Tap vs Computer from your Homescreen
From here, you will be able to select from 67 different computer personalities to play against!
If you prefer not to play against the new personalities, you can still challenge the familiar engine. Simply scroll to the bottom of the bots list, tap on Engine and use the scroll bar to select a strength from 250 to 3200:
