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How can I play against the Chess.com computer?
How can I play against the Chess.com computer?
Updated over a week ago

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 'Play Bots' buttons on your home screen:

    • Alternatively, you can hover over 'Play' on the left menu and click 'Play Bots.'

  • 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

Once you've selected your opponent, you can customize your game by clicking the down arrow next to 'Challenge,' located above the 'Play' button:

  • 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:

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