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Chess Royale

Chess Royale

YChess
| Jun 1, 2023
| 574
| 7

You have probably heard about Clash Royale. A pVp game kind of similar to chess, but filled with more animations, characters and sound effects. They both have squares at the back, king in the middle end and rooks by the side. "Blunder Masters" w...

I played chess against myself (You can too!)

I played chess against myself (You can too!)

YChess
| Apr 22, 2023
| 1,777
| 3

How to play chess against yourself There is this website called Aimchess, where there is an opening improver feature which you can play against yourself as Aimchess will see what moves you play in the position. Once out of prep, the engine and AI...

Mittens vs Luk AI | Battle of two worlds

Mittens vs Luk AI | Battle of two worlds

YChess
| Mar 1, 2023
| 333
| 1

A clash between two worlds between Cats and Artificial Intelligence.White Luk AI is staying forever due to partnership, Mittens is not the place for Chess.com. However I found a way using Wayback Machine to reconnect Mittens to the Chess.com Serve...

Luk.AI | The Rising AI Battle

Luk.AI | The Rising AI Battle

YChess
| Feb 27, 2023
| 470
| 2

Luk AI is a rising Chess Star in the Chess.com Play Computer Page. By machine learning, it went from 400 to 2700, and is still going on. As of it in 2500, I paired the bot with the boss of AI, Agent Rensch. This game is purely amazing. By the way...

Discord vs Stockfish: The battle for humanity

Discord vs Stockfish: The battle for humanity

YChess
| Feb 22, 2023
| 981
| 0

Stockfish is one of the strongest chess engines in the world. Being Open Source, it has became core of many Chess Sites to power-up Chess Analysis. As we all know, it is nearly impossible to defeat a computer. In the Discord Server called The Ches...

The Rise of the Chess Army: Part 1

The Rise of the Chess Army: Part 1

YChess
| Feb 8, 2023
| 358
| 1

Oh chess, the royal game of wit and strategy, a test of patience and cunning, where each piece holds its own purpose, its own power. A battlefield of the mind, where knights clash with bishops, pawns with pawns, and the kings and queens plot their...

The beauty of Chess Puzzles

The beauty of Chess Puzzles

YChess
| Feb 8, 2023
| 260
| 6

Chess is a timeless game that has been enjoyed by millions of people around the world for centuries. Whether you are a seasoned player or a beginner, the beauty ofchess lies in its endless possibilities and the challenge it presents to the mind.  ...

ChatGPT to write a game of chess

ChatGPT to write a game of chess

YChess
| Feb 5, 2023
| 521
| 1

Introduction Chess is a complex game that requires a combination of strategy, tactics, and intuition. A player's chess rating is a measure of their skill level, and reaching a rating of 2000 is considered to be a significant milestone.  Gam...

Goodbye, Mittens!

Goodbye, Mittens!

YChess
| Jan 28, 2023
| 6,159
| 6

Time flies! It has been a month since the chess community was recently introduced to a new player on the scene: Mittens, released along with 4 other cat bots for the New Year. Mittens quickly gained popularity among players due to its unique conce...

The Hardest Chess Moves: Can you spot them?

The Hardest Chess Moves: Can you spot them?

YChess
| Jan 20, 2023
| 1,467
| 2

Welcome to my latest blog post, where we will be exploring some of the most challenging moves this game has to offer. I guarantee that you'll be impressed by the level of skill and brilliance on display in the positions we'll be showcasing. From s...

M3GAN: The Battle against Cats

M3GAN: The Battle against Cats

YChess
| Jan 13, 2023
| 1,042
| 3

This week, M3GAN Bot was first introduced to replace Scaredy Cat. Chess.com "claims" it to be a bug and pretend to be fixing it, but this is likely made by them to get views I guess, since the majority also thinks so according to a poll I did on ...

Mittens vs Stockfish: PERFECT GAME

Mittens vs Stockfish: PERFECT GAME

YChess
| Jan 11, 2023
| 12,881
| 10

98.7 accuracy between both sides. Mittens drew Stockfish as black! The Opening Since Mittens plays the Sicilian Defense, I made Stockfish play the move a4!?, a very uncommon move that makes the eval 0.00. This opening is known as the Myers Atta...

The 2022 Holiday Puzzler: Answers and Tips

The 2022 Holiday Puzzler: Answers and Tips

YChess
| Jan 6, 2023
| 953
| 0

The Chess.com Holiday Puzzler is an annual tradition where players compete in a quiz and see who can get the most correct. The 2022 Puzzler has ended. Refer to this article for the details of this competition with 10 full perfect scorers. This ...

Mittens vs Mittens: The World Chess Championship

Mittens vs Mittens: The World Chess Championship

YChess
| Jan 2, 2023
| 1,211
| 5

Since the dawn of the internet, cats have thrived. Last week, cats arrived at chess.com. They have an incredibly fast learning skill, being able to do studying faster than Alphazero and reach an unknown elo that nobody could possibly comprehend. ...

What is Mittens rating?

What is Mittens rating?

YChess
| Jan 1, 2023
| 1,988
| 14

Since the dawn of the internet, cats have thrived.  With every cat meme shared, these powerful felines slowly but surely took over the internet. And now, they have come over to Chess.  Today, cats have came to Chess.com. Read here about the news....

3 unpopular but useful features on Chess.com

3 unpopular but useful features on Chess.com

YChess
| Dec 31, 2022
| 335
| 6

Chess.com, the largest chess site,offers a wide variety of tools and features to help you improve your chess skills and connect with other chess enthusiasts. In this post, we will introduce you to 5 features on Chess.com that you may not be aware ...

What your favourite time control says about you

What your favourite time control says about you

YChess
| Dec 24, 2022
| 188
| 10

According to this poll, most people prefer 10 min rapid as their favourite time control.Personally, my favourite is 3 min. We will get on to it later.Time control is an important factor in chess because it helps to ensure that games are played a...

How ANYONE can beat the GothamChess bot

How ANYONE can beat the GothamChess bot

YChess
| Dec 12, 2022
| 6,703
| 11

Do you watch GothamChess? I believe you do, I watch him myself. I played this bot a few times, and I figured out a way to always beat this bot. But before we begin this tutorial, I have some gameplay of other people beating @GothamChess bot. In...

Stockfish 15.1 is here

Stockfish 15.1 is here

YChess
| Dec 8, 2022
| 4,366
| 3

Stockfish Team Blog Download Stockfish 15.1 With this release, version 5 of the NNUE neural net architecture has been introduced, and the training data has been extended to include Fischer random chess (FRC) positions. As a result, Elo gains are...

When to sacrifice material

When to sacrifice material

YChess
| Dec 3, 2022
| 406
| 2

What is a sacrifice, in chess? "A sacrifice happens in chess when one player intentionally gives up material to achieve a different or larger goal. Sacrifices are usually a part of a combination of moves that result in a better position or a more...

The History of Chess.com from 1994

The History of Chess.com from 1994

YChess
| Nov 20, 2022
| 22,897
| 9

There are many things outdated on Chess.com Today - the most obvious ones include "🚫Account Closed" or old analysis icons. As well as some hidden in corners- I dare you try go to these links:https://chess.com/echess https://chess.com/chessmentor V...

The Chess Game that broke Chess.com Apps on Old Devices

The Chess Game that broke Chess.com Apps on Old Devices

YChess
| Nov 9, 2022
| 169
| 1

This news was quite long ago and I find this interesting. Some time in 2017, Chess.com hosted 2^31 games on its site. For 32-bit devices, that is the maximum number that it could handle, and anything beyond will be an error. 2^31=2147483648And aft...

The chaotic King's Indian Defense

The chaotic King's Indian Defense

YChess
| Nov 4, 2022
| 141
| 0

The King's Indian Defense (Or Defence), also known as the KID, is a hypermodern aggressive opening to not take control of the center with a pawn, but instead fianchetto a bishop to attack the center quickly and form a solid position. White typical...

The Scotch Opening - The ultimate guide

The Scotch Opening - The ultimate guide

YChess
| Oct 13, 2022
| 1,560
| 4

The Scotch is a centuries-old 1.e4 opening for White and one of the best alternatives to the Ruy Lopez. It has always been my favourite chess opening since I started chess.One of its most prominent adopters was GM Garry Kasparov. Other elite playe...

Insane Bongcloud Brilliancy by Stockfish

Insane Bongcloud Brilliancy by Stockfish

YChess
| Sep 16, 2022
| 426
| 1

I made Stockfish play the Bongcloud against the "father of Bongcloud", Hikaru Nakamura, but the bot version. Stockfish played 4 brilliant moves against the Hikaru bot, enjoy the game in the video below!Hope you enjoy it and click subscribe, thank...

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