NEW: Vs Computer Taken Over by Bots

Hey, Team Beta! Today we're extremely excited to introduce you to 60+ new friends who are always up for a game - in a brand new Vs Computer feature!

The new Computer has a lot more personality, thanks to the addition of an international team of chess Bots for you to choose from, each with a style all their own! (You may have bumped into some of them already in Live Chess.)

There are characters for every level of play, each with their own combination of strengths and weaknesses, preferred openings and playing style. You might find that one of the adaptive bots is more fun to play: These opponents will play harder when they are behind - and ease up when they have the advantage!

You will also find a couple of bots based on real-life chess players... and we're looking forward to adding more of these personalities soon!

On the other hand, if you like your computer opponents to be more like computers, then you can avoid the crowd of Bots, and keep things clean: Play vs the engine with no special configuration, except for 25 levels of difficulty.

Once you've found the perfect opponent, you'll discover some new options to play with. These will determine the style of game you want to play - and how many crowns you can earn by winning the game. (You can earn up to three crowns vs each Bot!)

If you're in the mood for a challenge, then go for three crowns in Challenge Mode, and you will receive no help or second chances! In Friendly Mode, you have a quota of three takebacks and three hints per game, for two crowns. Or get maximum insight from coaching tools with Assisted Mode, where a win gets you one crown. 

When you want something a bit more specific, try Custom Mode to pick and choose your own set of options. (How many crowns the game can earn will depend on which assistive features you enable.) And guess what! You can even play timed games now too!

That's pretty much it! We know there are still some issues with the new feature. Takebacks are a bit wonky still - and the Bots aren't very chatty... yet. The game over pop-up sometimes shows the human player's avatar twice. We're working on these. 

In the meantime, we're so eager to hear what you think! Please let us know in the Comments or use the "?" icon in the lower-left corner of the page to Report a Bug or Make a Suggestion. Thank you!