i can't beat a real 500 human 
Why can I win against 700-1000 rated bots but not against any real player rated over 300?
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Maybe the bots are programmed to blunder at any point of time, the starting game, middlegame and endgame but players in real life can simply think about the best move to make in a position.
Sureshsarvesh wrote:
Maybe the bots are programmed to blunder at any point of time, the starting game, middlegame and endgame but players in real life can simply think about the best move to make in a position.
That's mostly it. Engines don't think and play like humans so an engine trying to play more poorly is going to seem weird and estimating ELO at best a wild guess. Going low makes people feel good so why not.
Really, chess.com should consider entering these bots into the player pool as (if you draw them) optional opponents so their ratings more reflect reality.
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The bots use the Komodo engine I think. If you beat the bot, the computer threw the game. It kind of makes sense to me because I think people would lose interest in the app if they never won.
I’m not Kidding I thought I was a chess phenom. I beat a 1500 level boy on the first try. So I created an account. Turns out my human competitor level right now is depressingly at 600-700 range. Makes no sense at all
May 13, 2023
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I’ve had the same question. I find that I play better, against the more highly rated bots, than when I play the lower level bots.
Coz bots just using their algorithm to move, so we can expect it while in online games, you can't expect what is their next move... my opinion btw🗿
what anoys me is that i can beat bots in the 1800 range but i lose to 250 rated humans
it's because at the lower levels human players just constantly attack and you are bound to miss something at some point. At a certain point though your defense becomes good enough (and offense but it's not quite as key) where you can take advantage of sloppy play due to people only attacking and not playing defense or setting things up.
May 15, 2023
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#75
You roughly need to halve the bot Elo. If you are 900, play bots at 1800/2000
Kind of late to the party, but I was struggling with the same thing. The problem is that playing against a real person is more stress-inducing and causes anxiety because you're actually being timed with your moves. With a bot you have the freedom to take all the time you want to make your move, and even the higher rated bots will usually just make another move, whether it's good or not. Basically, if you have the same problem, you should play against real players so you get more accustomed to the anxious environment you're in. I don't really recommend playing against bots unless you can get a timer with you.
Averagechessplayerm wrote:
Kind of late to the party, but I was struggling with the same thing. The problem is that playing against a real person is more stress-inducing and causes anxiety because you're actually being timed with your moves. With a bot you have the freedom to take all the time you want to make your move, and even the higher rated bots will usually just make another move, whether it's good or not. Basically, if you have the same problem, you should play against real players so you get more accustomed to the anxious environment you're in. I don't really recommend playing against bots unless you can get a timer with you.
And the unpredictability of human players adds to this even more, it's almost like you can just pick and choose what move the computer will make next.
Because bots are like 400- elo their actual elo, so say you play a 800 elo bot, that bot's actual elo is 400
must be
. Just beat 3200 again with 1 blunder. It's perplexing - I did notice the engine is Komodo, not Stockfish, so that's something to look into. I will get to the bottom of this!! 