[Feature request] Bots for variants? - Chess Forums

adoquinado

Dec 30, 2019

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#1

Dear Chess.com development team,

I love the newly added bots for playing live games: those characters with different levels and play styles. They are very practical to learn and improve, just great!

I was wondering: would it perhaps be possible to get some bots similar to those to play variants? Do the AI engines allow?

I'm having problems to find human opponents (I hardly find, and if so, it takes me ages), mainly because of the timing setup, I believe. I'm aware it's recommended to set 3|0... but being novice, I can't enjoy anything paced faster than 5|5 or so :-(

Thanks in advance. Regards

adoquinado

Jan 8, 2020

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#2

manekapa escribió:

You should be able to play the variants against the personality bots with a web browser. Go to the live chess interface and click on the button with a chessboard to choose a variant when creating a challenge.
I assume it should work, I’ve not done this myself.

Unfortunately, it doesn't proceed and there's a message "challenge.unsupported_game_type"

Lil_Timmy98765432

Sep 27, 2021

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#3

this needs to exist please!!

SushiCat2006

Oct 8, 2021

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#4

I hope they add it soon

MiyaTheBird

Oct 8, 2021

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#5

It's not that easy. It took almost 40 years for chess developers to invent something that couuld play at 3000 elo. It may be faster, but it still will take quite a while to perfect. Tj=hough I don't disagree with trying

AryaProBrother

Oct 8, 2021

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#6

adoquinado wrote:

Dear Chess.com development team,

I love the newly added bots for playing live games: those characters with different levels and play styles. They are very practical to learn and improve, just great!

I was wondering: would it perhaps be possible to get some bots similar to those to play variants? Do the AI engines allow?

I'm having problems to find human opponents (I hardly find, and if so, it takes me ages), mainly because of the timing setup, I believe. I'm aware it's recommended to set 3|0... but being novice, I can't enjoy anything paced faster than 5|5 or so :-(

Thanks in advance. Regards

But Unluckily you cannot play all bots as a basic member . I can play as a Premium member and really enjoy the feature . Upgrade If you really like bots of chess.com

NikkiLikeChikki

Oct 8, 2021

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#7

I just want to be able to set up a position and play it against any bot.

Roger_Pfister

Jan 4, 2022

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#8

this link exists and works

https://www.chess.com/play/computer/chess960

I just googled - play chess 960 v computer chess.com
and so found this link - there may be others - is there is an official menu entry (yet) to get there ?

Roger_Pfister

Jan 4, 2022

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#9

NikkiLikeChikki wrote:

I just want to be able to set up a position and play it against any bot.

You can do that now
Learn > Analysis > +Setup (enter any positions ) > Load > (Symbol) Practice against computer.
You can change the bot once you have started > (Symbol) Bot

tinydragon2

Jan 31, 2023

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#10

Please I would like to play cool modes like fog of war with bots

Rabbit

Jan 31, 2023

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#11

“Another” chess site does this.

tinydragon2

Feb 1, 2023

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#12

Which one pls I want to know

En_Ar_Oh

May 20, 2023

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#13

Roger_Pfister wrote:

Your mom wrote:

I just want to be able to set up a position and play it against any bot.

You can do that now
Learn > Analysis > +Setup (enter any positions ) > Load > (Symbol) Practice against computer.
You can change the bot once you have started > (Symbol) Bot

And where do I even get there in the first place?

Ziryab

May 22, 2023

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#14

Bad ideas get implemented faster than good one. I assume the OP is happy now. This site has more malicious bots that A. E. Van Vogt’s Computerworld.

bigbrain426

May 22, 2023

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#15

I use bots to practice sometimes, so why can't I play Crazyhouse with the bots or something if I feel like it?

krasibiel

May 22, 2023

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#16

You can go and play on pychess.org, or just download fairy stockfish and install it into your prefered GUI like cute chess, to allow you to play a variety of variants.

adoquinado

May 23, 2023

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#17

Ziryab escribió:

Bad ideas get implemented faster than good one. I assume the OP is happy now. This site has more malicious bots that A. E. Van Vogt’s Computerworld.

??!!

Do you mean I am a malicious bot? Am I getting it wrong?

Ziryab

May 23, 2023

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#18

adoquinado wrote:

Ziryab escribió:

Bad ideas get implemented faster than good one. I assume the OP is happy now. This site has more malicious bots that A. E. Van Vogt’s Computerworld.

??!!

Do you mean I am a malicious bot? Am I getting it wrong?

No, not you.

In your OP, you are asking for more bots on a site that has far too many and in too many important roles. As you started this thread in 2019, I assumed that the site would have satisfied your request already. The tendency of the site’s “improvement” is to add bots everywhere.

Crystal clear and uncomplicated game analysis that was data driven has morphed into glitzy bot-managed fluff with numbers that are nearly meaningless, for example.

Bots don’t only play horrendous chess with misguided beginners and offer absurd comments in game analysis, but they also moderate these forums. Bots warn and mute when posters use certain words, except that no one knows the actual list of offensive words (some will surprise you), and many posters employ words that others get muted for using. You don’t even have to type the words. If you quote a post that uses the offensive terms, you can be muted.

I’ve been muted twice for the same word in a quoted post. It is a word that is easy to overlook and has many variants. That same bot, however, is clearly inconsistent or the post you are quoting would not appear.

That comment moderating bot needs to be unplugged.

KieferSmith

May 23, 2023

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#19

This needs to be added.

MarioParty4

May 23, 2023

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#20

adoquinado wrote:

Dear Chess.com development team,

I love the newly added bots for playing live games: those characters with different levels and play styles. They are very practical to learn and improve, just great!

I was wondering: would it perhaps be possible to get some bots similar to those to play variants? Do the AI engines allow?

I'm having problems to find human opponents (I hardly find, and if so, it takes me ages), mainly because of the timing setup, I believe. I'm aware it's recommended to set 3|0... but being novice, I can't enjoy anything paced faster than 5|5 or so :-(

Thanks in advance. Regards

The only one I would not see possible is Chess 960. The AI would not likely be able to play that.

Otherwise, I think it is good idea.