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HomeChessSeptember Bot Challenge: You Want a Piece of This?

September Bot Challenge: You Want a Piece of This?


You’ve played with them, now play against them. This month’s bot challenge is to square off against the pieces themselves! Can you beat them at their own game? Go to our Play Computer page and find out!


The Pawn

Playing strength: 425

This scrappy pipsqueak can get overexcited, especially if you like moving pawns.

The Knight

Playing strength: 850

Beloved hero. Defender of the kingdom. A literal horse. Can you find its one weakness?

Knight chess bot

The Bishop

Playing strength: 1375

The Bishop thinks they’re the smartest person in the room. Prove them otherwise.

Bishop chess bot

The Rook

Playing strength: 1800

Burly, brutish, and obsessed with something it calls “Big Chess.”

Rook chess bot

The Queen

Playing strength: 2735

You dare enter the court of Her Royal Highness? Good luck.

Queen chess bot

What chess piece would YOU be? Let us know in the comments below!