TChess — get good at tactics

BEGINNER

Pip

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Just learned how the pieces move — pip counts material and almost nothing else.

600

0–0–0

Bruno

Trades whenever he can — bruno likes an even swap and a quiet life, and he will grab any pawn you leave loose.

900

0–0–0

INTERMEDIATE

Tarah

Goes straight at your king — tarah treats every piece near your king as progress and every check as an argument.

1200

0–0–0

Vera

Would rather you never got a game — vera builds a wall, keeps her pawns tidy and declines complications.

1400

0–0–0

ADVANCED

Kazu

Sacrifices first, counts later — kazu genuinely believes a rook is worth less than an open file at your king — that is not flavour text, it is his evaluation.

1600

0–0–0

Boa

Squeezes until something breaks — boa does not attack.

1800

0–0–0

Dmitri

No style, no weaknesses — dmitri does everything competently and nothing for show.

2000

0–0–0

MASTER

The Archivist

Does not slip — the last opponent in the arena.

2200

0–0–0

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Atlas

The full engine, in your browser

Not a character and not on the ladder. Atlas is the engine itself with a strength dial — set it anywhere from 800 to full.

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HOW THE LADDER WORKS

Style and strength are separate. Every bot believes the same things at every level — what changes is how reliably it acts on them. That is why beating Bruno feels different from beating Vera rather than like the same opponent with the volume turned up.

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