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Choose a coach bot, difficulty, and playing side

Open an available coach bot and choose one of its configured opponents.

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Step by step

  1. Open Find coaches with the coach-bot filter and choose a coach that offers a bot.
  2. Open the coach's bot play option and review the match setup.
  3. Under Select Opponent, choose the available base bot or variation. Use its displayed rating and description to choose a suitable challenge.
  4. Under Choose Side, select White, Black, or Random.
  5. Choose Start Game and check the opponent and side shown above the board.

What it looks like

Example coach bot setup with opponent variations and White, Black, or Random side choices
Example coach bot setup. Available variations depend on the coach you choose. Select the image to see it full size.

After you finish

You start a practice game against the selected available bot variation.

If you get stuck