Casual club player · Attacker

Play chess against Tactical Priya

Watches for tactics and punishes loose moves.

touch_appTry the opening against Tactical Priya: it answers with the moves from its own opening book. The full game, with the engine and chat, is in the app.

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You have White. Make your first move.

How Tactical Priya plays

Watches for tactics and punishes loose moves. Tactical Priya goes straight for your king, loves checks and sacrifices, and keeps the position sharp.

How strong it is

Tactical Priya is rated about 1200. Its strength comes from a model of how players at that rating actually err: how far they look ahead and how often they slip, not from a weakened engine.

4 ply
Looks ahead
1.2% of moves
Real mistakes
−200 centipawns
Worst normal move
16
Candidate moves weighed

What it plays in the opening

Like a real club player, Tactical Priya picks opening moves from a human opening book. As White:

1.e460%
1.d425%
1.c45%
1.Nf35%
1.e33%
1.Nc32%

Against 1.e4:

1...e545%
1...c515%
1...d510%
1...e68%
1...c66%
1...Nc66%
1...d65%
1...Nf63%
1...g62%
How often it chooses each move

What Priya says

Tactical Priya reacts to your moves while you play. A few of its lines:

“Good luck, have fun!”
“Let's play.”
“Nf3, nice move.”
“Ooh, Nf3. Good one.”
“Hmm, Nf3. I'll take that.”

How to beat Tactical Priya

  1. 1Castle early and keep pawns in front of your king.
  2. 2Check every sacrifice: if it doesn't work, take the material.
  3. 3Trade queens. Attackers hate quiet endgames.