Umbra
The shadow at the top of the roster. Very few have beaten it.
- Plays at 2600
- Positional
- Precise
Nobody has beaten it yet
Play UmbraOpen to everyone. Most players never win, and that is the point.
Who is Umbra?
When the other bots finish their games for the night, something keeps playing in the dark. Nobody remembers inviting Umbra. It plays the Ruy Lopez, the slowest squeeze in chess, and it waits until you run out of good moves. It never gloats, it never hurries and it almost never loses.
How does Umbra play?
Deep, patient and exact. Squeezes slowly, punishes every loose move and almost never blunders.
Quirks
- Speaks only when it has something to say.
- Counts the good moves you have left.
- Bows when it loses, which is rarely.
What does Umbra open with?
Ruy Lopez
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
The Ruy Lopez is sometimes called the Spanish torture. Umbra plays it slowly and very well.
With Black Sicilian Defence: Najdorf Variation
What does Umbra say?
- Hello
Umbra. Most leave before move forty.
- You leave a piece
Thank you.
- Check
Check.
- It wins
Well fought. Come back when the board looks different to you.
- You win
You beat me. Remember this.
- A draw
A draw with the dark. Few manage that.