• Aart Bik's Computer Chess For Android :-)

    From Physfitfreak@physfitfreak@gmail.com to rec.games.chess.misc on Sun May 18 21:06:21 2025
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    Can anybody beat Aart Bik's computer chess on Android at the level 2 (1
    second of thought for computer for each move - which it rarely ever
    needs to use up a whole second)?

    I have tried it about a hundred times and only a couple of times could
    beat it at the end-game. And I'm pretty sure even those two occasions
    were just pure chance. And it has 10 levels of difficulty!..

    It matters on which Android version you are fighting it. On Android 11 I cannot beat it, as I said. But on Android 9 about once in every 10 games
    I can beat it. So on Android 11 it runs much faster and in one second
    can think deeper into possibilities ahead.

    If any of you can beat this software at level 2, on an Android 11
    smartphone, I'd like to know if you exist! :)



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  • From William Hyde@wthyde1953@gmail.com to rec.games.chess.misc on Mon May 19 16:12:49 2025
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    Physfitfreak wrote:



    Can anybody beat Aart Bik's computer chess on Android at the level 2 (1 second of thought for computer for each move - which it rarely ever
    needs to use up a whole second)?

    I have tried it about a hundred times and only a couple of times could
    beat it at the end-game. And I'm pretty sure even those two occasions
    were just pure chance. And it has 10 levels of difficulty!..

    It matters on which Android version you are fighting it. On Android 11 I cannot beat it, as I said. But on Android 9 about once in every 10 games
    I can beat it. So on Android 11 it runs much faster and in one second
    can think deeper into possibilities ahead.

    If any of you can beat this software at level 2, on an Android 11 smartphone, I'd like to know if you exist! :)



    Not having an android phone, I can't help you.

    But you could try playing stockfish on lichess. Eight levels are
    offered, you could see what level is approximately as strong as the Bik program.

    William Hyde
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  • From Physfitfreak@physfitfreak@gmail.com to rec.games.chess.misc on Mon May 19 16:41:05 2025
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    On 5/19/25 3:12 PM, William Hyde wrote:
    Physfitfreak wrote:



    Can anybody beat Aart Bik's computer chess on Android at the level 2
    (1 second of thought for computer for each move - which it rarely ever
    needs to use up a whole second)?

    I have tried it about a hundred times and only a couple of times could
    beat it at the end-game. And I'm pretty sure even those two occasions
    were just pure chance. And it has 10 levels of difficulty!..

    It matters on which Android version you are fighting it. On Android 11
    I cannot beat it, as I said. But on Android 9 about once in every 10
    games I can beat it. So on Android 11 it runs much faster and in one
    second can think deeper into possibilities ahead.

    If any of you can beat this software at level 2, on an Android 11
    smartphone, I'd like to know if you exist! :)



    Not having an android phone, I can't help you.

    But you could try playing stockfish on lichess. Eight levels are
    offered, you could see what level is approximately as strong as the Bik program.

    William Hyde



    That's not my concern. Note my last paragraph above. I'd like to know
    how strong Bik's software is compared with a human playing it, and
    especially the level 2 of it. Cause I have a feeling that level is
    already so good that it can beat any of you regardless of your chess background. On Android 11 and above, though.




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  • From Silver Skull@silver.skull@nopsam.com to rec.games.chess.misc on Fri May 23 06:40:31 2025
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    On Mon, 19 May 2025 20:12:49 +0000, William Hyde wrote:

    Physfitfreak wrote:



    Can anybody beat Aart Bik's computer chess on Android at the level 2 (1
    second of thought for computer for each move - which it rarely ever
    needs to use up a whole second)?

    I have tried it about a hundred times and only a couple of times could
    beat it at the end-game. And I'm pretty sure even those two occasions
    were just pure chance. And it has 10 levels of difficulty!..

    It matters on which Android version you are fighting it. On Android 11 I
    cannot beat it, as I said. But on Android 9 about once in every 10 games
    I can beat it. So on Android 11 it runs much faster and in one second
    can think deeper into possibilities ahead.

    If any of you can beat this software at level 2, on an Android 11
    smartphone, I'd like to know if you exist! :)

    Not having an android phone, I can't help you.

    I don't have an Android phone either.

    But you could try playing stockfish on lichess. Eight levels are
    offered, you could see what level is approximately as strong as the Bik program.

    Lichess is the way to go. They have a mobile app.
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  • From Praetor Mandrake@horchata12839@gmail.com to rec.games.chess.misc on Sun May 25 10:17:46 2025
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    Physfitfreak wrote:
    On 5/19/25 3:12 PM, William Hyde wrote:
    Physfitfreak wrote:



    Can anybody beat Aart Bik's computer chess on Android at the level 2
    (1 second of thought for computer for each move - which it rarely
    ever needs to use up a whole second)?

    I have tried it about a hundred times and only a couple of times
    could beat it at the end-game. And I'm pretty sure even those two
    occasions were just pure chance. And it has 10 levels of difficulty!..

    It matters on which Android version you are fighting it. On Android
    11 I cannot beat it, as I said. But on Android 9 about once in every
    10 games I can beat it. So on Android 11 it runs much faster and in
    one second can think deeper into possibilities ahead.

    If any of you can beat this software at level 2, on an Android 11
    smartphone, I'd like to know if you exist! :)



    Not having an android phone, I can't help you.

    But you could try playing stockfish on lichess. Eight levels are
    offered, you could see what level is approximately as strong as the
    Bik program.

    William Hyde



    That's not my concern. Note my last paragraph above. I'd like to know
    how strong Bik's software is compared with a human playing it, and especially the level 2 of it. Cause I have a feeling that level is
    already so good that it can beat any of you regardless of your chess background. On Android 11 and above, though.

    It's only because I use Apple iPhone that it can't beat me. I noticed
    that using an Apple iPhone I was able to beat Bik's on any level. Bik's
    is not arbitrary. I tried levels up and really knocked it down a peg. Certainly enjoys moving his queen. I would put the numbers up near some because I found that I could get a king-queen fork on move 4 every time
    versus Bik's and it's suddenly a game where the Android is working from
    a handicap of a queen.
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  • From Physfitfreak@physfitfreak@gmail.com to rec.games.chess.misc on Sun May 25 22:38:27 2025
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    On 5/25/25 10:17 AM, Praetor Mandrake wrote:
    Physfitfreak wrote:
    On 5/19/25 3:12 PM, William Hyde wrote:
    Physfitfreak wrote:



    Can anybody beat Aart Bik's computer chess on Android at the level 2
    (1 second of thought for computer for each move - which it rarely
    ever needs to use up a whole second)?

    I have tried it about a hundred times and only a couple of times
    could beat it at the end-game. And I'm pretty sure even those two
    occasions were just pure chance. And it has 10 levels of difficulty!.. >>>>
    It matters on which Android version you are fighting it. On Android
    11 I cannot beat it, as I said. But on Android 9 about once in every
    10 games I can beat it. So on Android 11 it runs much faster and in
    one second can think deeper into possibilities ahead.

    If any of you can beat this software at level 2, on an Android 11
    smartphone, I'd like to know if you exist! :)



    Not having an android phone, I can't help you.

    But you could try playing stockfish on lichess. Eight levels are
    offered, you could see what level is approximately as strong as the
    Bik program.

    William Hyde



    That's not my concern. Note my last paragraph above. I'd like to know
    how strong Bik's software is compared with a human playing it, and
    especially the level 2 of it. Cause I have a feeling that level is
    already so good that it can beat any of you regardless of your chess
    background. On Android 11 and above, though.

    It's only because I use Apple iPhone that it can't beat me.-a I noticed
    that using an Apple iPhone I was able to beat Bik's on any level.-a Bik's
    is not arbitrary.-a I tried levels up and really knocked it down a peg. Certainly enjoys moving his queen.-a I would put the numbers up near some because I found that I could get a king-queen fork on move 4 every time versus Bik's and it's suddenly a game where the Android is working from
    a handicap of a queen.


    Yes, if you change the conditions I made my point under, you can then
    say anything you want about how good you are or how weak Bik's software is.

    And none of them would make any sense to me.


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