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Balanced Fish
It chooses the engine line whose evaluation stays closest to equality instead of always maximizing its own advantage.
Play Balanced FishHow Balanced Fish changes the game
It chooses the engine line whose evaluation stays closest to equality instead of always maximizing its own advantage.
Its strength stays between 0 and 3,200 Elo.
Available difficulties
- Relaxed: 1,800 starting Elo
- Original: 2,500 starting Elo
- Ruthless: 3,200 starting Elo
How to play against Balanced Fish
Create positions where maintaining equality is awkward. Persistent threats can restrict which balancing move remains available.
Community statistics
- Games played
- 572
- Wins
- 101
- Player win rate
- 17.7%
- Average game length
- 64.5 full moves
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