Official BotGambit opponent
Mystery Fish
It secretly borrows another Fish's ruleset and a random difficulty, revealing both only after the game ends.
Play Mystery FishHow Mystery Fish changes the game
It secretly borrows another Fish's ruleset and a random difficulty, revealing both only after the game ends.
Its strength stays between 0 and 3,200 Elo.
Available difficulties
- Relaxed: 400 starting Elo
- Original: 800 starting Elo
- Ruthless: 1,200 starting Elo
How to play against Mystery Fish
Watch its strength changes and move patterns for clues, but prioritize sound chess until the hidden rule becomes apparent.
Community statistics
- Games played
- 278
- Wins
- 104
- Player win rate
- 37.4%
- Average game length
- 37.5 full moves
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