Introducing Noctie: your AI chess helper

The Power of Tutoring

The best way to learn almost anything is one-on-one tutoring.

This is because all effective learning shares a few components:

1. You need to perform the skill at appropriate difficulty level, and you need to put your attention on the parts you’re trying to improve.
2. You need to get feedback on your performance, and this feedback should come as fast as possible to give your brain a strong learning signal
3. You need to repeat your practice with spaced intervals to allow consolidation

One-on-one tutoring is uniquely suited for learning because it fulfils these requirements:

• A tutor can give you a curriculum suited for your level, that directs your attention to the right things
• A tutor can give you immediate feedback on your performance, from a master’s point of view
• A tutor can give you a training plan designed to make you revisit things you’ve learned and hold you accountable

Now, for chess, in addition to having a chess tutor, you’d want a training partner. That’s because unlike many other skills, you can’t play chess alone, and the people you compete with online aren’t interested in adapting their play to suit your learning needs.

What if I don’t have a tutor or training partner?

You’re not alone! Most of us have access neither to a personal chess tutor nor an available training partner at the right skill level.

We read books, watch YouTube, solve tactics puzzles, play blitz games online and try to analyze them. Unless you have an extremely good process for this, it is really ineffective use of your time.

Enter Noctie.

Noctie – your AI chess helper

Now, imagine this:

• You have someone at your level to play casual learning games against, 24/7
• You can pick what opening to play and practice real games in it, time after time
• You get instant color feedback on your moves, allowing your brain to learn patterns
• You can set up endgames or other positions to drill
• Your biggest mistake get turned into puzzles that you can come back to

That’s what Noctie is. A humanlike chess AI tutor that can play like a human from beginner to grandmaster level – with all the benefits you get from playing computers (full control).

What, am I going to play against a computer?

I know, most chess computers suck to play against. They don’t play like a human at all. They combine flawless tactical play with incredibly stupid mistakes.

That’s not how Noctie works. Noctie has been trained on a billion games between humans, to understand exactly how we play chess. That means the AI can mimic human play at any level, to a great level of realism.

In fact, playing against a computer gives you other benefits as well:

• You won’t always be in time-trouble – it follows you will have more time to absorb concepts
• You can enter a learning mindset and be less obsessed with losing rating
• You won’t get tempted into playing trick moves that reinforce bad patterns
• You’ll never go on tilt from losing to AI
• You can take a pause at any time, yet have a fast-paced game

Getting started with AI chess tutoring

To get started practicing with your personal chess helper, it’s great to first get an evaluation of your playing strength:

Play rating test against Noctie

That will help the AI adjust to your level. After that, just sign up and get started!