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Noctie — Practice chess with a genius owl
A chess tutor in your pocket. Noctie mimics human play at any level – no more robot-like computers! Fun practice on your own terms: pick the opening you like, learn from instant feedback, get exercises from your mistakes. Your secret weapon to chess learning!
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I never properly learned chess. Felt embarrassing that I couldn't remember what all the pieces did. And anyone who wants to play is always way way better than me. Feels fun that I'll finally have a tutor that can meet me on my level.
@unnderbar thank you for sharing! I even dared to play my first unofficial tournament a while ago after building some confidence in Noctie first. It was humbling, but not as scary as it would have been before... Happy to hear any feedback further along your learning journey :)
@paidtabs haha yes! we often use the metaphor of learning to play the piano when we talk about the challenges in learning chess (If piano players only could play stage and with noise cancelling headphones on). Can you imagine it?
I love this! Coincidently, i was actively looking for something like this. I’ll certainly be giving it a try. Congrats on the launch 🚀
@ohansemmanuel Thank you! I’d love to hear your feedback later and whether/how it differed from your expectations
@ohansemmanuel took a quick look 👀 Very well done! One minor improvement: after the initial rating, it’d be great to know what relative level you’ve been placed on, and what that means e.g., what’s “pawn 1” and how far away am I from perhaps “queen 1” etc.
Really good app. One recommendation. Colour coding helps in understanding the "type" of the move. But since this app is about "coaching", it would be great if you could "show" / "inform" players about the alternatives. Learning while playing, I believe helps retain the knowledge better.
@csrameneni thank you for sharing your feedback. I love the idea of seeing and learning about alternatives as you play. We have just a light version of this hidden in the hint button. Did you try it? Either way I really appreciate you letting us know what would make it better and your expectations!
@sabina_sonning, didn't notice it. Probably you could highlight it?
@csrameneni yes, it's very obscured right now. Thank you for pointing it out! Please try the way it behaves and get back to me if you have more thoughts on how to best get the insights during play. Means a lot!
Wow, Noctie sounds like an incredible tool for chess enthusiasts! I'm excited to give it a try and see how it can help me up my game. Congrats to the team on the launch!
It took around 2 min for Noctie to win :D Looks really nice! I won't become the next Grandmaster but Live Insights looks like something which definitely can help to improve. Nice work!
@kaspars_juhnevics1 cool that you tried and enjoyed it (in spite of the quick beating this round)! :) Would love to hear more if you continue practice.
@periodawindsy Never been a better time :D Noctie is chess without stress. Let us know what you think if you try it out!
Well done! I've heard a lot of good things from the Sting team and can't wait to see where this project will grow! So far, very cool.
@wong_levene Thank you! Would love to hear your feedback. You can do a quick rating-test and feel the vibe (free, no account needed) here: https://noctie.ai/
This is a really cool tutor! It reminds me of "Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf" from Chess.com. One feedback I have is that it would be cool to add the ability to make arrows on the board, similar to how Lichess does it. Other than that, my experience was quite nice.
@pncnmnp Thanks for the feedback! Will definitely look at adding support for making arrows. It's cool that you tried Dr. Wolf as well, did you like it and what do you feel are the main differences?
@samuel_sonning Congratulations on launching Noctie.
@andrew_brogden Noctie might be something you find interesting 👀
@sean_t94 @samuel_sonning Thanks both. I just had a little go at the demo rating game, Looks great, will give it a proper go over the weekend.
Really nice app! Played a lot of chess with grandpa as a kid and this will help me to take my game to the next level. That without having to use my kid strategies on other users while learning...
Let’s goooo! I’ve been a Noctie fan for a while now. I’m a complete beginner when it comes to chess and being able to learn in a safe space has been priceless. The feedback and the exercises - chef’s kiss 👌
Congratulations on the launch!
@jhrlund thank you Johan! I'm happy to hear you like the feedback and exercises. As a chess player early in my journey too, I also think the safe non competitive space is an important aspect of learning new things. Please let me know if you have more input on how we can improve!
@javve thank you Jonny! I'm glad you can feel the difference between Noctie and a classical bot. Sometimes when I play I can really sense that she has a plan. It's pretty cool! I think it's a great place to start (safer to make stupid mistakes) but really built for deliberate practice. If you get hooked, let me know, I'd love to get more feedback on how we can improve learning.
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