17 computer opponents, from your first game to a genuine challenge. Every one plays on Fairy Stockfish and is always labeled a bot — in the roster, in the game, and in your history.
20-kyu
Learning the ropes — cheerful, forgiving, and happy to lose.
A kitten with a shogi set. Adorable, occasionally deadly by accident.
15-kyu
Just started learning shogi and loving every mistake.
10-kyu
Plays for fun, not glory. About half her moves are a coin flip.
Named for the sky — drifts through openings, occasionally soars.
Quietly improving every week. Cheers for you either way.
1-kyu
Club-level grinder. Shows up every weekend, rain or shine.
5-kyu
Picked up shogi backpacking through Osaka. Loves a good endgame.
Sharp and curious — always a few moves ahead in conversation, and sometimes shogi.
Methodical and unshakeable. Will out-patience you before she out-plays you.
1-dan
Rarely blinks, rarely blunders. Respect the calm.
Aggressive, fearless, and allergic to draws.
Relentless tactician — sees the fork before you do.
Precise and quietly ruthless — trained on a thousand tsumeshogi puzzles.
6-dan
The dragon. Doesn't blunder. Doesn't blink.
3-dan
Built this place. Still loses sometimes — keeps it humble.
An old sensei who has seen every trap twice.