Noctie - Practice chess with a genius owl

Hey PH community 👋 Let's play some chess! ♟️ I’m Samuel, adult chess learner and maker of Noctie. We're back with a major upgrade for Noctie, your personal chess tutor! I was frustrated by my slow progress in chess. I wanted someone to practice with, and someone to learn from. So I built my own humanlike chess AI as a practice partner and tutor. One that plays just like a human at my own level, but also knows how stronger players play, so that it can give me feedback on how to improve! The best way to learn almost anything is 1-on-1 tutoring. To learn effectively, we need practice and immediate feedback. But that’s hard to get from chess books and videos, and it’s even harder to get from competitive chess. What you need is someone to practice with, at your own level, and someone who can give you advice. Unfortunately, normal chess computers suck to play against. One moment they're unbeatable, the next they make silly blunders. And the feedback they give you, is based on computer evaluations which are far from how humans think. That’s what we’ve tried to change with Noctie. We’re a small team of tech and chess enthusiasts working to make Noctie into the best possible partner in your chess journey. So far, this is what we’ve accomplished: ✔️ Chess AI that accurately mimics human play from beginner to grandmaster ✔️ Beat the AI and increase your rating and unlock new levels ✔️ Solve daily exercises and challenges and keep your streak ✔️ Instant color feedback after each move, based on humanlike intuition ✔️ Play the opening you like and learn the common responses and traps ✔️ Master openings by importing your repertoires from other tools ✔️ Flashcard exercises after each game, based on your mistakes ✔️ Smart spaced repetition practice for your mistakes ✔️ Human-created lessons, called Themes, where you play out scenarios against the AI ✔️ Create your own lessons, flashcard decks and repertoires and share with others We've come a long way, with excellent feedback from our users (thanks everyone who supported our last launch!). Our vision is much grander though. Look forward to frequent updates, new content, and greatly improved AI capabilities that will be able to explain moves and strategies to you. We'd love for more people, beginner to master, to try Noctie out now and join us on our journey to make learning chess on your own both fun and effective!

P.S. Play our skill test! https://go.noctie.ai/test It's free & doesn't require an account. It's a fun 5 minute challenge against the humanlike AI, where at the end the it guesses your rating! Who can get the highest rating? 😄

Hello 👋 Great job on getting your startup on the Product Hunt! It looks amazing!

As a chess enthusiast, this is quite of a game changer. I am hoping that after a little bit of Noctie use my chess ratings will improve; thank you for launching this product!

Great idea, I have a plan to work on a similar app

Congratulations on your launch @samuel_sonning and team! It's always fun to play chess! Looking forward to trying this out.

This looks great! I've been meaning to get back into chess, and this would be a great way to ease into it. Just downloaded for iOS. Congrats on the launch!

Noice job Noctie team! ;) Gonna give this a shot!

The new version is a new product with lots of new exciting content to explore. @jesper_hall

Congrats to the launch! Great work!

Wow, the new Noctie looks awesome! Practicing chess with a wise owl is such a cool idea.

absOWLutely wonderful

@samuel_sonning This to me - in a nutshell - is what Product Hunt is all about! Such a cool niche for folks trying to improve a unique skillset. Congrats on the launch!

As a complete chess n00b, this looks interesting. Best wishes in all your work!

Congrats on the launch! Wishing you all the best folks.

It's a nice inspiration to return to play chess. I'm a bit rusty and your test showed it 😅 Need to get back on track. I appreciate that you have also a browser version.

Noctie.ai is revolutionizing chess training! The AI's ability to emulate human-like play at any skill level makes it an exceptional tool for both beginners and seasoned players. The real-time feedback and personalized coaching features are particularly impressive.

Wow! What a gamechanger for chess players. Wished this existed when I started playing chess. 🤩

All the best for the launch @samuel_sonning & team!

As someone who feels like I'd enjoy chess if I could play it better, this looks great! Curious however, about your choice of an owl as a mascot. As a marketer, thinking long-term it's likely worth considering a different animal so you're able to grow your mascot personality/image without getting immediate comparisons to Duolingo.