RoChess Guide: Getting started with bot matches
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OverviewRoChess! is a full-featured chess game on Roblox where you play rated matches against real opponents across nine time controls. This guide walks you through getting started with bots, choosing the right time control, sharpening your game with puzzles and reviews, and working toward the win-streak badges.
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Getting started with bot matches
Step
The game offers 19 bots ranging from Beginner to Master, all powered by the Vortex chess engine. If chess is new to you, start at the lowest difficulty and focus on how each piece moves. Once moves feel natural, pick a time control and step into rated games.
- Choose the Beginner bot to learn how pieces move.
- Pick a time control select from nine options before your first rated game.
- Enter a rated game switch to online play against a real opponent.
The nine time controls
Table
Each time control has its own leaderboard, so your Bullet rank and your Rapid rank are tracked separately. Bullet games are over quickly, Blitz moves at a moderate pace, and Rapid gives you more time to think through your moves.
| Bullet | extremely short time limit. |
| Blitz | moderate pace. |
| Rapid | the longest thinking time of the three main formats. |
| Leaderboards | four separate rankings exist: Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, and Puzzles. |
Reading your game review
CheckAfter every game, an accuracy score shows how closely your moves matched the best possible play. The analysis board runs a live engine so you can step through the game. As you play, the game also recognises more than 3,800 openings in real time, letting you see which opening you are in before the middlegame begins.
- Check your accuracy score a higher number means your moves stayed closer to the engine's top choices.
- The analysis board with a live engine lets you review every move after the game.
- The game recognises more than 3,800 openings in real time as you play.
Redeem codes
StepCodes are announced through the game's official page and official group, and they stop working once they expire or are fully claimed.
- Open the code entry field inside the in-game menu.
- Type carefully match every capital and lowercase letter exactly as the code appears.
- If you see an error, the code has either expired or already been used on your account.
1000LIKES
10 Tokens [COPY]
CORDCODE
5 Tokens (NEW) [COPY]
SOYSLOPGAMES
3 Tokens (NEW) [COPY]
Glossary
Glossary- Rated game
- An online match against a real player where a win or loss changes your numerical rating — the only mode that counts toward win badges.
- Time control
- The rule that sets how much total clock time each player has for a game; RoChess! offers nine options across Bullet, Blitz, and Rapid formats.
- Bullet
- The fastest time control category, where each player has very little time on the clock.
- Blitz
- A mid-speed time control that is faster than Rapid but slower than Bullet.
- Rapid
- The slowest of the main time control categories, giving both players the most time to think.
- Accuracy score
- A number shown after each game that reflects how closely your moves matched the strongest possible moves the engine would choose.
- Vortex chess engine
- The chess AI that powers all 19 bots in RoChess!, from the Beginner level up to Master.
Common questions
FAQDo wins against bots count toward the win badges?
No — every win badge requires victories in rated games against real players. Bot matches do not move your badge counter.
Can a complete beginner play RoChess!?
Yes. The 19-bot ladder starts at Beginner level, so you can learn how each piece moves in low-pressure games before ever facing a real opponent.
How many leaderboards are there?
There are four leaderboards: Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, and Puzzles. Your scores in each category are tracked separately.
What should I do if a redeem code does not work?
The code has either passed its expiry date or was already used on your account, since each code can only be redeemed once. Check the game's official page or official group for a current working code.
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