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Uri Blass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:13 am https://company.playmagnus.com/play-magnus

It seems that magnus at age 5 is simply the random mover and I believe that magnus carlsen even at age 5 played better than it.

I also tried the application at older age and I believe magnus was stronger than the playing strength they give him also at later ages(did not try above 9)

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Uri Blass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:13 am https://company.playmagnus.com/play-magnus

It seems that magnus at age 5 is simply the random mover and I believe that magnus carlsen even at age 5 played better than it.

I also tried the application at older age and I believe magnus was stronger than the playing strength they give him also at later ages(did not try above 9)

Albert Silver wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:55 pm

Uri Blass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:13 am https://company.playmagnus.com/play-magnus

It seems that magnus at age 5 is simply the random mover and I believe that magnus carlsen even at age 5 played better than it.

I also tried the application at older age and I believe magnus was stronger than the playing strength they give him also at later ages(did not try above 9)

He did play that poorly inasmuch as I seem to recall he only learned the game at age 5 and initially showed little interest in it.

BrendanJNorman wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:30 amPlay Magnus is a blatant marketing gimmick and nothing more.

Uri Blass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:59 pm

Albert Silver wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:55 pm

Uri Blass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:13 am https://company.playmagnus.com/play-magnus

It seems that magnus at age 5 is simply the random mover and I believe that magnus carlsen even at age 5 played better than it.

I also tried the application at older age and I believe magnus was stronger than the playing strength they give him also at later ages(did not try above 9)

He did play that poorly inasmuch as I seem to recall he only learned the game at age 5 and initially showed little interest in it.

I am sure that he played poorly but I tend to believe he still played better than a random mover and I do not see magnus in the application do it.
Even if I play stupid moves that lose pieces by a simple capture magnus at age 5 by the application usually does not capture them(and not something like capture them in half of the cases that is also a very poor level).