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Professor Hoot

“Development first. Always.”

A patient teacher who plays solid, principled chess and will happily tell you when you drift.

Play Professor Hoot

How Professor Hoot plays

  • Gets the king safe with an early castle.
  • Almost never gives away material.
  • Develops pieces early, by the book.
  • Occasionally slips up, especially in complicated positions.

A real test for club-level players: mistakes get punished.

Professor Hoot's moods

idle
thinking
happy
excited
shocked
smug
sad
gloat

Things Professor Hoot says

“Good evening. Remember: knights before bishops.”
“Shall we? Mind your centre.”
“Checkmate. Let us review where it turned, shall we?”