H. G. Muller wrote on Tue, Sep 13, 2016 08:56 PM UTC:
The problem is that Chess itself has already so many levels of difficulty. But I am convinced that you are on the right track. One could make a phone App where children could play a very simple Chess variant (small board, few piece types) against a weak AI. It doesn't have to be any more complex than Tic TacToe. When they score enough points, (the strength of the AI slowly increasing while they do so), the next level opens by adding an extra (more powerful) piece type, enlarging the board when necessary.
I think Dobutsu Shogi is aiming to be a first step in doing this for Shogi.
The problem is that Chess itself has already so many levels of difficulty. But I am convinced that you are on the right track. One could make a phone App where children could play a very simple Chess variant (small board, few piece types) against a weak AI. It doesn't have to be any more complex than Tic TacToe. When they score enough points, (the strength of the AI slowly increasing while they do so), the next level opens by adding an extra (more powerful) piece type, enlarging the board when necessary.
I think Dobutsu Shogi is aiming to be a first step in doing this for Shogi.