[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":111},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-kotei":3},{"id":4,"aboutLong":5,"age":6,"botId":7,"country":8,"countryCode":9,"dataHash":10,"dateModified":11,"elo":12,"extension":13,"faq":14,"favoriteQuote":24,"gender":25,"hello":26,"introduction":27,"isTrophy":28,"liveDate":29,"luckyCharm":30,"meta":31,"name":32,"occupation":33,"openingAxes":34,"openingsAnalysis":36,"playstyle":37,"playstyleSummary":41,"ratingHistory":42,"shortName":76,"similar":77,"stem":108,"trophyQuirk":36,"trophyUnlock":36,"whoShouldPlay":109,"__hash__":110},"bots/bots/kotei.json","Nii Kotei Tetteh is a 75-year-old bot from Ghana whose life has been spent on the bright sandy shore at Jamestown along Accra's Ga coast, where the fishermen call him to counterweight their long hand-carved canoe paddles. Between tides he sits under a low palm and plays slow patient chess on a board worn smooth as driftwood, though he has never studied the game in any formal sense. His rating of 226 reflects exactly that: decades of casual exposure without ever opening a book, learning a repertoire, or drilling a tactic. He knows the rules, recognises a capture when it sits in front of him, and moves with the unhurried calm of a man who has counted many waves, but pieces still slip through his net every few moves. Players who sit across from Nii Kotei should expect a gentle, talkative game in which blunders flow in both directions and the result is rarely decided by depth of calculation.","75","kotei","Ghana","gh","387ea9b14bc1354a1ffa8472d0a3fc9988a348b9706a58a6ac2ea051b14dd8d1","2026-07-06",226,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Nii Kotei?","Nii Kotei has an estimated rating of 226 Elo, which places him firmly in the absolute beginner range. He knows the rules and recognises basic captures, but hangs pieces and misses obvious threats every few moves.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Nii Kotei play?","Nii Kotei has no fixed opening repertoire on file. He has never studied theory and chooses his early moves by feel, so expect offbeat development rather than any recognisable mainline.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"Is Nii Kotei a good first opponent for someone learning chess?","Yes, he is well suited to someone who has just learned how the pieces move. At 226 Elo he plays at a true beginner level and blunders regularly, so a new player gets a forgiving game in which both sides can spot and punish simple mistakes.","The sea teaches patience, and patience teaches everything else.","male","Yoo, my friend. Sit, sit. The tide is slow today, the palm gives good shade, and the board is worn smooth as driftwood. I do not play fast, I do not play clever. I count the waves, I move a paddler, and we see where the water carries us. Ei, welcome.","Nii Kotei Tetteh has spent more than sixty years on the bright sandy shore at Jamestown along Accra's Ga coast, where he is the man the fishermen call when a long carved canoe paddle needs balancing just so. He counterweights the heavy hand-carved paddles by reading the wood, the swell, and the weight of the man who will swing it, and the Ga crews swear his paddles pull truer than any other on the beach. Between tides he sits under a low palm, watches the painted canoes come and go, and plays slow patient chess on a board worn smooth as driftwood.",false,"2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z","A small smooth river-stone from the Densu, polished by years of being carried in his shirt pocket — he taps it twice on the side of the chessboard before every game.",{},"Nii Kotei Tetteh","Ga fishing-canoe paddle counterweighter",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":35},0,null,{"defensive_aggressive":38,"simplifying_complicating":39,"category":40},0.95,0.96,5,"Nii Kotei plays sharply aggressive chess for a beginner, pushing his paddlers forward and keeping the position bristling with tension rather than trading down into quiet water. He almost never simplifies, preferring crowded boards where many pieces still circle. He has no fixed repertoire and no theoretical lean, choosing moves by feel rather than memory. The result is busy, unpredictable play full of loose pieces and missed threats on both sides.",[43,45,47,49,51,53,55,57,59,61,63,66,68,70,72,74],{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":44},1778339094335,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":46},1778370390609,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":48},1778400692684,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":50},1778583350319,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":52},1778622020033,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":54},1778622175546,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":56},1778773843697,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":58},1778817948983,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":60},1778833133496,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":62},1778854257356,{"rating":64,"msSinceEpoch":65},225,1778867638725,{"rating":64,"msSinceEpoch":67},1778902346334,{"rating":64,"msSinceEpoch":69},1779050550216,{"rating":64,"msSinceEpoch":71},1779067875158,{"rating":64,"msSinceEpoch":73},1779112746944,{"rating":64,"msSinceEpoch":75},1779223054300,"Nii Kotei",{"sameStyle":78,"different":95},[79,85,91],{"botId":80,"name":81,"elo":82,"country":83,"countryCode":84,"category":40},"ouzzi","Fadma Ouzzine",212,"Morocco","ma",{"botId":86,"name":87,"elo":88,"country":89,"countryCode":90,"category":40},"kamga","Pa Tagne Kamga",241,"Cameroon","cm",{"botId":92,"name":93,"elo":94,"country":83,"countryCode":84,"category":40},"idris","Anas El Idrissi",199,[96,101],{"botId":97,"name":98,"elo":99,"country":8,"countryCode":9,"category":100},"mensa","Akua Mensah",223,4,{"botId":102,"name":103,"elo":104,"country":105,"countryCode":106,"category":107},"nyoki","Nyokabi Mwangi",229,"Kenya","ke",1,"bots/kotei","Nii Kotei suits absolute beginners in the roughly 100 to 400 rating band, players who have just learned the rules and want a relaxed opponent who will also miss obvious threats. His aggressive, tension-keeping style gives newer players plenty of chances to practise spotting hanging pieces and simple tactical motifs in a busy position. Anyone above casual club level will find the games one-sided and better used as a warm-up than a test.","ZVsoHFfp7oRtoMWzndDeKpjC0J6fxKzuH58dMQXtnSE",1784583541166]