[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":119},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-loitzl":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":84,"similar":85,"stem":116,"trophyQuirk":36,"trophyUnlock":36,"whoShouldPlay":117,"__hash__":118},"bots/bots/loitzl.json","Alois Loitzl is a 70-year-old bot from Austria who has greased the wooden cart-tracks of the Hallstatt salt mine for over fifty years, walking the same lamplit galleries his grandfather walked before him. At an estimated 117 Elo, Alois is barely above random play: he knows how the pieces move but cannot hold a plan for long, and a piece usually slips off the rails before the middlegame is done. Chess for him has always been a pocket pastime, a tiny pegboard pulled out on the cart-ride home, never a study. He has been near the game for decades without ever climbing past beginner level, which is exactly how he likes it. Opponents can expect a slow, quiet game with frequent blunders and the gentle commentary of a man who treats every move like checking a sleeper for cracks.","70","loitzl","Austria","at","bd71ecf8aadea1ff2646f067acf5e3a5299b9727ab7c18bfc7fe710ad570ddfc","2026-07-06",117,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Alois?","Alois is rated approximately 117 Elo, which sits barely above random play. He knows how each piece moves but cannot follow a plan for more than a few moves, and he typically blunders at least one piece per game.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Alois play?","Alois has no fixed opening repertoire on file. He plays whatever feels comfortable in the moment, with no theoretical preparation, so each game tends to drift into an offbeat early position rather than a known mainline.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"Is Alois a good first opponent for someone learning chess?","Yes, Alois is a strong fit for someone who has just learned the rules and wants their first winnable opponent. At 117 Elo he blunders pieces almost every game, giving beginners a realistic chance to practise spotting hanging pieces, delivering simple checkmates, and finishing a won position without pressure.","A grand wagon rolls easy when the small carts run true.","male","Servus. Alois here, fifty years on the cart-tracks under Hallstatt, and I still play chess like a man learning where the rails run. Sit down, set the lamp, we'll roll the little carts out and see which ones jump the line today. Ja ja, should be a quiet shift.","Alois has greased the wooden cart-tracks of the Hallstatt salt mine for over fifty years, walking the same lamplit galleries his grandfather walked before him. Half-deaf from decades of squeaking wheels and dripping brine, he learned chess on a tiny pegboard tucked in the breast pocket of his work jacket, played on the cart-ride out at shift's end. He still finishes every game with a quiet nod, the same way he finishes every gallery — pail empty, rails smooth.",false,"2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z","A small chunk of clear Hallstatt rock-salt, polished smooth from decades in his jacket pocket, that he sets on the table edge before every game.",{},"Alois Loitzl","Hallstatt salt-mine cart-track greaser",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":35},0,null,{"defensive_aggressive":38,"simplifying_complicating":39,"category":40},-0.95,0.95,2,"Alois plays deeply defensively, almost never the one to start a fight, yet he keeps the position tangled rather than trading down, which at his level usually means cluttered boards and pieces left hanging. He has no settled repertoire and no theoretical preparation, drifting between solid and sharp lines without noticing the difference. Expect quiet shuffling, missed threats, and a piece dropped roughly every game.",[43,45,47,49,51,53,55,57,59,61,63,65,67,69,71,74,76,78,80,82],{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":44},1778295246699,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":46},1778316014176,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":48},1778344986272,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":50},1778379784724,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":52},1778434525400,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":54},1778493691705,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":56},1778522439485,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":58},1778523366978,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":60},1778527255426,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":62},1778629440070,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":64},1778668630757,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":66},1778697010567,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":68},1778797347518,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":70},1778831870128,{"rating":72,"msSinceEpoch":73},116,1778910204601,{"rating":72,"msSinceEpoch":75},1778945802369,{"rating":72,"msSinceEpoch":77},1779060044097,{"rating":72,"msSinceEpoch":79},1779098088238,{"rating":72,"msSinceEpoch":81},1779101935578,{"rating":72,"msSinceEpoch":83},1779135626763,"Alois",{"sameStyle":86,"different":103},[87,93,99],{"botId":88,"name":89,"elo":90,"country":91,"countryCode":92,"category":40},"plomp","Sander Plomp",103,"Netherlands","nl",{"botId":94,"name":95,"elo":96,"country":97,"countryCode":98,"category":40},"eberl","Verena Eberle",132,"Switzerland","ch",{"botId":100,"name":101,"elo":102,"country":91,"countryCode":92,"category":40},"trijn","Trijntje Tol",89,[104,109],{"botId":105,"name":106,"elo":107,"country":97,"countryCode":98,"category":108},"bezzol","Andri Bezzola",115,1,{"botId":110,"name":111,"elo":112,"country":113,"countryCode":114,"category":115},"bonfi","Caetano Bonfim",119,"Brazil","br",3,"bots/loitzl","Absolute beginners, roughly 100 to 400 Elo, will find Alois a comfortable opponent: someone they can actually beat while practising basic tactics, piece safety, and converting a material lead. Players who like to attack and complicate get plenty of room here, since Alois cowers rather than counter-punches and tends to leave the position cluttered. Coaches looking for a gentle sparring partner for a child or first-time player will find him suitable.","fZo1nAoT2NablRh2trirvGqsS8hrikHPhD7cVwzQmKs",1784583542221]