[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":65},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-maels":3},{"id":4,"aboutLong":5,"age":6,"botId":7,"country":8,"countryCode":9,"elo":10,"extension":11,"faq":12,"favoriteQuote":22,"gender":23,"hello":24,"introduction":25,"isTrophy":26,"liveDate":27,"luckyCharm":25,"meta":28,"name":29,"occupation":30,"openingAxes":25,"openingsAnalysis":25,"playstyle":25,"playstyleSummary":31,"ratingHistory":25,"shortName":29,"similar":32,"stem":56,"trophyQuirk":57,"trophyUnlock":60,"whoShouldPlay":63,"__hash__":64},"bots/bots/maels.json","Maelstrom is a living whirlpool that has swallowed the chessboard whole, an ageless churn of water whose motto says it plainly: \"Everything turns. Everything goes down.\" That churning is not just flavor. Against Maelstrom, the whole board spins a quarter-turn on every one of the bot's moves, and the flip-board button is disabled, so there is no way to steady the view. Players must track their position through constant rotation, re-reading files, ranks, and diagonals as the current drags everything around. Maelstrom carries no fixed strength. As a trophy bot, it adapts to whoever sits across from it, matching beginners gently and pressing masters hard. It cannot simply be selected from the roster. To earn Maelstrom, a player picks the bot as a streak goal and keeps a seven-day streak on Chessiverse. Those who face it should expect a fair fight in strength but a relentless test of orientation, where the hardest opponent is the spinning board itself.","ageless","maels","The Churning Deep","unknown",1500,"json",[13,16,19],{"question":14,"answer":15},"What rating is Maelstrom?","Maelstrom has no fixed rating. As a trophy bot, it adapts to the strength of whoever it faces, scaling from beginner to master. A newer player gets a manageable game, while a strong player gets a serious fight.",{"question":17,"answer":18},"How do I unlock Maelstrom?","Maelstrom is a trophy bot, so it cannot be picked freely from the roster. To unlock it, choose Maelstrom as a streak goal and keep a 7-day streak. Complete the streak and the whirlpool joins your collection.",{"question":20,"answer":21},"What is Maelstrom's specialty?","Maelstrom spins the entire board a quarter-turn every time it moves, and the flip-board button is disabled, so there is no way to reset the view. The challenge is keeping track of the position while its orientation constantly changes. The bot's moves match your level, but the rotating board tests your visualization on every turn.","Everything turns. Everything goes down.","neutral","Come closer to the edge. Do you feel it, the slow pull beneath the pieces? I am Maelstrom, the whirlpool that swallowed the board whole. Everything turns. Everything goes down. Set up your pieces and see how long they hold their footing.",null,true,"2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z",{},"Maelstrom","A living whirlpool that swallows the board","Maelstrom's play is defined entirely by rotation. Every time the bot moves, the entire board spins a quarter-turn, and the flip-board button is disabled, so the view can never be locked in place. The bot's actual move choices scale to the opponent's level, but the real pressure is perceptual: pieces, files, and diagonals keep changing orientation, forcing constant re-reading of a position that never sits still.",{"sameStyle":33,"different":55},[34,39,43,47,51],{"botId":35,"name":36,"elo":10,"country":37,"countryCode":9,"category":38},"avlan","Avalanche","The Frostpeaks",3,{"botId":40,"name":41,"elo":10,"country":42,"countryCode":9,"category":38},"bongc","The Bongcloud King","The Kingdom of Folly",{"botId":44,"name":45,"elo":10,"country":46,"countryCode":9,"category":38},"chimr","The Chimera","No Fixed Form",{"botId":48,"name":49,"elo":10,"country":50,"countryCode":9,"category":38},"elord","Edge Lord","The Outer Rim",{"botId":52,"name":53,"elo":10,"country":54,"countryCode":9,"category":38},"exart","Exchange Artist","The Carnival",[],"bots/maels",{"name":29,"description":58,"effect":59},"A living whirlpool that has swallowed the board whole.","The whole board spins a quarter-turn on every bot move; the flip-board button is disabled.",{"type":61,"requiredDays":62},"streak_goal",7,"Maelstrom suits players chasing the trophy unlock, since keeping a seven-day streak with the bot as a goal is the only way to earn it. It also fits anyone who wants an opponent that always matches their current level, from beginner to master. Above all, it rewards players who enjoy a test of board vision, where the position must be re-read from a new angle after every single move.","nN2GtwOxEc26_RC0_d1gtv8mJ_7KU_a6dsFB5etHKcI",1783353259119]