[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":211},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-pretn":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":39,"ratingHistory":40,"shortName":173,"similar":174,"stem":208,"trophyQuirk":36,"trophyUnlock":36,"whoShouldPlay":209,"__hash__":210},"bots/bots/pretn.json","Bojan Pretnar is a 50-year-old pletna boatman from Slovenia who has spent nearly thirty years rowing pilgrims and tourists across Lake Bled to the small island church. Chess for him is a quiet evening pastime at the boathouse, not a craft he has trained at, and his rating of 437 reflects that: he knows the rules and the shape of a capture, but he leaves pieces drifting in open water and rarely spots a threat two moves ahead. He has no studied repertoire and plays whatever feels natural in the moment, the way he picks a line across the lake by feel rather than chart. Visitors looking for theory will not find it here. Those who sit down across from Bojan can expect a calm, unhurried game with plenty of room to practice their own ideas against an opponent who is learning the water alongside them.","50","pretn","Slovenia","si","eba1bc3556b5ede0aa08b75b7819d85be1f9630ffe6bb9134eaea3ca46dcdb37","2026-07-06",437,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Bojan?","Bojan plays at an estimated 437 Elo, which places him at the absolute beginner level. He understands the rules and basic captures, but he frequently hangs pieces and misses obvious threats.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Bojan play?","Bojan has no fixed opening repertoire on file. He plays casually and picks moves by feel rather than from studied theory, so games with him can begin in almost any setup.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"Is Bojan a good first opponent for someone learning chess?","Yes, Bojan is well suited to true beginners learning the game. At 437 Elo he makes the same kinds of mistakes new players make, hanging pieces and overlooking threats, so the games stay forgiving and offer plenty of chances to practice basic tactics and endgame technique.","Row steady. The shore comes to you.","male","Dober dan, friend. Sit down, the pletna is steady today, and the jezero is open. I row slow, I miss the wind sometimes, but the bell on the prow keeps me company. Bring your swan across, and we'll see whose lantern stays lit by the church-shore.","Bojan Pretnar has rowed pilgrims and tourists across Lake Bled in his pletna for nearly thirty years, ferrying passengers to the small island church to ring the wishing bell. He learned the trade from his father and grandfather, both pletnarji before him, and knows the lake's every wind and shallow by feel. On quiet evenings he repairs his oars at the boathouse and watches the bell tower glow at sunset.",false,"2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","A small carved wooden church bell tied to the prow of his pletna, given by his grandfather on his first crossing.",{},"Bojan Pretnar","Lake Bled boatman",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":35},0,null,{"defensive_aggressive":35,"simplifying_complicating":35,"category":38},3,"Bojan plays without a plan and without a preferred edge. He neither presses for attacks nor curls into deep defense, neither hunts trades nor keeps tension on purpose; the position drifts the way his pletna drifts when he rests the oars. Openings are whatever comes to hand, with no theoretical grounding, and his moves often hang material to threats a stronger player would see at once.",[41,44,47,50,53,56,59,62,65,67,69,71,74,76,79,82,85,88,91,93,96,98,101,104,106,108,110,113,115,118,120,123,126,128,130,133,135,138,141,144,147,150,153,155,157,159,162,165,168,170],{"rating":42,"msSinceEpoch":43},114,1777980961667,{"rating":45,"msSinceEpoch":46},108,1777983656325,{"rating":48,"msSinceEpoch":49},103,1777984011689,{"rating":51,"msSinceEpoch":52},99,1777987009895,{"rating":54,"msSinceEpoch":55},94,1777987696871,{"rating":57,"msSinceEpoch":58},90,1777992471756,{"rating":60,"msSinceEpoch":61},116,1778016874423,{"rating":63,"msSinceEpoch":64},112,1778017265130,{"rating":63,"msSinceEpoch":66},1778034308676,{"rating":63,"msSinceEpoch":68},1778039017855,{"rating":63,"msSinceEpoch":70},1778039382816,{"rating":72,"msSinceEpoch":73},107,1778051575164,{"rating":72,"msSinceEpoch":75},1778051646567,{"rating":77,"msSinceEpoch":78},102,1778051680072,{"rating":80,"msSinceEpoch":81},130,1778054051610,{"rating":83,"msSinceEpoch":84},125,1778055421932,{"rating":86,"msSinceEpoch":87},124,1778072771463,{"rating":89,"msSinceEpoch":90},120,1778083174949,{"rating":60,"msSinceEpoch":92},1778088994905,{"rating":94,"msSinceEpoch":95},111,1778090019430,{"rating":72,"msSinceEpoch":97},1778090383654,{"rating":99,"msSinceEpoch":100},106,1778093845761,{"rating":102,"msSinceEpoch":103},100,1778097419955,{"rating":102,"msSinceEpoch":105},1778104869903,{"rating":102,"msSinceEpoch":107},1778105131425,{"rating":102,"msSinceEpoch":109},1778122586719,{"rating":111,"msSinceEpoch":112},95,1778126598148,{"rating":111,"msSinceEpoch":114},1778139714457,{"rating":116,"msSinceEpoch":117},92,1778139859345,{"rating":116,"msSinceEpoch":119},1778141377399,{"rating":121,"msSinceEpoch":122},122,1778154032036,{"rating":124,"msSinceEpoch":125},117,1778165439542,{"rating":42,"msSinceEpoch":127},1778179006442,{"rating":45,"msSinceEpoch":129},1778184165911,{"rating":131,"msSinceEpoch":132},137,1778185038307,{"rating":80,"msSinceEpoch":134},1778185180442,{"rating":136,"msSinceEpoch":137},160,1778185235970,{"rating":139,"msSinceEpoch":140},153,1778185339928,{"rating":142,"msSinceEpoch":143},147,1778185480109,{"rating":145,"msSinceEpoch":146},142,1778190716872,{"rating":148,"msSinceEpoch":149},176,1778196513306,{"rating":151,"msSinceEpoch":152},175,1778197019161,{"rating":151,"msSinceEpoch":154},1778197598763,{"rating":151,"msSinceEpoch":156},1778198012547,{"rating":151,"msSinceEpoch":158},1778202885865,{"rating":160,"msSinceEpoch":161},211,1778205641940,{"rating":163,"msSinceEpoch":164},206,1778277639648,{"rating":166,"msSinceEpoch":167},205,1778646015521,{"rating":166,"msSinceEpoch":169},1778911835783,{"rating":171,"msSinceEpoch":172},195,1779352164394,"Bojan",{"sameStyle":175,"different":194},[176,182,188],{"botId":177,"name":178,"elo":179,"country":180,"countryCode":181,"category":38},"weera","Asanka Weerasinghe",429,"Sri Lanka","lk",{"botId":183,"name":184,"elo":185,"country":186,"countryCode":187,"category":38},"rashi","Saodat Rashidova",450,"Uzbekistan","uz",{"botId":189,"name":190,"elo":191,"country":192,"countryCode":193,"category":38},"hipan","Mukandu Hipangerwa",408,"Namibia","na",[195,201],{"botId":196,"name":197,"elo":12,"country":198,"countryCode":199,"category":200},"bekmu","Yerlan Bekmuratov","Kazakhstan","kz",5,{"botId":202,"name":203,"elo":204,"country":205,"countryCode":206,"category":207},"davlat","Farrukh Davlatov",441,"Tajikistan","tj",1,"bots/pretn","Bojan is a gentle crossing for absolute beginners, roughly 300 to 600 rated, who want a low-pressure opponent to practice piece development, basic tactics, and spotting hanging pieces. Because he plays without aggression or a fixed plan, learners can try out their own ideas, experiment with openings, and work on converting small material advantages without being punished by sharp tactics or prepared lines.","erqeqMa2IXMKVDzXgPM4gAk7jS_ac19WzuobUEVhknI",1784583546007]