Regarding people who play chess against computers, some players like playing only bots because of the psychological pressure that comes from playing against human players. You don’t get as upset about a loss if it’s just to a machine. I think that would count for a significant fraction of those players.
Regarding people who play chess against computers, some players like playing only bots because of the psychological pressure that comes from playing against human players. You don’t get as upset about a loss if it’s just to a machine. I think that would count for a significant fraction of those players.