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Grade B22 sourcesHIS-00956

Mittens

Game · 2023 · Notable

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Chess.com reported almost 40 million January games against its cat bot Mittens.

Official January 2023 cat-bot launch artwork, including Mittens.
Chess.com
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David Vignoni / LGPL / Wikimedia Commons
How Chess.com Built Mittens, the Evil Cat Bot Destroying Players’ Souls
Slate
Mittens - The Chess-Playing Cat That Conquered the Internet!
Chess.com
Goodbye, Mittens | Real-Time YouTube Live View Count | SocialCounts.org
SocialCounts.org
Meet the innocent looking cat that upended the chess world | CNN Business
CNN Business
Server Trouble And The End Of Mittens?
Chess.com
Hamilton College wordmark, white letters on a blue background
Hamilton College
Mittens And Other Fan-Favorite Bots Are Back
Chess.com
Mittens The Chess Bot Will Make You Quit Chess | Real-Time YouTube Live View Count | SocialCounts.org
SocialCounts.org
Can Mittens Defeat Stockfish? | Real-Time YouTube Live View Count | SocialCounts.org
SocialCounts.org
On Jan. 1, Chess.com released a series of new, chess playing bots with cat names and profiles. Mittens, pictured here, has drawn widespread interest thanks to her high level of play and…
KSL / Deseret News
Il gattino contro cui tutti vogliono giocare a scacchi
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Spread Score

How it works
Reach37ContagionNo data yetBreadth80Velocity37Longevity442

Numbers

Can Mittens Defeat Stockfish? (live; partial sample)
9.5M
As of Oct 15, 2026 · YouTube · Self-reported · SocialCounts.org
Peak date
Week of Jan 23, 2023
Jan 1 ’23 to Week of Jan 23, 2023
Platforms
4
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Mystery & lorePrimary
  • Creator relay
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Scarcity drop

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Mittens supplied more than a strength test. Forum participants predicted a showdown, cast her as a hero and chose sides against M3GAN. Whalen later credited Sean Becker’s escalating dialogue and Marija Casic’s art, alongside early creator videos.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. January 2023

    Chess.com seed · Jan 1 ’23

    Chess.com released its cat bots and invited users to play Mittens.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. GothamChess platform jump · Jan 3 ’23

    GothamChess published INSANE New Chess Bot, later linked in Slate’s Mittens interview.[2][3]

  3. tr4dingstocks / valjean76 platform jump · Jan 9 ’23

    Predicted a Mittens–M3GAN showdown and recast Mittens as the hero in a thread begun the previous day.[21]

Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
Global
Can Mittens Defeat Stockfish? (live; partial sample)
9.5M
As of Oct 15, 2026 · YouTube · Self-reported · SocialCounts.org
Evidence
Grade B

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesDec ’22Feb ’23MarMayAugNovApr ’24AugDecPeakOpen webYouTubeRedditPress
Open webYouTubeRedditPress

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  1. January 2023

    Chess.com seed · Jan 1 ’23

    Chess.com released its cat bots and invited users to play Mittens.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. GothamChess platform jump · Jan 3 ’23

    GothamChess published INSANE New Chess Bot, later linked in Slate’s Mittens interview.[2][3]

  3. tr4dingstocks / valjean76 platform jump · Jan 9 ’23

    Predicted a Mittens–M3GAN showdown and recast Mittens as the hero in a thread begun the previous day.[21]

  1. platform jump · Jan 13 ’23

  2. platform jump · Jan 17 ’23

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