# 2 Question about ChessUp
**URL:** https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136
**Category:** ChessUp 2
**Created:** [January 5, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136 "2026-01-05T09:02:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Gzubik](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Gzubik)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136/1 "2026-01-05T09:02:40Z")
Are you planning to move the ‘lichess’ tab right under ‘[chess.com](http://chess.com)’? I think Lichess is the one I use most often, and it’s a bit annoying that it’s been pushed to the sidelines like this. 😂 My second question is about bots. When do you plan to start beta testing them, and can my board participate?
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### Author:  [@JustSlow](https://community.playchessup.com/u/JustSlow)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136/2 "2026-01-05T15:05:59Z")
Congrats on your first post and I’m in the same boat aswell. My exposure with the chessup2 board has been mostly with Lichess and it has been positive. Now getting a game for [chess.com](http://chess.com) has been absolutely exhausting and since May 2025 I have just stopped. Having that option to remap the home screen would help get a game for lichess a lot quicker.
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### Author:  [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136/3 "2026-01-05T16:10:26Z")
The menu is pretty much in order of popularity. [Chess.com](http://Chess.com), 2 player, built in Ai, and board editor are the top 4 used features (in that order). We are not planning on making the menu customizable at this time.
The bots are really close to beta testing - not sure on exact date, but likely February. Yes you can absolutely join the beta testing - please just email [info@bryghtlabs.com](mailto:info@bryghtlabs.com) with your serial number (Settings→About) and say you would like to join beta testing group. We appreciate it!
> [@JustSlow](#):
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> Now getting a game for [chess.com](http://chess.com) has been absolutely exhausting and since May 2025
I am not sure what the issue for matchmaking would be on [chess.com](http://chess.com) with your account - but I would really encourage you to try again and please let us know your [chess.com](http://chess.com) username if there is an issue.
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### Author:  [@Gzubik](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Gzubik)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136/4 "2026-01-05T18:39:24Z")
Out of curiosity, will the bots be based on your own engine or on komodo like on [chess.com](http://chess.com)?
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### Author:  [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136/5 "2026-01-05T19:31:17Z")
We code our own engine. ChessUp has always had our custom engine as the Ai low and mid level opponent.
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### Author:  [@Langers](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Langers)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136/6 "2026-01-05T19:32:09Z")
> The menu is pretty much in order of popularity. [Chess.com](http://Chess.com), 2 player, built in Ai, and board editor are the top 4 used features (in that order). We are not planning on making the menu customizable at this time.
@Jeff I would ask you to reconsider the priority of this. As a new user, I’m finding that my top 4 also differs from what you’re imposing on users and while it’s not a deal breaker, it’s certainly an unnecessary and avoidable inconvenience.
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### Author:  [@Criptix](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Criptix)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136/7 "2026-01-05T22:08:40Z")
It’s best that the order of menu items stays the same. For troubleshooting for ex. And you can’t make it right for everyone. I don’t find it a problem to scroll a bit down, not like there are to many items. So the same for all is the best.
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### Author:  [@Langers](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Langers)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136/8 "2026-01-06T16:54:35Z")
Perhaps you’re right. The point of customizability is to make it work for everyone, though.
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### Author:  [@Gzubik](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Gzubik)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136/9 "2026-01-06T19:06:05Z")
Just out of curiosity. Are you planning to keep the old level 11 bot? I quite enjoy playing with him; I just need to improve his endgame play, as that’s where he loses the most. He’ll also sometimes play strangely in his opening, a bit unnaturally, but other than that, he’s a pretty interesting sparring partner.
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### Author:  [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/2-question-about-chessup/4136/10 "2026-01-09T03:17:53Z")
Yes level 11 will mostly be preserved, we are just expanding the power of the engine so it will go higher.