# Chess.com bot issue if playing black **URL:** \ **Category:** ChessUp 2\ **Created:** [December 23, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314 "2024-12-23T15:23:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bennygilbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bennygilbo](https://community.playchessup.com/u/bennygilbo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/1 "2024-12-23T15:23:13Z")
Hello After the first move the game crashes whichever bot i choose, if i am playing black after the first move and i have to resign to get out of the game. Works fine if I am white. Any help appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/jeff/32/3_2.png) [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/2 "2024-12-23T15:39:03Z")
Fix is on the way for black bot play ---
**Author:** ![bennygilbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bennygilbo](https://community.playchessup.com/u/bennygilbo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/3 "2024-12-23T20:15:55Z")
Thanks. I cant update my username or surname in my profile The game history doesnt record games after the first one I cant turn on notifications on my phone for the app (android) Cheers ---
**Author:** ![humbug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@humbug](https://community.playchessup.com/u/humbug)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/4 "2025-02-22T12:56:59Z")
hi, is this fixed? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/jeff/32/3_2.png) [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 4:55am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/5 "2025-02-23T04:55:38Z")
If you are asking about playing as black - that should work. If you are asking about bot games being saved, that is waiting on [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) to make a system wide change which we expect in the next 1~2 months. ---
**Author:** ![Rydavim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/rydavim/32/900_2.png) [@Rydavim](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Rydavim)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/6 "2025-02-23T21:21:25Z")
This is good to know, thank you. I was bummed when I beat one of the Valentine bots on my ChessUp2 and it didn’t save to my ChessCom profile. ---
**Author:** ![tanuki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@tanuki](https://community.playchessup.com/u/tanuki)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/7 "2025-02-24T22:34:21Z")
Playing against chess com bots as black (or random select) still doesn’t work. It used to stop working after white makes the first move, but now it seems white doesn’t even make the first move. Oh and when I resign to end the game (since it’s stuck), it says I win. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/jeff/32/3_2.png) [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/8 "2025-02-24T22:53:35Z")
> [@tanuki](#): > > Playing against chess com bots as black (or random select) still doesn’t work. What is your [chess.com](http://chess.com) username? We can look into it. ---
**Author:** ![tanuki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@tanuki](https://community.playchessup.com/u/tanuki)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/9 "2025-02-24T23:04:50Z")
tanuki\_delta ---
**Author:** ![bennygilbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bennygilbo](https://community.playchessup.com/u/bennygilbo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/10 "2025-02-25T08:34:23Z")
I had the same problem yesterday evening. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/jeff/32/3_2.png) [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/11 "2025-02-25T19:31:06Z")
Programming team looking into it now. ---
**Author:** ![multim0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@multim0](https://community.playchessup.com/u/multim0)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/12 "2025-03-15T14:27:39Z")
Any update on this fix? I can’t play against [chess.com](http://chess.com) bots when starting as black. Either it hangs on connecting or bot white move is registered, but my first move as black not. ---
**Author:** ![Trotsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/trotsky/32/540_2.png) [@Trotsky](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Trotsky)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/13 "2025-03-15T18:39:34Z")
Must be an unusual/intermittent issue as I have not experienced this. ---
**Author:** ![multim0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@multim0](https://community.playchessup.com/u/multim0)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/14 "2025-03-16T16:53:02Z")
Actually in my case it is very consistent. I can’t play [chess.com](http://chess.com) bots (me as a black) when using ChessUp 2. When I pick white everything is fine. [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) play with other players also works for both sides Those are the results I end up with, need to resign, because I can’t make valid first move. ![1000010315](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/playchessup/original/1X/1dad0c3e568634e28cb323a274889e0ac5929765.jpeg) ![1000010316](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/playchessup/original/1X/5d3e2c8c8e1a065324f5c96ad758d8e10f5467a7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/jeff/32/3_2.png) [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/chess-com-bot-issue-if-playing-black/1314/15 "2025-03-16T19:45:44Z")
> [@multim0](#): > > When I pick white everything is fine. [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) play with other players also works for both sides > Those are the results I end up with, need to resign, because I can’t make valid first move Please send an email to [info@bryghtlabs.com](mailto:info@bryghtlabs.com) and we can look further into these specific games.