Game Game Dojo is an online dojo for learning thinking games like chess and Othello by playing them. This page explains how we make our articles and analysis — our commitment to you as a reader.
About the Site
Game Dojo is run and edited by one person, Mitchie. Articles are published under that name, and the author is responsible for their content (about the author). For questions or to report an error, please use the contact form.
How We Write Articles
We care more about things you can verify on an actual board than about neatly summarizing general knowledge. Where possible, we follow a process like this:
- Choose a topic and a concrete position that illustrates it well.
- Check that position with a game engine or exact analysis.
- Confirm the numbers and conclusions, and edit the text by hand.
- For scientific or historical claims, verify sources where we can.
How We Use Engine Analysis
Game Dojo's strength is that you can actually play and analyze positions. When an article states an evaluation or conclusion, we base it on analysis rather than opinion.
- Chess: move evaluations and best-move calls come from Stockfish 18 Lite WASM run at depth 20. The home page "Daily Tactics Quiz" draws from the Lichess open puzzle database — public domain (CC0) and already engine-verified.
- Othello: the home page "Daily Othello Puzzle" is produced by our own Othello solver, which exactly solves the endgame to compute the true best move and final disc margin. The answer shown is a calculated best move, not just a rough guide.
Engines have assumptions and limits, though. An evaluation is one indicator — it doesn't mean "every other move is bad."
On Science and Health Topics
For topics touching science or health (such as "how chess affects the brain"), we avoid absolute claims. Even where research exists, results vary by subject and method. Rather than saying chess "will make you smarter" or "prevents dementia," we distinguish what is and isn't known — for example, "some studies show an association" or "this has not been proven."
On Our Use of AI
We sometimes use AI to draft or structure text. However, we do not publish AI output as-is. Choosing positions, checking analysis results, verifying facts, and final editing are all done by a person. An article's value comes not from "an AI wrote it" but from "we actually verified it on the board."
Corrections
When we find an error, we fix it. We deliberately choose evergreen topics so articles stay accurate over time. When we do cover information that can change (records, rankings), we make the "as of" date clear in the text itself. If you spot something, please let us know.
Contact
For questions, bug reports, or feedback, please use the contact form.