# Teaching a fruit fly to play chess

> Source: <https://flychess-hq.vercel.app>
> Published: 2026-09-14 07:17:17+00:00

Chess vs. a
Fruit Fly
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The fly is playing you
your move
drag to orbit · click a piece, then its destination
the fly has been defeated
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New game
Play White
Play Black
Undo
Hint
Recentre
Moves
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Male CNS connectome · live activity
idle
optic lobe
central brain
sensory in (the board)
descending + motor out (the move)
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neurons fired
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spikes
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motor spikes
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sim time