Little Chess Partner has been developed by Dutch company LokaSoft. Allegedly, if you have a fast computer and a good broadband connection, Little Chess Partner will play at a grading of approximately 150 (or a rating of 2000, if you prefer the FIDE's ELO system). That's stronger than all but one of the St John's members… if you can beat The Machine and you have not joined us yet, please hurry to the Join page now! (That is of course not to say that players who are routinely beaten by Little Chess Partner are not equally welcome to join).
To play with black, simply click on the 'New game' button and the board will flip.