![]() ![]() Komodo beats Stockfish on a regular basis and is rated above Stockfish.Of course,Komodo is not free and Stockfish is free,with possibly the exception of some older versions of Komodo. Yes,but baby is still learning and papa still holds the crown. Anyway I welcome anybodies thoughts on this… This is Stockfish we’re talking about here. I’m unsure of the time controls used (always an issue for me) but nevertheless it strikes me as a mind blowing achievement. ![]() Apparently it taught itself to play in 4 hours, then proceeded to beat Stockfish in a chess match. Apparently after mastering the game of GO, the brains behind this new software phenomenon decided to unleash it on the world of chess. It’s name is AlphaZero, a piece of software using artificial intelligence to learn how to play chess. Now in December 2017 a new kid has appeared on the block as per the link below. In the last few years the big three in this area were Stockfish, Komodo and Houdini. And the emphasis seemed to be more on competition rather than finding the very best move in a position or even in understanding the position. I was less interested in them as they always seemed to be set at quick time controls. I found this unendingly interesting for reasons I can’t explain.Īs the years passed and the chess engines progressed well past what present day grandmasters could accomplish over the board, chess engine tournaments became all the rage. Artificial Intelligence invades Chess Years ago I bought a piece of chess software called Extreme Chess, it was a commercially produced chess engine called Fritz 3…I remember staring into my computer screen completely mesmerized by the engines calculation window when I set it to ‘infinite analysis’ mode. ![]()
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