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AlphaZero - is this what 4000 rated chess looks like?
AlphaZero - is this what 4000 rated chess looks like?
A number of games showing AlphaZero wins over Stockfish have been appearing on the internet - showing games which look like they've been played by an extraterrestrial.
Apparently AlphaZero has been crushing Stockfish over hundreds of games lately.
Here's one example >>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/chess/videos/191970491755381/
Extremely impressive that Alpha Zero could be so dominant. Daniel King said that in some ways Alpha Zero played like Shirov, in that it went for active pieces and long term compensation for sacrifices. Some great games and proof that chess is still far from being perfected.
Did I miss something, OR, did Alpha make a couple of howlers very late in the last 149 move game? I used a machine
and it looked odd how the game changed so suddenly.
Extremely impressive that Alpha Zero could be so dominant. Daniel King said that in some ways Alpha Zero played like Shirov, in that it went for active pieces and long term compensation for sacrifices. Some great games and proof that chess is still far from being perfected.
Unless AZ is right now playing near-perfect chess, which an 84% drawing rate and only 6 losses to SF8 could indicate. Someone calculated that the result amounts to a +52 ELO rating difference in this match, whereas SF10 beats SF8 with a +55 ELO difference. Can anyone verify the +52 number for this match?
What we need now is a similar matchup between:
(1) AZ and SF10
(2) AZ and AZ
where in all cases full opening book is used.
A match between AZ and AZ might result in a 95%+ draw rate.
Only the rushing is heard...
Onward flies the bird.
No doubt the Super GM's and others will be checking their lines against Alphazero over the holidays - assuming the engine can be downloaded for a price only they can afford.
This will be whole new ball game.
No doubt the Super GM's and others will be checking their lines against Alphazero over the holidays - assuming the engine can be downloaded for a price only they can afford.
This will be whole new ball game.
As I recall it runs on a special hardware that is not that easy to purchase.
I expect that each of the top 10 Super GM's have at least a million Euros in the bank and will spend whatever it takes ASAP. Not to mention the principal sponsor of the St Louis Chess Club who would probably advance the price for the engine.
I expect that each of the top 10 Super GM's have at least a million Euros in the bank and will spend whatever it takes ASAP. Not to mention the principal sponsor of the St Louis Chess Club who would probably advance the price for the engine.
Vlad, you overestimate the wealth of a regular 2780-2800 player (unless he has a wealthy parents).
I expect that each of the top 10 Super GM's have at least a million Euros in the bank and will spend whatever it takes ASAP. Not to mention the principal sponsor of the St Louis Chess Club who would probably advance the price for the engine.
The hardware cost for a single AlphaGo Zero system, including custom components, has been quoted as around $25 million. AlphaGo Zero - Wikipedia
An open source chess engine using the same methodology as Alpha Zero and trained on a volunteer mesh network that after a year is approaching Alpha Zero's strength is available for download and can be run uisng various GPU cards that cost between $1000-$3000 here is the link with the info. http://blog.lczero.org/2018/09/guide...chess-gui.html
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