Stage 2 of Top Chess Engine Championship (aka TCEC) – the strongest double round robin chess championship in history – is now past round 7. TCEC’s champion from last year has already built a full point ahead of it’s...
Raptor, Bobcat, Fizbo, and Texel battling for the last TCEC Stage 1a qualification position
The Top Chess Engine Championship, strongest chess event in history started this May 1st with the participation of 12 engines over 3100 ELO and, 17 engines over 3000 ELO and a total of 32 participants. Currently the preliminary Stage...
Laser chess – a brand new engine in TCEC Season 9
The Top Chess Engine Championship TCEC is starting this May 1st with the participation of 32 engines. At least 10 of the engines will be rated over 3000 ELO, making TCEC Season 9 the strongest ever computer chess championship....
LIVE The decisive battles of TCEC Stage 2
The Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) is approaching yet another critical moment. Today the computer chess world will know who will progress to the prestigious Stage 3 of the event. A total of 6 engines will qualify from Stage...
Komodo vs Stockfish 2015, the first battle
The first encounter of Komodo 9.2 and Stockfish will take place today at 11:00 CET. The two finalists from last year meet each other in Stage 2 of the Top Chess Engine Championship TCEC. Last year’s battles between Komodo...
Thrilling stage 2 of TCEC continues – round 8 report
Season 8 of the Top Chess Engine Championship TCEC started this August 21st. After the qualifying groups, marked by a convincing victory by Komodo in Stage 1a and a Bobby Fischer 11,0/11 score for Stockfish in Stage 1b, the...
Perfect 11/11 for Stockfish in TCEC
The computer chess fans were treated to a special performance by Stockfish in TCEC Stage 1b. It literally destroyed opposition, finishing the group with 11,0/11. The achievement of Stockfish is especially valuable in computer chess, where due to the...
Reigning TCEC champion Komodo leads Season 8 – Stage 1a
The Top Chess Engine Championship TCEC Season 8 is in progress and eight rounds have already been completed. The reigning TCEC champion Komodo (3213) is shattering opposition. It has collected 7.0/8 points, leaving the nearest followers, Gull (3118) and Ginkgo (3066),...
Checkmate in 487 bytes!
Smallest ever chess program: 487 bytes BootChess has smashed the record for the smallest computer implementation for chess, held since 1983, with a total size of only 487 bytes Rudolph Muller January 28, 2015 BootChess is now the smallest...
The real Kings of Chess
The Real Kings of Chess Are ComputersComputer chess programs can handily beat the best human players in the world—and their games are no less fascinatingBy CHRISTOPHER CHABRISJan. 9, 2015 1:11 p.m. ET In late November, the latest official world...