Chess-playing neural network LC0 beats Stockfish in 100-game match

Re:Chess-playing neural network LC0 beats Stockfish in 100-g... by dragontamer on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @06:56PM (#20035229)

There are a lot of configurations of pawns or knights that are highly desirable.

A "knight outpost" (a knight guarded by a a pawn) is a "local" board position that is well considered to be strong. Same with a bishop outpost. "Paired knights" (knights which can protect each other) can only rarely be taken by a rook or queen. Pawn-chains are good, while "backwards pawns" and "doubled pawns" are bad. "Rook behind pawn" is good, "Rook in front of pawn" is bad. King Opposition is good (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_(chess))

Go is more uniform for sure. But there are plenty of opportunities for CNNs to work out in chess.

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Re:Chess-playing neural network LC0 beats Stockfish in 100-g... by bonzini on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @09:36PM (#20036102)

> "Paired knights" (knights which can protect each other) can only rarely be taken by a rook or queen.

Not entirely true for rooks, since taking 2 knights for a rook is advantageous. Paired knights are usually considered weak.

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