Your best bet is to learn about the Elo Rating System [1], and then about the strength of human players throughout history [2]. Keep in mind that "Elo Rating" i

Your best bet is to learn about the Elo Rating System [1], and then about the strength of human players throughout history [2]. Keep in mind that "Elo Rating" is imperfect, particularly in historical context, but it's still a reasonably solid measurement. Next up, learn about computer chess, past and present. The main computer chess wikipedia article [3] is a good place to start. Finally, start looking at current computer chess competitions [4] and the programs being used. Whether the claimed "Elo Ratings" of computer chess programs are realistic, is another matter. Suffice to say, many of the current programs can beat most human players. When Magnus Carlsen became the current (human) chess champion in 2014 (FIDE Elo:2882), I recall reading how uses computer chess programs for practice. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_top_chess_player... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_chess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_chess [4] http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/ http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/