The major discussion is over here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11863079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11863079 One of the main points is that t

The major discussion is over here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11863079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11863079 One of the main points is that this chess engine is making lots of illegal moves, so it's not really playing chess, but a game that is superficially like chess. For example: Would be more interesting if it actually played chess. I mated it, it captured my queen with its king, I captured its king with a pawn, and then it declared a draw. -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11865849 And having said that, it's a popular submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11895255 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11895255 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11875812 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11875812 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11867010 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11867010 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11863160 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11863160