Yes, that was called Advanced Chess and it existed for a while in the 1990s. Then computers became strong enough that having a human interfering with them just

Yes, that was called Advanced Chess and it existed for a while in the 1990s. Then computers became strong enough that having a human interfering with them just made the game worse. So Advanced Chess isn't much of a thing any more. By far the strongest chess event out there is at tcec-chess.com. It's a 24/7 series of engine-vs-engine tournaments.