I think that’s a little harsh. Chess programming and ML both require fairly sophisticated understanding. And a lot of approaches which seem reasonable beforehan

I think that’s a little harsh. Chess programming and ML both require fairly sophisticated understanding. And a lot of approaches which seem reasonable beforehand just don’t work when you try them. It also seems like the author isn’t familiar with a lot of the work which has been done previously which probably would’ve given them a head start on this. Leela, Maia, and Alpha Zero would be good reference material.