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This is accurate for endgames only. In complicated positions, there is still room for improvement - the recent game of lc0 vs stockfish where lc0 forced a draw
by primitivesuave 2y ago
This is accurate for endgames only. In complicated positions, there is still room for improvement - the recent game of lc0 vs stockfish where lc0 forced a draw against an impending checkmate is a good example. There is currently no way for a chess engine searching a massive game tree can see how an innocuous pawn move enables a forced stalemate 40 moves down the line.
- Davidzheng 2y agoHonestly SF plays better in middle game positions on average I would guess. I think usually there's a bigger draw margin in middle games
- primitivesuave 2y agoI think you are correct as I recall there is a set of middle game chess puzzles where Stockfish outperformed the other chess engines by a wide margin - I can't find the link as it was years ago. Not sure how the state-of-the-art has progressed since then. But I do believe the "horizon effect" plays a role in whether an engine decides to forcibly draw a game, which afforded Stockfish + NNUE a distinct advantage (at least at the time).