Sunday
Mar032019
Stockfish Wins TCEC 14 (Barely)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 3:42PM
And I mean barely. Stockfish defeated Leela Chess Zero (Lc0) by the minimum margin, 50.5-49.5, to win the Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) for the fourth consecutive time and for the sixth time overall. It will also be for the last time, unless Lc0 is banned (as it should be for its completely different hardware profile, at least once it wins TCEC 15).
Speaking of which: it isn't the main event, but TCEC is running an "end of season bonus final" between Stockfish and Lc0 with a 12' + 3" time control, and in it the future is now: Lc0 leads this 100-game match 46.5-39.5.
tagged Lc0, Stockfish, TTCEC Season 14