The hardware on which the programs played was stronger than in any previous TCEC tournament 2 x Intel Xeon E5 2699 v4 2.8 GHz with 64 GB RAM and 44 processors. The program which was developed by Robert Houdart from Belgium defeated Komodo 15-9, 76 games ended in a draw. The superfinal of the TCEC season 10 ended on Thursday, December 7th, 2017, with a win by Houdini. We reproduce the interview excerpts courtesy Chessdom. However, this coup by Google still leaves questions open. Houdini needed no 'great escape', it won decisively.ĭuring the match Robert Houdart, Mark Leffler and Larry Kaufman, the developers of Houdini and Komodo gave an interview in which they talked about the current situation of computer chess, developing methods and speculated about the future of computer chess.Ī short time after this interview they were caught up by the developments of the AlphaZero project. But this time it was the Belgian program Houdini (named after the American stage magician and illusionist) and the US program Komodo that made it to the finals.

It seems as if Stockfish, Komodo and Houdini are currently playing with almost equal strength. This final is played with special rules to level the field as far as possible. Two preliminary tournaments ( stage 1 and stage 2) establish the current crean of the crop in computer chess, and the top two then play an epic 100-game final match. It's a Computer Chess World Championship, in all but name.

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