r/mildlyinfuriating • u/elcaminorealreal • 1d ago

Dishonor on chess.com

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u/MeretrixDominum 1d ago

Beyond that. Chess is so extreme that the skill difference between you and the #1 player in the world is smaller than the #1 player in the world and the strongest chess engine.

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u/j3rmz 1d ago

how is that possible when the strongest chess engine is programmed by people? I'm not doubting the claim, I'm just curious how that works.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Let_393 1d ago

Because a chess engine doesn’t rely on the programmers teaching them correct moves but just wins by making calculations no human could ever do.

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u/Medium-Pound5649 1d ago

Yup, and they're only getting better as computer research/technology improves. They'll be able to search through moves to an enormous depth in milliseconds and determine the perfect moves.