DeepMind AI MuZero can learn AND master Chess, Go, Atari

DeepMind AI MuZero can learn AND master Chess, Go, Atari

[Hwan Cho] In this article, it discusses the advancement of machine learning computers throughout several years. Unlike the previous AlphaGo, Alpha Go Zero, and AlphaZero machines, the new machine, MuZero was able to master games without any pre-implemented set of rules.

Today the machine learning algorithm MuZero was detailed in a feature research paper in Nature. MuZero expands on the abilities of systems like AlphaGo, AlphaGo Zero, and AlphaZero. Each new algorithm allowed a smart machine to become better at mastering games, starting with Go, then Chess and Shogi, now […]

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2020: The year of a pandemic of cheating in online chess

2020: The year of a pandemic of cheating in online chess

[Hwan Cho] In this article, it discusses not only the rise of chess during the pandemic but also the cases of cheating during online chess matches. As a result, many online platforms like chess.com have turned to creative measures to prevent cheating.

In August, chess.com, the biggest of the online chess platforms, said closure rates of accounts had more than doubled since the covid-19 outbreak in December 2019. (iStockPhoto) 2020 has been a unique year for chess. In the first half, as countries across the world went into lockdowns to stem […]

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She’s a Chess Champion Who Can Barely See the Board

She’s a Chess Champion Who Can Barely See the Board

[Hwan Cho] In this New York Times article, it discusses Jessica Lauser, a three-time U.S. blind chess champion. Her chess skills far outweigh even average non-blind chess players and have some striking similarities with Beth Harmon in the Netflix series, “The Queen’s Gambit.”

Have you heard this story before? Girl has rough start in life, discovers chess. She becomes a United States champion. She studies Russian. And now she needs to find a way to get to Russia to play chess, because she can’t afford it. No, I’m not talking about Beth […]

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