Torch is a brand-new chess engine constructed from the bottom up by prime chess engine builders. The staff consists of: Andrew Grant (Ethereal), Finn Eggers & Kim Kåhre (Koivisto), Jay Honnold (Berserk), and Michael Whiteley & Dietrich Kappe (Dragon). Mark Lefler and Larry Kaufman have been advisors to the undertaking. 

Many on the staff have lengthy mentioned becoming a member of forces to supply an engine able to contending with the very best on the market. Via the help and funding of Chess.com, now we have carried out precisely that. A single unified effort by our builders has allowed us to quickly produce the brand new number-two engine based on Torch’s efficiency within the Chess.com Pc Chess Championship. Our objective is to be primary.

The event of Torch is supported by many open-source instruments, together with pytorch-nnue, Cutechess, and OpenBench. Whereas Torch wouldn’t be as robust as it’s at present with out these instruments, your complete supply code of Torch is an unique effort with no code getting used from every other engine.

Torch will not be but publicly out there however will likely be made out there to sure related third events for scores. It should even be out there by Chess.com’s evaluation sooner or later. The staff hopes to deliver new concepts to the engine to permit higher insights to be delivered to the chess group. Chess is an infinitely fascinating sport, and our objective is to push additional into the depths.

– The Torch Crew

Try these video games performed by Torch below the title “Thriller” within the Pc Chess Championship. These unbelievable wins versus Ethereal, Komodo Dragon, and Leela Chess Zero are all annotated by GM Rafael Leitao. NOTE: As a result of most chess engines are so robust, when performed from the beginning strikes there are too many attracts. So the primary 8 strikes of every sport is from an “unbalanced e book” that provides White a slight edge to attempt to convert the win and Black should defend. Then the engines swap sides with the identical opening strikes.