Incredible moves. KH2 made me think how as children, our minds are so plastic and creative but we lose that as we become adults and abide by rigid rules. Alphazero has that child-like creative ability to see all possibilities, combined with incredible brute force of calculation. It’s an irresistible combination.
What if you give A0 only the games of one single chess player like Fischer for example, examining only those games would it make A0 play like bobby? Imagine magnus vs past champs, i would enjoy that
At 5:20, this is how to deliver a smooth checkmate Queen takes h3 pawn (giving check to king) King is forced to take queen on h3 Rook comes on h5 and MATE ! Reason: Rook has taken over the h file, poor king has been left with only two squares on g2 and g4 but both are covered by the light square bishop on f3. !! B O O M !!
A0 would get wrecked, it's just a way weaker Leela by now. NNUE played SF and Leela for some 300 games in the CCC and Leela won. The 3 of them have similar strength tho.
Nice examples. Would have been nice to see the stockfish analysis of the same position before and after AlphaZero's move. Did Stockfish expect any of those crazy moves?
I would love to see an April Fools edition to this series like imagine you are so into finding the move but then BOOM, the worst possible move is played.
This video is incredible. it really is remarkable how strong these entities can be at chess. If you think that world champion Carlsen has been playing for almost 30 years, and he simply has zero chance to pull off a draw against this monstruous engine, it is mind blowing.
@@yellowtitan6040 That's true but this also paves the path for the incoming grandmasters of the new generation that get to learn and structure their neural networks to behave in a way similar to AlphaZero
You shouldn't call Alpha Zero the strongest engine ever. It crushed SF 8, yes, but so does SF 11 and SFnnue. We don't know if it even stood a chance against more modern engines.
The computer Go programs started beating humans at Go in such a convincing way that humans wouldn't play them anymore. Along came AlphaZero (AlphaGo) and in a match with the top computers, beat every one of them in a 100 game match.
Bg5 in one of its games was definitely the #1 move. Don't recall the exact game though, but it sacrificed a bishop for what seemed like zero compensation.
Spoilers for Game#2 checkmate!! If the queen takes on H3+, the white king has no choice but to take back with king. This is then followed by Rook h5# as G2 is defended by the white square bishop.
@My Account chess is a solvable game, yes. But we are faaaaar from it. Even if AlphaZero was trained by a super computer as large as a galaxy, it couldn't answer if a position is a win or a lose or a draw. It simply didn't have enough time to self learn.
@My Account Machine Learning is not magic, if the programme doesn't improve anymore, it may just be stuck in a local optimum. Alpha Zero is definitely impressive, but Leela is now stronger most likely, same as Stockfish 11. But we won't get an answer unless we get to see a proper match again
The founders of Google misspelled "googol" as "google" and in the case of "Alpha Zero", I think that's also a misspelling of "Aleph Zero" which is a long standing mathematical term for "infinity", which like "googol" represents a large number. A lot of people would see the word "Aleph" and think it's "Alpha."
The game 4, I dont think that is a special move in that position, because if I put it on Stockfish the evaluation for that position before the move is +8.4. So it is already a clear win for white "whatever move" white does. Alpha Zero with white does the best move, but even with second best or third best move AZ would easily win. Its more genius if other programs think the position is even but then finds a winning move.
That first bishop move I considered because I was thinking it’s probably some ridiculous thing like this to open up space. Maybe I should go with what’s ridiculous and I’ll win lol
Alphazero evaluated moves based on win percentage rather than piece points, so surprising tactics don't seem as surprising as if a human had played them
That was against Stockfish 8 though, which is many orders of magnitude weaker than the current Stockfish 12. People are saying Alphazero would be no match, hard to say.
Throwaway line at the end is the most important part. Think about what is coming! The AI is learning VERY RAPIDLY. It took the AI only a few hours of thought to understand chess this deeply, and it is in its infancy... humanity is developing into a type I species, and it's happening in our lifetimes. Exponential curves grow much faster than most expect. 11:42
@@nirolf12 alpha performed 100 elo higher than sf8. latest sf dev s is 140 elo higher than sf8. so current sf dev is approx 40 elo higher than alpha. also sf nnue going to be much stronger in few months.
1:57 I was wondering why black didn’t play knight takes bishop on f5 Perhaps it could somehow diffuse the pressure and prevent white’s attempt to checkmate black king?
I heard there were chess channels on Mars that were a bit better. Imagine really opening those doors of perception. Administer a dose of LSD to both opponents and engage in a classical game of chess. Might be a bit much but who knows.
sometimes in life as in Chess --- you just got to --- you just got to find the right move. when you wake up in the morning you just got to find the right move and that is the moral of this video. Finding the right move
can anyone program 10x10 chess with two additional pieces Generals who moves like a king but covering 2 squares instead of 1 (i.e. covering not 9 squares, but 25) and that are situated between king/queen and bishop. Pawns moves 1,2,3 squares from initial position and enpassant rule applies.
Simon, can u analysis a few alpha zero games against Stockfish? Always nice have insight into these computers moves and maybe point out some of Alpha Zeros game plan. If possible. Thanks either way. Good vids. Funny stuff sometimes
i think we have to be careful with the word "artistic". this is in no way real art, the engine never wants to produce art, it just wants to win within the boundries you give it. there is much more to real art than a combination of mathematics, patterns and machine learning.
The idea of Kh2, Rh1, Kg1 for the h file attack is something I've done several times at least. The concept is very normal even if the moves are a bit awkward. The only astonishing thing about that move sequence is that it worked against Stockfish!
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Incredible moves. KH2 made me think how as children, our minds are so plastic and creative but we lose that as we become adults and abide by rigid rules. Alphazero has that child-like creative ability to see all possibilities, combined with incredible brute force of calculation. It’s an irresistible combination.
well said and agreed
Alphazero uses neural networks, it's not the same as brute force
This was the most cringe thing I have ever read
@@byCharmm I’m still tying to find where anybody asked
@@sandrousanetashvili2380 its YT, im allowed to comment you clown.
2:45 My brain autofilled "and in this position, stockfish resigned the game"
agad :)
"as there was nothing more to be done"
Why did he resign?
Well there is nothing more to be done here...this is hanging this is hanging, and if captures captures, there is also captures.
Did you also imagine a dog spazzing out in the background?
"Soory about that"
Simon: If we think about this in human terms
Simon is a computer
Listening to Arthur Weasley talk about chess so eloquently really explains why Ron is such a natural talent
What is the Function of a Rubber Rook??
I am watching art unfold.
9:06 "The King has de-castled itself"
Those dislikes r from the engines who lost against alpha zero
😂😂😂
well they got some draws against some of these moves anyway
@insert username No, because they would be annihilated. Stockfish would destroy all GMs and Alphazero destroyed Stockfish
What dislikes
Good idea for a video. Id love to see a vid on stockfish and leela as well.
Hell yeah
Especially with Stockfish NNUE
More like, "Top 5 times Leela made Stockfish her bitch/made Stockfish developers almost rage quit."
Watch Agamatador. The games between them two are interesting.
@@adrianrocha49 stockfish is way stronger
What if you give A0 only the games of one single chess player like Fischer for example, examining only those games would it make A0 play like bobby? Imagine magnus vs past champs, i would enjoy that
Simon: AlphaZero is the strongest computer ever
Stockfish: Am i a joke to you?
I hope you realise alpha zero absolutely destroyed stockfish... so badly in one case it put stockfish in a zugzwang
@@KG-qm7pb I know
@@KingChessable are you liking your own comments
@@jabarijackson7015 no
*Rook akwardly moving around king*
humans: beauty....
5:30 Queen sac on h3 for the checkmate.
It's not a queen sac. The pawn can't take the queen🙄
Anik Shikder *h3
@@anikshikder2169 its a queen sac, cause if you take the pawn on h3, the king will be forced to take the pawn, and then rook to h5 and its checkmate.
@@williamnapitupulu5775 I replied for previous edition..Not after editing the commnet...After i replied...Chris kastner edited the comment🙄
@@anikshikder2169 damn edited comments
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Hi Simon. You have the typical clarity and straightforward mindset of analytic philosophers. And great teaching skills. Thanks.
At 5:20, this is how to deliver a smooth checkmate
Queen takes h3 pawn (giving check to king)
King is forced to take queen on h3
Rook comes on h5 and MATE !
Reason: Rook has taken over the h file, poor king has been left with only two squares on g2 and g4 but both are covered by the light square bishop on f3.
!! B O O M !!
I love the ginger beard of knowledge, these lists are awesome!
I thought that every single Alphazero's move was the top one
Simon is the best teacher, I really enjoy watching him, he has a very enjoyable personality
*cough cough* Finegold *cough cough*
@@LeventK i 'm really too stupid to understand if you mean that in a bad way or a good way,but with what happened i assume bad
@@Andrew-kh7rz i mean they both enjoyable what is stupid?
Can't wait for stockfish NNUE vs Alphazero! 😄
NNUE?
Exactly
in "stockfish NNUE vs Alphazero" Alphazero will lose because Alphazero has not been upgraded for a long time
@@DendrocnideMoroides Alpha zero is a neural network apart from actually adding more layers it upgrades and improves itself.
A0 would get wrecked, it's just a way weaker Leela by now.
NNUE played SF and Leela for some 300 games in the CCC and Leela won.
The 3 of them have similar strength tho.
I usually end up doing Queen sacrifices, however, usually do them within the first 5 moves of the game
Ah yes for "positional advantages"
Nice examples. Would have been nice to see the stockfish analysis of the same position before and after AlphaZero's move. Did Stockfish expect any of those crazy moves?
Very good video hope you make more Top 5 videos
I would love to see an April Fools edition to this series like imagine you are so into finding the move but then BOOM, the worst possible move is played.
This video is incredible. it really is remarkable how strong these entities can be at chess. If you think that world champion Carlsen has been playing for almost 30 years, and he simply has zero chance to pull off a draw against this monstruous engine, it is mind blowing.
Yeah, and that engine got better than him in only 4 hours. Mind boggling
@@yellowtitan6040 That's true but this also paves the path for the incoming grandmasters of the new generation that get to learn and structure their neural networks to behave in a way similar to AlphaZero
5:28 q cap on h3 then r h5 checkmate right ?
Ahh, thank you! Couldn’t figure it out but that is exactly why rook moves from 6th rank to 5th
I really like your videos, GM Simon. They are very inspirational.
You shouldn't call Alpha Zero the strongest engine ever. It crushed SF 8, yes, but so does SF 11 and SFnnue. We don't know if it even stood a chance against more modern engines.
Lol, he did not said engine rather strongest computer programme. Alphazero is not a chese engine dude.
Fizz Uchiha Lc0 is most likely better, it can hold its own against SF 11, and it’s unlikely Alpha could do the same.
@@fizzthapuia3610 ?
A chess engine is a computer program
Did you spend a bit too much time in the sun, you look a bit red.
Thanks for the video, awesome.
Pink you mean?
The computer Go programs started beating humans at Go in such a convincing way that humans wouldn't play them anymore. Along came AlphaZero (AlphaGo) and in a match with the top computers, beat every one of them in a 100 game match.
That bishop move daring the pawn to take it is the best move I've ever seen
Bg5 in one of its games was definitely the #1 move. Don't recall the exact game though, but it sacrificed a bishop for what seemed like zero compensation.
I put the first play on my Stockfish running on my Galaxy S8 and it recommended exactly the same play without even thinking too much about it.
Technically at 4:43, Black Queen can only capture f5 and not h5, because it's protected by white queen
Spoilers for Game#2 checkmate!!
If the queen takes on H3+, the white king has no choice but to take back with king. This is then followed by Rook h5# as G2 is defended by the white square bishop.
To be honest top 5 moves by Leela would be much more spectacular :)
Leela will be smothered by Alpha Zero, just like he did in Stockfish 😞
Stockfish NNUE will lose to engine is different from machine
@My Account chess is a solvable game, yes. But we are faaaaar from it. Even if AlphaZero was trained by a super computer as large as a galaxy, it couldn't answer if a position is a win or a lose or a draw. It simply didn't have enough time to self learn.
@My Account Machine Learning is not magic, if the programme doesn't improve anymore, it may just be stuck in a local optimum. Alpha Zero is definitely impressive, but Leela is now stronger most likely, same as Stockfish 11. But we won't get an answer unless we get to see a proper match again
Instinct . Apparently Leela is stronger now.
5 :24 I know the chdcknsting move in 2 moves
Qxh3+ king is forced to capture and then we give a mate with rook.
This is the just one of the first examples of our creation...becoming our teacher.
Great, instructive video. Could you add reference to the games in description so we may look them up to view the entire games? Thanks.
If only I was able to watch that 100 game match live and had a beer every time Stockfish thought *WTF*.
0:00 - 00:5
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Ohhhh its zero"
got me. Not some sorta joke but i dont know why i laugh about that
4:13 lets go i actually saw the move!!!
Love your narration I would've never seen it like that.
Qh1 wins for me. What a ridiculous move that would be to play on the board
I would only find it by elimination - "No, try again" etc...
5:29 Qxb3+ with checkmate following
The founders of Google misspelled "googol" as "google" and in the case of "Alpha Zero", I think that's also a misspelling of "Aleph Zero" which is a long standing mathematical term for "infinity", which like "googol" represents a large number. A lot of people would see the word "Aleph" and think it's "Alpha."
Please make a video on 5 most amazing moves of mikhail tal
I like the exploding reaction.
hi Simon :) Impressive Bb8 , BF3, Qh1 .. thx for the video !
this is madness. Thank you for your enthusiasm really great video
The game 4, I dont think that is a special move in that position, because if I put it on Stockfish the evaluation for that position before the move is +8.4. So it is already a clear win for white "whatever move" white does. Alpha Zero with white does the best move, but even with second best or third best move AZ would easily win.
Its more genius if other programs think the position is even but then finds a winning move.
New video: Floating Fireworks 5 worst moves. You'll have a lot to choose from.
Wut
Lol
I laughed harder than I should have
That first bishop move I considered because I was thinking it’s probably some ridiculous thing like this to open up space. Maybe I should go with what’s ridiculous and I’ll win lol
Very interesting video Mr. Williams.
Keep going & best regards
We need to see Alpha Zero vs Stockfish Nnue
Alphazero evaluated moves based on win percentage rather than piece points, so surprising tactics don't seem as surprising as if a human had played them
Keep making more videos Simon!!
Alpha Zero makes "beautiful" moves but it doesn't 'know' that the move is beautiful! Computers cannot compute 'beauty'.
So?
That was against Stockfish 8 though, which is many orders of magnitude weaker than the current Stockfish 12. People are saying Alphazero would be no match, hard to say.
What an amazing video. Great work Simon!
I would like to see 5 best moves of vishy please
At 0:57 I thought the move would been Kxg7! and if Qxg7 - Be5 opening a threat towards queen and King!
Imagine watching a new superman movie and 0:00 plays
Really Extra ordinary - moves with Out of Box thinking !
Chessbase india is the best chess channel....but i come here for simon
Brute Force Attack billions and billions of combinations from a computer.
Throwaway line at the end is the most important part. Think about what is coming! The AI is learning VERY RAPIDLY. It took the AI only a few hours of thought to understand chess this deeply, and it is in its infancy... humanity is developing into a type I species, and it's happening in our lifetimes. Exponential curves grow much faster than most expect. 11:42
love how the graphic for liking is 32k likes to 6 dislikes, god i hope everyone knew that well
Ivanchuk Top 5 moves next time
I saw a little nod to mr. Aldous Haxley there :)
alpha zero was strong, but has already been surpassed by the new engines
Has it?
Because it's not playing anymore, lol. If it kept playing it'd still crush everything.
Stockfish NNUE would win
@@nirolf12 alpha performed 100 elo higher than sf8. latest sf dev s is 140 elo higher than sf8. so current sf dev is approx 40 elo higher than alpha. also sf nnue going to be much stronger in few months.
@@anupbarua6151 cause it trained only for 4 hours give it a month it'll show golden moved
The best chess moves of all time, and I wondered, if Simon colors his hair or his beard. For the chess channel I suggest: Try black n white.
Alpha Zero vs Leela
1:57 I was wondering why black didn’t play knight takes bishop on f5
Perhaps it could somehow diffuse the pressure and prevent white’s attempt to checkmate black king?
Tran Do That lets the queen come into the attack, which just makes things worse, especially since that knight is a valuable defender
I heard there were chess channels on Mars that were a bit better. Imagine really opening those doors of perception. Administer a dose of LSD to both opponents and engage in a classical game of chess. Might be a bit much but who knows.
sounds like a good time
The players would probably perform worse as they would be hallucinating
GM Simon Williams, which is stronger stockfish nnue or alphazero?
Well, in game 2, the after a5, the best idea is Qxh3!! followed by Rh5#.
So in all these games Stockfish was up in material, but its pieces were not participating, allowing for beautiful stuff.
In the first move, another threat is the simple bishop takes pawn on A7. This would give white the edge on the queen's side. Am I right?
sometimes in life as in Chess --- you just got to --- you just got to find the right move. when you wake up in the morning you just got to find the right move and that is the moral of this video. Finding the right move
can anyone program 10x10 chess with two additional pieces Generals who moves like a king but covering 2 squares instead of 1 (i.e. covering not 9 squares, but 25) and that are situated between king/queen and bishop. Pawns moves 1,2,3 squares from initial position and enpassant rule applies.
I’ve seen someone make these moves before?! I think. They crushed me
we want top 5 of stockfish
Simon, can u analysis a few alpha zero games against Stockfish? Always nice have insight into these computers moves and maybe point out some of Alpha Zeros game plan. If possible. Thanks either way. Good vids. Funny stuff sometimes
i think we have to be careful with the word "artistic". this is in no way real art, the engine never wants to produce art, it just wants to win within the boundries you give it.
there is much more to real art than a combination of mathematics, patterns and machine learning.
he is very energetic 👍
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Four beautiful moves as I think Qf7 was a better move than what Alpha Zero played in the last game...
So at 5:08 if the pawn takes the queen does white get to go again or is that just an illegal move? tks.
Can you do an ivanchuk one
The idea of Kh2, Rh1, Kg1 for the h file attack is something I've done several times at least. The concept is very normal even if the moves are a bit awkward. The only astonishing thing about that move sequence is that it worked against Stockfish!
Relatable
i wonder if the analysis of these moves has changed with SF13
Um... Where are your eyebrows?
Simon can you show Vishwanathan Anand 's top 5 moves
5:25 honestly that is a nice mate in 2 and pretty easy. For the people who couldnt find it, it is Qxh3, Kxh3, and Re5#.
Thank you very much!!!
good video
At 1:26, why wouldn't black do Knight D2?
He speaks and pronounces clearly. Great video !
Do Eric Hansen best moves!
Sir GM SIMON WHY NOT ALPHA ZERO VS IBM DEEP BLUE THAT BEAT KASPAROV IT IS POSSIBLE AND DO YOU THINK WHO WILL WIN PLEASE REPLY 🤗
6:50 stockfish volunteerly doubles its own pons...?