Software:Torch (chess engine)
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| Original author(s) | Finn Eggers, Andrew Grant, Jay Honnold, Kim Kåhre, Dietrich Kappe, Michael Whiteley[1] |
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| Developer(s) | Chess.com |
| Type | Chess engine |
Torch is a chess engine created by Chess.com.[1] Torch finished second in the Chess.com Computer Chess Championship 20: Bullet[2] and 21: Blitz,[3] only behind Stockfish in both cases.[1][‡ 1] Torch initially participated in the tournament under the name "Mystery".[4][5][‡ 2] Torch is not publicly available, but the team behind Torch plans to make the engine available to rating lists. It is also expected to be available through Chess.com’s analysis in the future.[1]
The team behind Torch is composed of Andrew Grant (author of Ethereal), Finn Eggers & Kim Kåhre (authors of Koivisto), Jay Honnold (author of Berserk), and Michael Whiteley & Dietrich Kappe (current authors of Dragon).[1] The former authors of Dragon, Mark Lefler and Larry Kaufman, are advisors on this project.[‡ 2] The development of Torch is supported by many open-source tools, including pytorch-nnue, Cutechess, and OpenBench.[1] The team behind Torch stated that the entire source code of Torch is original, with no code being used from any other engine.[1]
Competition results
Chess.com Computer Chess Championship
| Event | Year | Time Controls | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCC 20: Rapid | 2023 | 10+3 | 15th | [6] |
| CCC 20: Bullet | 2023 | 1+1 | 2nd | [2] |
| CCC 21: Blitz | 2023 | 3+2 | 2nd | [3] |
See also
- Chess.com
- Dragon by Komodo Chess
References
Primary sources
These sources are published by Chess.com, and are indicated in this article by a double dagger (‡):
- ↑ "CCC: Torch vs Stockfish - Computer Chess Championship - Chess.com". https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship#event=ccc20-bullet-finals.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Team (CHESScom), Chess com (2023-07-13). "Announcing Torch: New #2 Chess Engine" (in en-US). https://www.chess.com/news/view/torch-chess-engine.
Secondary sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Kelemen, Luci (14 July 2023). "Chess.com announces new super-strong chess engine to challenge Stockfish". https://dotesports.com/chess/news/chess-com-announces-new-super-strong-chess-engine-to-challenge-stockfish.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "CCC 20 Bullet: Finals". https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship#event=ccc20-bullet-finals.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "CCC 21 Blitz: Finals". https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship#event=ccc21-blitz-finals.
- ↑ Sam Davis (22 May 2023), Mystery engine at CCC, https://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=82070, retrieved 14 July 2023
- ↑ Dmitry Frosty (12 July 2023), Mystery BEATS Dragon!, https://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=82317, retrieved 14 July 2023
- ↑ "CCC 20 Rapid: Qualifier #2". https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship#event=ccc-20-rapid-qualifier-2.
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