To demonstrate this, I've selected ten types of positions that your brain may be better able to understand than a silicon imitation. There are many more fascinating positions that baffle even the most advanced chess A.I. Humans will easily see that White can do nothing, and Black will have no plausible attempts to win, but chess engines will assert that Black is easily winning due to the numerous extra black pieces on the board. Typically these positions showcase the human ability to think creatively and formulate plans and understand long-term factors in the position.Īn example is this position by Nobel Prize winner Roger Penrose, brother to GM Jonathan Penrose. Photo: Maria Emelianova/.ĭespite the clear superiority of engines, there ARE positions which chess engines don't (and possibly can't) understand that are quite comprehensible for human players. Carlsen would not have much hope of defeating the top engines. I see no reason to disagree with this consensus. The broad consensus seems to be that the very best humans might secure a few draws with the white pieces, but in general, they would lose the vast majority of games and would have no hope of winning any games. Today, the best chess engines are an almost incomprehensible 1,000 Elo points stronger than Deep Blue was at that time.Ī quick Google search for terms such as "Magnus Carlsen versus Stockfish" turns up numerous threads asking if humans can compete against today's top chess engines. Since IBM's Deep Blue defeated World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov in their 1997 match, chess engines have only increased dramatically in strength and understanding.
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