02 January 2023

TCEC/CCC 2022-H2 Summary

The previous six month summary, TCEC/CCC 2022-H1 Summary (June 2022), asked,

'Dragon, LCZero - Who's Better?'. One week it's Dragon; next week it's LCZero. What answers will the next six months bring?

Here's a summary of the second half of 2022.

TCEC/CCC Off-week
2022-07-18:
Stockfish Wins TCEC Swiss 3 and CCC17 Blitz
2022-07-25:
Stockfish vs. ChessBase in Court
2022-08-01:
Stockfish Wins TCEC FRC5, Leads CCC18 Rapid Semifinal
2022-08-08:
GM Sadler Tweets About TCEC
2022-08-15:
Stockfish Wins TCEC DFRC1, Leads CCC18 Rapid Final
2022-08-22:
Interviews with Dragon's Developers
2022-08-29:
TCEC S23 Leagues Underway; CCC Rudderless?
2022-09-05:
Chess324 Is a Thing
2022-09-12:
TCEC S23 L1, CCC19 Blitz - Both Underway
2022-09-19:
Talkchess Talks Current Topics
2022-09-26:
TCEC S23 Paused; 'CCC19 Blitz Main' Underway
2022-10-03:
Breaking the 3500 Barrier
2022-10-10:
TCEC S23 DivP, CCC19 Blitz Final : 'Well' Underway
2022-10-17:
'One Move In, One Move Out'
2022-10-31:
TCEC S23 Sufi, CCC19 Rapid : Both Underway
2022-11-07:
'Studying with Modern Engines'
2022-11-14:
TCEC S23 Sufi, CCC19 Rapid : Nearing the Finish
2022-11-21:
Stockfish vs. ChessBase Settlement
2022-11-28:
TCEC S23, CCC19 Rapid : Stockfish Wins Both
2022-12-05:
TCEC Article PDFs
2022-12-12:
TCEC/CCC Interludes
2022-12-19:
Chessify Setup
2022-12-26:
TCEC More Interludes; CCC19 Bullet Underway
 

Stockfish won everything in sight, including its legal dispute with ChessBase. As for unofficial no.2, it seemed to me that LCZero did slightly better overall than Dragon, but this needs to be confirmed with data.

The usual question after preparing a six month summary is, 'Should I continue with the weekly engine posts?' The answer this time is, 'Yes, to resolve the Dragon vs. LCZero question.'

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