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xkcd #3045: AlphaMove (xkcd.com)
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It struggles a little with complex positions, like when there are an even number of moves and it has to round down, but when run against itself it's capable of finding some novelties. At one point I saw six knights on the board at once; Stockfish rarely exceeds four.

https://explainxkcd.com/3045/

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[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

For the curious: https://lichess.org/editor/r1b1k2r/1pp1nppp/8/p1b1p3/2PnpP1P/2K5/PP3q2/RNBQ1BNR_w_kq_-_0_1?color=white

For the less curious: it was mate in 16 for black, even before the knight moved. After the knight moved, it was mate in 1.