Stockfish Faces Lc0 In Computer Chess Championship Finals
The reigning, defending Chess.com Computer Chess champion Stockfish will once again put its title on the line in a clash with the upstart machine-learning engine Lc0.
The finals of CCC 6: The Winter Classic are scheduled to begin on Saturday, March 9.
You can vote on each game and follow the always-running Computer Chess Championship:
- Watch, vote and chat on Chess.com/CCC—includes the all new Chess.com user interface
- Watch and chat on Twitch.tv/computerchess—includes AI-generated background music
The first engine to reach a score of plus-six in a minimum of 40 games will be declared the CCC 6 champion. If no engine reaches plus-six in 200 games, the leader after 200 games will be the champion. If the score is tied after 200 games, the champion will be determined by two-game mini-matches until an engine reaches 1.5/2.
CCC 6 Finals Information:
- Engines: Stockfish vs Lc0
- Format: First engine to reach a +6 score after 40 games wins. Maximum of 200 games.
- Time control: 10 + 10
- Scheduled start date: March 9
- Opening book: Short opening book selected by Chess.com
- Endgame tablebases: On
CCC 6: Stage 2 Standings / Crosstable:
Stage 2 PGN Download and Selected Games:
Lc0 showed its younger sibling who's boss by winning a ton of material in this crushing victory.
Stockfish demonstrated how to maintain the tension with an advantage before trading into a winning endgame against Komodo.
Stage 2 Prediction Contest:
The official results are below.
- 1st place: $300 and a two-year Chess.com Diamond membership — @NewBlueApple
- 2nd place: $150 and a one-year Chess.com Diamond membership — @DnlGrgk
- 3rd place: $50 and a three-month Chess.com Diamond membership — @KAPAMA3OB
- 4th-10th places: three-month Chess.com Diamond membership — @DCM_Jesus , @Fluffey , @HappyAsAnElephant , @twinfish , @jjoshua2 , @JWD11 , @UtnapishtimBR
Most accurate guesses (minimum participation 10 percent of all games)
- 1st place: $300 and a two-year Chess.com Diamond membership — @ruirojo
- 2nd place: $150 and a one-year Chess.com Diamond membership — @TheLastNail
- 3rd place: $50 and a three-month Chess.com Diamond membership — @TitaniumBishop
- 4th-10th places: three-month Chess.com Diamond membership — @karjakin1 , @NishadJaan , @Hec57 , @NN_Tuomas , @sebach101 , @Stick7771 , @shakespeareanbard
Follow the always-running Computer Chess Championship:
- Watch and chat on Chess.com/CCC—includes the all new Chess.com user interface
- Watch and chat on Twitch.tv/computerchess—includes AI-generated background music
Who do you think will win the Computer Chess Championship? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to vote on the games at the CCC main site.
