ASFC (chess with indefinite starting positions) engine tournament. Time control 180 minutes + 20 seconds per move.

Stockfish 8.9 | * | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | +9 | 69% | 1
Stockfish 8 | 5 | * | 10 | 11 | 26 | +2 | 54% | 2
Strong Engine Y | 5 | 6 | * | 9 | 20 | -4 | 42% | 3
Strong Engine X | 5 | 5 ...

In the general opinion of many chess analysts, classic chess starting position is drawish with a large margin, moreover, results of high level correspondence chess tournaments prove it. The question arises, does every initial starting position have a clear assessment? And what makes the classic ...

In the general opinion of many chess analysts, classic chess starting position is drawish with a large margin, moreover, results of high level correspondence chess tournaments prove it. The question arises, does every initial starting position have a clear assessment? And what makes the classic ...

This is a special setup for chess. Tournament players play it using Stockfish almost only. The goal is to make correspondence and advanced chess more playable by introducing little adjustments while preserving everything "chess". Top-level correspondence and advanced chess are way too drawish. Three ...