---
title: "Get ready to lose to Transformers on Lichess"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/get-ready-to-lose-to-transformers-on-lichess-qvxamuz1n
source_url: https://notes.aimodels.fyi/get-ready-to-lose-to-transformers-on-lichess/
type: article
source: "AIModels.fyi"
published: 2024-11-01T21:49:34.568Z
updated: 2024-12-12T09:00:31.990Z
tags: ["ai", "machine-learning", "transformers"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 13
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Get ready to lose to Transformers on Lichess

**[AIModels.fyi](https://daily.dev/sources/aimodelsfyi)** · 5 min read · 13 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

An innovative study trains large transformer models to play chess by generalizing strategies rather than memorizing moves, using a dataset called ChessBench with 10 million human games. These transformers achieved near-grandmaster level without search-based tactics, showing potential to revolutionize AI in strategic planning tasks.

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> Is this better than stock Leela?

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