There are many different chess engines (some paid, some open source) which all essentially do the same thing which is to evaluate a chess position. Today, grandmasters and amateurs alike use chess engines for training and analysis. Some grandmasters, such as Carlsen, intentionally play moves early on which are less analyzed but also less optimal to be able to “just play chess” instead of challenging the opponent’s preparation and memorization skills. The capacity for top Grandmasters to memorize the thousands of variation of an opening book then becomes a limiting factor. Players take less risk in openings because a well-prepared opponent will easily expose creative but unsound ideas. Although it has become an essential and invaluable tool for training and preparation, many lament the loss of creativity due to the extensive charting of opening sequences known as the opening book. Top Chess Grandmasters have a bit of a love-hate relationship with computer chess engines.
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The computer engine is a piece of software which objectively evaluates any chess positions. One of the most important tools they use in this analysis is the computer engine. Their main job is to analyze moves for the opening phase of the game to maximize the charted territory, if you will, of their player. In preparation for important tournaments like the world championship match, Grandmasters almost always hire a team of ‘seconds’ (other grandmasters) to assist them in preparation.
Nevertheless, World Champion Magnus Carlsen has dominated chess for the last 5 years and is rightfully in position to defend his world championship. They are now led by Top 10 players Caruana, So and Nakamura.
Just two months ago, the United States men’s team won the 42nd Chess Olympiad for the first time in 40 years. Since then, chess’ popularity in the United States has slowly increased, as has the strength of its players. The unified championship will return to New York and American soil for the first time since 1990, when two chess legends, Kasparov and Karpov, met for the last time in a world chess championship match. On November 11th, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen will defend his chess world championship against Sergey Karjakin of Russia.
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