Silicon Road: Engine Technology! The new Leela-inspired Ceres engine!
This video is in our Engine Technology series! I’m Grandmaster Matthew Sadler and in this series of short videos, we will take a look at some useful tools and websites that help you get the most out of engines! The Ceres engine is a fairly new engine which uses Leela's neural nets but aims to improve both the quality and the speed of Leela's search. It was tested in bonus events at the TCEC and looked extremely strong! This video explains how to install it and use it within your favourite chess GUI! **Before you start, the normal disclaimers apply. Before downloading any software, make sure you have scanned it for viruses with an up-to-date virus scanner. Before installing any software on your PC, make sure you have confirmed working backups and a tested method to restore your PC if necessary. And finally, any actions you perform on your PC are at your own risk!** The following links are very useful: https://github.com/dje-dev/Cere #:~:text=Ceres%20%28%22Chess%20Engine%20for%20Research%22%29%20is%3A%20The%20Ceres,to%20make%20something%20good%20come%20of%20COVID%20confinement (introductory page for Ceres) https://github.com/dje-dev/Ceres/blob/main/Setup.md (Installation instructions) https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0/runtime?utm_source=getdotnetcore&utm_medium=referral (download site for prerequisite) https://github.com/dje-dev/Ceres/releases/tag/v0.94 (download site for Ceres) Also check out https://matthewsadler.me.uk/ for more analysis of engine games as well as and https://tcec-chess.com/ I’m grandmaster Matthew Sadler, a 2-times British Champion, and ranked in the world’s top 50 for many years. I’m also a prolific author. My latest book - The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement – which came out in October 2021 is, just like this channel, all about learning from and training with engines. My previous book, the award-winning Game Changer – written together with Natasha Regan – brought the amazing chess games of DeepMind’s AlphaZero to the world. The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement is available from here: https://www.newinchess.com/engine-training (Paperback English edition) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9056919830/ (Paperback and Kindle) https://forwardchess.com/product/the-silicon-road-to-chess-improvement (Digital) "Game Changer" came out on 20th January 2019 and won the prestigious ECF Book of the Year and FIDE Book of the Year prizes for 2019! The Game Changer chess book is available in print and digital versions from these links: http://newinchess.com/game-changer (Paperback English edition) https://forwardchess.com/product/game-changer (Digital) https://www.chessable.com/game-changer-alphazeros-groundbreaking-chess-strategies-and-the-promise-of-ai-/course/19061/ (Digital) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9056918184 (Paperback and Kindle) https://www.amazon.de/Zeitenwende-Schach-AlphaZeros-Bahnbrechende-Verheissungen/dp/9056918850 (Hardback German edition)
This video is in our Engine Technology series! I’m Grandmaster Matthew Sadler and in this series of short videos, we will take a look at some useful tools and websites that help you get the most out of engines! The Ceres engine is a fairly new engine which uses Leela's neural nets but aims to improve both the quality and the speed of Leela's search. It was tested in bonus events at the TCEC and looked extremely strong! This video explains how to install it and use it within your favourite chess GUI! **Before you start, the normal disclaimers apply. Before downloading any software, make sure you have scanned it for viruses with an up-to-date virus scanner. Before installing any software on your PC, make sure you have confirmed working backups and a tested method to restore your PC if necessary. And finally, any actions you perform on your PC are at your own risk!** The following links are very useful: https://github.com/dje-dev/Cere #:~:text=Ceres%20%28%22Chess%20Engine%20for%20Research%22%29%20is%3A%20The%20Ceres,to%20make%20something%20good%20come%20of%20COVID%20confinement (introductory page for Ceres) https://github.com/dje-dev/Ceres/blob/main/Setup.md (Installation instructions) https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/5.0/runtime?utm_source=getdotnetcore&utm_medium=referral (download site for prerequisite) https://github.com/dje-dev/Ceres/releases/tag/v0.94 (download site for Ceres) Also check out https://matthewsadler.me.uk/ for more analysis of engine games as well as and https://tcec-chess.com/ I’m grandmaster Matthew Sadler, a 2-times British Champion, and ranked in the world’s top 50 for many years. I’m also a prolific author. My latest book - The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement – which came out in October 2021 is, just like this channel, all about learning from and training with engines. My previous book, the award-winning Game Changer – written together with Natasha Regan – brought the amazing chess games of DeepMind’s AlphaZero to the world. The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement is available from here: https://www.newinchess.com/engine-training (Paperback English edition) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9056919830/ (Paperback and Kindle) https://forwardchess.com/product/the-silicon-road-to-chess-improvement (Digital) "Game Changer" came out on 20th January 2019 and won the prestigious ECF Book of the Year and FIDE Book of the Year prizes for 2019! The Game Changer chess book is available in print and digital versions from these links: http://newinchess.com/game-changer (Paperback English edition) https://forwardchess.com/product/game-changer (Digital) https://www.chessable.com/game-changer-alphazeros-groundbreaking-chess-strategies-and-the-promise-of-ai-/course/19061/ (Digital) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9056918184 (Paperback and Kindle) https://www.amazon.de/Zeitenwende-Schach-AlphaZeros-Bahnbrechende-Verheissungen/dp/9056918850 (Hardback German edition)