{"id":151702,"date":"2026-03-28T13:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ma.tt\/?p=151702"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:57:39","slug":"stockfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ma.tt\/2026\/03\/stockfish\/","title":{"rendered":"Stockfish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody is arguing that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stockfishchess.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stockfish<\/a>\u00a0is conscious, but Stockfish would kick Claude\u2019s ass at chess.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kevin Lincoln in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-27\/ai-changed-chess-grandmasters-now-win-with-unpredictable-moves?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NDY4MDEzNSwiZXhwIjoxNzc1Mjg0OTM1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQ0pTVzdLSVAzSkwwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwNEFGQkMxQkYyMTA0NUVEODg3MzQxQkQwQzIyNzRBMCJ9.nIWazrd0HBbGwk_nzijL8lTm8uyCPXr1F7molURiExg\">AI Perfected Chess. Humans Made It Unpredictable Again<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nobody is arguing that\u00a0Stockfish\u00a0is conscious, but Stockfish would kick Claude\u2019s ass at chess. Kevin Lincoln in AI Perfected Chess. 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