Plays with YouTube's privacy-enhanced embed 30 Weird Chess Algorithms: Elo World
8 HN users recommended this explainer in 6 different months between 2019 and 2026.
2007–2026
1 strong recommendation 7 recommendations 4 citations 1 joke HackerTube score 6.5
HN commenters call it a must-watch for its deadpan, absurdly elaborate engineering and cite it for ideas like diluting strong engines with random moves.
Tom Scott-style absurdist tour by Tom7 of SIGBOVIK chess projects: a tournament of 30 weird chess algorithms used to rate a color- and piece-blind chess program. Topics include mirrors, arithmetic encoding, perverted game tree search and a diluted Stockfish.
Pull quote: “if you like this kind of thing, you'll love Elo World.” (HN, 2020)
Also tagged: weird chess algorithms, tom7, chess engines, sigbovik, stockfish, elo rating, comedy
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