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'''Torch''',<br/>
 
'''Torch''',<br/>
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A chess engine announced by [[Chess.com]] in 2023, intended as own development for their online chess platform, which played before as Mystery Engine at [[CCCC]]. With team consisting of developers and advisors from Chess.com, [[OpenBench]] and [[Komodo]].
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A chess engine announced by [[Chess.com]] in 2023, intended as own development for their online chess platform, which played before as Mystery Engine at [[CCCC]]. With a team consisting of developers and advisors from Chess.com, [[OpenBench]] and [[Komodo]].
  
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Torch is since October 18, 2023 available on the chess.com platform in analysis mode and offers a faster lightweight and full feature neural network.
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The team behind Torch is composed of [[Andrew Grant]] (author of [[Ethereal]]), [[Finn Eggers]] & [[Kim Kåhre]] (authors of [[Koivisto]]), [[Jay Honnold]] (author of [[Berserk]]), and Michael Whiteley & Dietrich Kappe (current authors of Dragon). The former authors of Dragon, Mark Lefler and Larry Kaufman, are advisors on this project. The development of Torch is supported by many open-source tools, including Pytorch-NNUE, Cutechess, and OpenBench. Torch developers have stated that the entire source code of Torch is original, with no code being used from any other engine.
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Torch is a close source without public release as a standalone chess engine. Since October 18, 2023, it has been available on the chess.com platform in analysis mode and offers a faster lightweight and full-feature neural network. On March 20, 2024, Tourch 2 was released unofficially <ref>[https://talkchess.com/viewtopic.php?t=83499 Torch 2 is here] by [[Stefan Pohl]], [[CCC]], March 20, 2024</ref>. On June 19, 2024, [[Andrew Grant]] announced the focus of future Torch development as Chess.com power tool instead of Elo strength<ref>[https://talkchess.com/viewtopic.php?t=83917 End of the Torch Experiement] by [[Andrew Grant]], [[CCC]], June 18, 2024</ref>.
  
 
=Release Dates=  
 
=Release Dates=  
 
==2023==
 
==2023==
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* Torch 1.0 - July 17, 2023
 
* [https://www.chess.com/news/view/torch-chess-engine Announcing Torch: New #2 Chess Engine] on Chess.com, July 17, 2023.
 
* [https://www.chess.com/news/view/torch-chess-engine Announcing Torch: New #2 Chess Engine] on Chess.com, July 17, 2023.
 
* [https://www.chess.com/news/view/torch-engine-available-on-chesscom?alert=content Enlighten Your Analysis With Torch, The New Top Engine Now Available On Chess.com] on Chess.com, October 18, 2023
 
* [https://www.chess.com/news/view/torch-engine-available-on-chesscom?alert=content Enlighten Your Analysis With Torch, The New Top Engine Now Available On Chess.com] on Chess.com, October 18, 2023
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==2024==
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* Torch 2.0 - March 20, 2024
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=Tournament Play=  
 
=Tournament Play=  
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* [https://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=82317 Mystery BEATS Dragon!] by Dmitry Frosty, [[CCC]], July 12, 2023
 
* [https://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=82317 Mystery BEATS Dragon!] by Dmitry Frosty, [[CCC]], July 12, 2023
 
* [https://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=82734 Torch now on Chess.com!] by Brian D. Smith, [[CCC]], October 18, 2023
 
* [https://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=82734 Torch now on Chess.com!] by Brian D. Smith, [[CCC]], October 18, 2023
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* [https://talkchess.com/viewtopic.php?t=83499 Torch 2 is here] by [[Stefan Pohl]], [[CCC]], March 20, 2024
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* [https://talkchess.com/viewtopic.php?t=83917 End of the Torch Experiement] by [[Andrew Grant]], [[CCC]], June 18, 2024
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=Rating Lists=
 
=Rating Lists=
 
[https://computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/404/cgi/compare_engines.cgi?family=Torch&print=Rating+list&print=Results+table&print=LOS+table&print=Ponder+hit+table&print=Eval+difference+table&print=Comopp+gamenum+table&print=Overlap+table&print=Score+with+common+opponents Torch] in [[CCRL|CCRL Blitz]]
 
[https://computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/404/cgi/compare_engines.cgi?family=Torch&print=Rating+list&print=Results+table&print=LOS+table&print=Ponder+hit+table&print=Eval+difference+table&print=Comopp+gamenum+table&print=Overlap+table&print=Score+with+common+opponents Torch] in [[CCRL|CCRL Blitz]]

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Torch,
A chess engine announced by Chess.com in 2023, intended as own development for their online chess platform, which played before as Mystery Engine at CCCC. With a team consisting of developers and advisors from Chess.com, OpenBench and Komodo.

The team behind Torch is composed of Andrew Grant (author of Ethereal), Finn Eggers & Kim Kåhre (authors of Koivisto), Jay Honnold (author of Berserk), and Michael Whiteley & Dietrich Kappe (current authors of Dragon). The former authors of Dragon, Mark Lefler and Larry Kaufman, are advisors on this project. The development of Torch is supported by many open-source tools, including Pytorch-NNUE, Cutechess, and OpenBench. Torch developers have stated that the entire source code of Torch is original, with no code being used from any other engine.

Torch is a close source without public release as a standalone chess engine. Since October 18, 2023, it has been available on the chess.com platform in analysis mode and offers a faster lightweight and full-feature neural network. On March 20, 2024, Tourch 2 was released unofficially [1]. On June 19, 2024, Andrew Grant announced the focus of future Torch development as Chess.com power tool instead of Elo strength[2].

Release Dates

2023

2024

  • Torch 2.0 - March 20, 2024


Tournament Play

Authors

See also

Forum Posts

2020 ...


Rating Lists

Torch in CCRL Blitz

References

  1. ↑ Torch 2 is here by Stefan Pohl, CCC, March 20, 2024
  2. ↑ End of the Torch Experiement by Andrew Grant, CCC, June 18, 2024

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