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Could a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated Kasparov in 1996?
A fun experiment where I back-port all the improvements we've made to chess engines over the last 30 years and run it on a 1996 Pentium Pro to see what we could have done if only we knew more at the time.
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Could a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated Kasparov in 1996? by markusw | 492 | 242 |
