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Could a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated Kasparov in 1996?
Hacker News | Nov 3, 2026 | markusw
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On my Pentium Pro, the 1996 build of Crafty version 11.13 has an Elo of 1999 ± 90 at 1 second per move, and 2383 ± 77 at 10 seconds per move. This naive port has an Elo of roughly 2496 ± 64 at 1 second per move (2940 ± 76 at 10 seconds per move). A modern Stockfish engine is designed to run on a modern CPU. and 3180 ± 80 at 30 seconds per move.
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