transformer-chess-elo-2895-no-search

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A transformer using only static evaluation (no Minimax search) achieved grandmaster-level chess with an Elo rating of 2895.

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• IN game-playing-validates-neural-search-hybrid — Game-playing demonstrates that neural networks achieve superhuman performance through two distinct paradigms — AlphaGo (2016) combined deep neural networks with tree search to master Go, while a transformer achieved grandmaster-level chess (Elo 2895) using pure static evaluation without any search — suggesting that both hybrid (neural+search) and pure neural approaches can reach expert-level game play, with each paradigm's dominance depending on the game's computational structure.