Stockfish 15.1 with New Evaluation is Available on Chessify
One of the most anticipated Stockfish versions is here with 2 upgrades: a new evaluation convention & training data of Fischer Random Chess positions.
This new release of Stockfish comes with several impressive upgrades. It introduces version 5 of the NNUE neural net architecture, a new evaluation method, and importantly, enlarged training data which includes Fischer random chess (FRC) positions.
Stockfish 15.1 can now be used on Chessify for free at 1000 kN/s speed. You can increase the speed to up to 1,000,000 kN/s by getting a Chessify plan.
Fischer Random Chess
The training data of Stockfish has been extended to include Fischer random chess positions. This resulted in a whopping up to 50 Elo rating gain for doubly randomized FRC (DFRC).
New evaluation
The Stockfish team also introduces a new convention for the evaluation, where +1 is no longer tied to the value of one pawn but to the likelihood of winning the game.
While playing against an equally strong opponent, Stockfish has now a 50% chance of winning the game when the evaluation is +1.
The overall performance of the world's strongest chess engine has been further improved. Stockfish 15.1 wins two times more game pairs than it loses against Stockfish 15.
You can find full information about the new Stockfish version on the official website of the engine.
Update: A newer version of Stockfish is now available. Read about the latest upgrade in our Stockfish 17.1 release post.
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