Book it in your diaries – because January 14 is when Battersea Chess Club will host a free evening of chess and chat that could change YOUR game.
GM Matthew Sadler and WIM Natasha Regan, co-authors of the groundbreaking book Game Changer on AlphaZero’s chess discoveries, will visit and reveal their findings.
Be prepared to think outside the box!
The event will run as follows:
- Lecture by Natasha and Matthew on AlphaZero and the writing of Game Changer plus a demonstration of one of AlphaZero’s games against Stockfish with full commentary by Matthew
- Break + book signing
- Simultaneous display – a tandem simul by Matthew and Natasha + for any strong players the chance to play Matthew.
The evening is FREE – but donations are welcome!
For background, AlphaZero is a self-learning AI machine developed by the Google-owned company DeepMind. In 2018 it won a 1000-game match against the strongest traditional chess engine, Stockfish.
Matthew and Natasha wrote a book called “Game Changer” about AlphaZero, how it taught itself chess strategy and some of the beautiful games that it played.
The book has been generating a lot of interest including amongst the very top players in the chess world.
Doors will open as usual at around 7.15pm. Be there sharp!
