Leela is a
computer Go
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software developed by Belgian programmer
Gian-Carlo Pascutto
Gian-Carlo Pascutto (born 1982) is a Belgium, Belgian computer programmer. He is the author of chess engine Sjeng (software), Sjeng and Go software Leela (software), Leela, and the original author of the free and open-source Go software Leela Zero. ...
,
the author of chess engine
Sjeng. It won the third place for 19x19 board Go and the second place for 9x9 board Go at the
Computer Olympiad
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in 2008,
and won the eighth place in the 1st World AI Go Tournament in August 2017. According to its website, it has "Strength over 9 dan on 19 x 19, depending on hardware". The program was named "Leela" because the author wanted a pleasant female name that contrasted with the prevailing style at the time, typified by names like "Shredder", "Tiger", and "Rebel".
A version featuring
deep learning technology was released for free in February 2017. It was the first
Go engine close to professional level freely available on a personal computer.
Leela should not be confused with
Leela Zero
Leela Zero is a free and open-source computer Go program released on 25 October 2017. It is developed by Belgian programmer Gian-Carlo Pascutto, the author of chess engine Sjeng and Go engine Leela.
Leela Zero's algorithm is based on DeepMind' ...
, a stronger program developed by Pascutto and collaborators beginning in late 2017.
See also
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Leela Zero
Leela Zero is a free and open-source computer Go program released on 25 October 2017. It is developed by Belgian programmer Gian-Carlo Pascutto, the author of chess engine Sjeng and Go engine Leela.
Leela Zero's algorithm is based on DeepMind' ...
, an open-source Go-playing program based on
DeepMind's
AlphaGo Zero
AlphaGo Zero is a version of DeepMind's Go software AlphaGo. AlphaGo's team published an article in the journal ''Nature'' on 19 October 2017, introducing AlphaGo Zero, a version created without using data from human games, and stronger than any ...
paper, also developed by Gian-Carlo Pascutto
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Leela Chess Zero
Leela Chess Zero (abbreviated as LCZero, lc0) is a Free and open-source software, free, open-source, and deep neural network–based chess engine and volunteer computing project. Development has been spearheaded by programmer Gary Linscott, who ...
, an open-source chess-playing program that was adapted from Leela Zero
References
External links
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Leelaon
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