Why AI Chess Bots Are Virtually Unbeatable | WIRED

"I got checkmated in 34 moves." Levy Rozman a.k.a. GothamChess plays chess against Stockfish 16, the strongest chess computer in the world, and analyzes the way it thinks in order to apply it to his own gameplay. With help from computer chess software engineer Gary Linscott, these chess pros identify why Stockfish is virtually unbeatable by a human, from opening move to endgame.



Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey

Director of Photography: Francis Bernal

Editor: Paul Isakson

Talent: Gary Linscott; Levy Rozman

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi

Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White

Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez

Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila

Camera Operator: Brittany Berger

Gaffer: Mar Alfonso

Sound Mixer: Michael Guggino

Production Assistant: Albie Smith

Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch

Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant

Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen

Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

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