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Leela and Stockfish move choices are at least 75-80% similar in TCEC . If they are getting stronger, there will be more similarities in the future. ( You can see in TCEC that they frequently share same PV lines for 10 moves + or 20 ply +). It might be true that latest Leela and Stockfish dev versio...

I agree, the ability and opportunity to bluff should be a real consideration when prepping for human opponents. An engine that can go for bluffing lines is in an asset in my 'book'.

Drawing too often with clearly weaker engines looks worse than losing too often to much stronger ones.
Contempt=0 produces too many draws. It's the old (or is it new?) playing 'not to lose' safety-first paradigm.

However, that's just my opinion. I don't like seeing an abundance of lifeless draws.

Yes, but chess.com is a commercial partner of Komodo, so this is more like Larry Kaufman giving us an endorsement of his own program than a totally unbiased and independent review. :| It's Chess.com giving an endorsement of its computer chess events showcasing the newest strong engine, as the game ...

The ability to pose problems for the human opponent even when down material is a great feature of Komodo/Dragon, no doubt a consequence of its MCTS and smart contempt. I wish more engines would go in this direction. Great job, Komodo team!

The name of this tourney reminds me of:

I certainly agree that Sam is a good analyst/commentator!

Yes, but chess.com is a commercial partner of Komodo, so this is more like Larry Kaufman giving us an endorsement of his own program than a totally unbiased and independent review.

Thx a lot for the correct link, Ted - apparently I could only access an outdated parallel universe version of the Prodeo site.

Where do you see it? I went to https://rebel13.nl/prodeo/ where only v2.1 is available.

Thanks!