ChessBase’s Fat Fritz 2 condemned as ‘rip-off’ Stockfish clone
Stockfish and Leela Chess Zero developers have joined
together with Lichess to condemn what they see as false advertising by ChessBase
of the recently released Fat Fritz 2 chess software. The promotional material
suggests the chess engine included with the software is “the new number 1”, and
that the key contribution is Albert Silver’s in training its neural network.
The Stockfish developers, meanwhile, point out that Fat Fritz 2, which is being
sold for around 100 euros, is the free Stockfish with a net that adds no
noticeable increase in playing strength.