CSSLab/maia-chess
A human-like neural network chess engine trained on millions of human games across ELO 1100-1900.
Not currently ranked — collecting fresh signals.
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Maia is a collection of neural network chess engines trained to mimic human playing behavior at various skill levels rather than maximize pure playing strength. The models are saved as Leela Chess Zero neural networks and include code for training new models and reproducing research results. Multiple versions have been released including Maia-2 (NeurIPS 2024) and Maia-3 with the Chessformer architecture.
Frequently asked
- What is CSSLab/maia-chess?
- A human-like neural network chess engine trained on millions of human games across ELO 1100-1900.
- Is maia-chess open source?
- Yes — CSSLab/maia-chess is open source, released under the GPL-3.0 license.
- What language is maia-chess written in?
- CSSLab/maia-chess is primarily written in Python.
- How popular is maia-chess?
- CSSLab/maia-chess has 1.2k stars on GitHub.
- Where can I find maia-chess?
- CSSLab/maia-chess is on GitHub at https://github.com/CSSLab/maia-chess.