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[[FILE:img_dragon_2x.png|border|right|thumb|link=https://komodochess.com/| Dragon by Komodo Chess <ref>[https://komodochess.com/ Komodo Chess Engine]</ref> ]]
[[File:Img dragon 3x.png.png|border|right|thumb|Logo at TCEC]]
'''Dragon by Komodo Chess''',(KomodoDragon, Komodo Dragon)<br/>
a version of Komodo which combines an [[NNUE]] based [[Evaluation|evaluation]] with Komodo's [[Search|search]],
either classical [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]] as well as [[Monte-Carlo Tree Search|MCTS]].
Dragon is the work of [[Larry Kaufman]] and [[Mark Lefler]], who superseded original Komodo author [[Don Dailey]] after his death on November 22, 2013,
further supported by [[Dmitry Pervov]] and [[Dietrich Kappe]] concerning the NNUE inference code and training data. The [[Neural Networks|neural network]] was trained [[Supervised Learning|supervised]] by chess [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Grandmaster Grandmaster] Larry Kaufman, along with [[Reinforcement Learning|reinforcement learning]] considering billions of positions and evaluations from Komodo games.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess.com [Chess.com]] supported the project financially <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=75748 Dragon by Komodo Chess] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], November 10, 2020</ref>. =Tournament Play=Dragon by Komodo Chess, at [[TCEC]] called '''KomodoDragon''', played the [[TCEC Season 20#Premier|Premier Division]] of [[TCEC Season 20]], and became strong third behind [[Leela Chess Zero|LCZero]] and [[Stockfish]] in 2020/2021. KomodoDragon became third again at [[TCEC Season 21]], winning the [[TCEC Season 21#Infra|Infrafinal]], and became runner up behind Stockfish at [[TCEC Season 22]] in 2022.
=Namesake=
=Forum Posts=
==2020==
* [http://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?t=74480 Lizard-NNUE Experiment NOT bad with NNUE Net Evaluation...] by Nancy M Pichardo, [[CCC]], July 15, 2020
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=75651 Komodo 14.1 Release and Dragon Announcement] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], November 02, 2020 » [[NNUE]]
: [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=75748&start=64 Re: Dragon by Komodo Chess] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], November 14, 2020
* [https://groups.google.com/g/fishcooking/c/rlHAwuaHNb0/m/ekC2qH4lAwAJ "Komodo dragon"] by [[Warren D. Smith]], [[Computer Chess Forums|FishCooking]], November 11, 2020
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7261375890&start=496 6 Re: Speculations about NNUE development (was New engine releases 2020)] by [[Connor McMonigle]], [[CCC]], November 12, 2020: [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7261375890&start=499 9 Re: Speculations about NNUE development (was New engine releases 2020)] by [[Connor McMonigle]], [[CCC]], November 12, 2020 » [[NNUE]], [[Seer]], [[Halogen]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=75846 Dragon versus Nakamura] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], November 17, 2020
==2021==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=77244 Komodo Dragon 2 released] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], May 04, 2021
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=77464 Komodo Dragon vs IM Andras Toth knight odds match] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], June 11, 2021
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=77503&start=55 Re: will Tcec allow Stockfish with a Leela net to play?] by [[Connor McMonigle]], [[CCC]], June 17, 2021 » [[NNUE]]
* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=78244 Komodo Dragon 2.5 released] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], September 24, 2021
* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=78341 Komodo Dragon 2.5.1 released] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], October 05, 2021
* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=78467 Komodo Dragon vs. GM Perelshteyn, knight odds match] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], October 21, 2021 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Perelshteyn Eugene Perelshteyn from Wikipedia]</ref>
* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=78942 Komodo Dragon 2.6 released] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], December 20, 2021
==2022==
* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=79087 Komodo Dragon 2.6.1 released] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], January 09, 2022
* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=79228 Dragon 2.6.1 Elo levels] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], January 29, 2022
* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=79766 Komodo Dragon 3 Released by KomodoChess] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], April 26, 2022
=External Links=
* [https://komodochess.com/ Komodo Chess Engine]
* [https://komodochess.com/dragon.htm Komodo chess engine - Dragon]
* [https://www.chess.com/news/view/komodo-releases-powerful-new-dragon-chess-engine Komodo Releases Powerful New 'Dragon' Chess Engine] - [[Chess.com]], November 11, 2020* [https://en.wikipediachessbase.orgcom/wikipost/Chesskomodo-dragon-2-is-here Komodo Dragon 2 is here!], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], May 19, 2021* [https://en.chessbase.com Chess/post/larry-kaufman-interview-the-dragon-s-tale Larry Kaufman Interview - The Dragon's tale] by [https://www.udemy.com/user/arne-kaehler/ Arne Kaehler], November 11[[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 22, 20202021 » [[Larry Kaufman]]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon Komodo dragon from Wikipedia]
