lc0

Repository facts

Stars

3,247

Forks

612

Open issues and pull requests

267

Primary language

C++

License

GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0)

Owner

LeelaChessZero · Organization

Created

May 30, 2018

Last push

Oct 10, 2026

Topics

• alphazero
• alphazero-inspired
• chess
• chess-ai
• chess-engine
• cuda
• deep-learning
• deep-reinforcement-learning
• gpu
• leela-chess-zero
• neural-networks
• uci

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