# Assessing Game Balance with AlphaZero: Exploring Alternative Rule Sets in Chess

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| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Preprint |
| authors | Nenad Tomašev, Ulrich Paquet, Demis Hassabis, Vladimir Kramnik |
| venue | arXiv |
| date | 2020-09-09 |
| arxiv | 2009.04374 |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |
| notes | AlphaZero trained from scratch on nine rule variants of chess to compare decisiveness, piece values, and dynamism as an in silico balance assessment. |

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Self-play planning with learned models (AlphaZero, MuZero, Dreamer)](../technique/model-based-planning-muzero.md)

## Citation

Nenad Tomašev, Ulrich Paquet, Demis Hassabis, Vladimir Kramnik (2020-09-09). *Assessing Game Balance with AlphaZero: Exploring Alternative Rule Sets in Chess*. arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.04374

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