OpenAI triumphs in the AI chess tournament
In the recent chess tournament dedicated to artificial intelligence, OpenAI claimed first place by defeating xAI’s Grok 4, led by Elon Musk. The competition, hosted on Kaggle, featured eight advanced language models from leading companies such as Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, xAI, DeepSeek, and Moonshot AI.
A growing rivalry between OpenAI and xAI
OpenAI’s o3 model victory has intensified the competition between the two companies, both founded by Sam Altman and Elon Musk. Although Grok 4 was considered the favorite until the semifinals, its performance in the final was marked by several mistakes, including repeatedly losing its queen.
"Grok made so many mistakes in these games, but OpenAI did not."
Hikaru Nakamura, Chess Grandmaster
Why do AIs play chess?
Chess tournaments have always been used to assess the reasoning and strategic abilities of artificial intelligence. These complex games allow developers to test models on tasks requiring logic, planning, and adaptation.
A historical comparison
- In the 1990s, chess champions faced the first specialized computers.
- DeepMind’s AlphaGo revolutionized the game of Go, defeating top human players.
- Today, generalist AI models compete even in non-specialized fields like chess.
The future of AI competition
OpenAI’s victory shows how artificial intelligence models are rapidly evolving, not only in everyday tasks but also in complex strategic games. These results open new perspectives for the development of increasingly advanced and versatile AI.