It probably won't be running very well on a laptop? Much happier running on a decent GPU.

Its very classical and likes space, which are obviously somewhat arguable things. I've generally found it to 'feel' really quite sensible with its +/= sort of claims.

brabo wrote on 09/12/19 at 17:02:42:

I did read those comments before. Although I can appreciate that you like Lc0, it's far from shown that it's necessary.

brabo wrote on 09/12/19 at 17:02:42:

This is 180 degrees the opposite of the way that I prepare for an opponent. I make my preparations well ahead of time, i.e. just after a game, either one of mine against them or one I found published somewhere. I have files on likely opponents, or if I don't have a file on them then I just pick the most appropriate of one of my usual openings. Right before the game I spend a few minutes refreshing my memory from the correct file.

Trying to make new preparations shortly before a game just leads me to play worse. With only a couple of hours available, a better investment of my time is to relax, go for a one-hour walk, work a few tactics puzzles, and refresh my memory as above. Not necessarily in that order.

an ordinary chessplayer wrote on 09/12/19 at 13:26:05:

It is a bit hidden in the article but if you also read the comments next to the moves then you can find the real reason why I am so fond of using Lc0.
"I started recently to use Leela when I want a quick answer in a game-preparation for an early opening-position which I didn't analyze before."

At this moment I practically only use Leela for that purpose. Besides I also want to add that my opponent Guy Baete played something very different to the line I discuss. There were probably more than 100 positions I needed to check in just a couple of hours. Books and databases are nice if you have lots of time but Leela is a real asset when you don't have time.

My articles are full of those hidden pieces of advice. It is a way to get some interaction with the readers which are interested in the subject and avoid trolls.

In some ways I think that's especially true for ameteurs & openings - LC0 is very strongly classical in its tastes and isn't remotely as prone to lines purely depending on tactics as say Stockfish is.

So you get very reliable opening ideas. Useful for fallible memories!

brabo wrote on 06/28/19 at 14:51:37:

the LCZ rating list now finally gives network number 42700 as better than 42000, so I'm definitely switching to that one

I don't cover Linux installs, only Windows -> Chessbase.

John Hartmann (sp?) has a youtube clip about installing LcO that looks very useful.

I think some people run LcO with an internal graphics card. The best place I know of is LcO.org. There is a getting started section. There may be something on youtube of course.