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PlentyChess 8.0.12 SE - new version strong chess engine

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PlentyChess -  A UCI chess engine with a neural network based evaluation. Rating Chess Engines Diary CEDR=3872 PlentyChess 8.0.0 has just been released!  It's always exciting when one of the world's strongest engines gets an update. The previous version took 3rd place in the 1st Chess Engine League — let's find out how much stronger it is now! PlentyChess Alamat 8.0.9 vs other engines: Stockfish dev-20261024 10/20 +0 20 Games Coda 0.9.5 10/20 +0 20 Games Gaia 4.4.2 10/20 +0 20 Games Clockwork 20261025 9.5/10 +9 10 Games Sapling 2.0.0 8/10 +6 10 Games Arasan 26.1 6.5/10 +3 10 Games PZChessBot 7.1 6/10 +2 10 Games Peras 3.6.1 5.5/10 +1 10 Games Stormphrax 8.0.0 5.5/10 +1 10 Games Reckless 0.10.0 26.8.26-dev 5.5/10 +1 10 Games DON dev-20261025 5/10 +0 10 Games Integral 8 JA 5/10 +0 10 Games 8Chess 1.0 5/10 +0 10 Games Caissa 2.0 5/10 +0 10 Games Stockfish dev-20260922 5/10 +0 10 Games Triumviratus 8.0 2026-10-09 5/10 +0 10 Games Stockfish 19 JA 4.5/10 -1 10 Games 👉 PlentyCh...

Pawnocchio 3.0 dev-ae35c6a - new version chess engine

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  Pawnocchio - UCI chess engine Author: Jonathan Hallstrom  Rating Chess Engines Diary CEDR=3894 Big news for chess engine fans!  Pawnocchio has been on fire lately. The pre-release version dominated the 2nd Chess Engine League and earned promotion to the prestigious 1st League (TOP-16).Now it’s time for Pawnocchio 2.0.1 — let’s see what it can achieve!  What's new? Port to 0.17.0, remove big endian support, and various cleanups bench: 2697212 Pawnocchio 3.0-dev-ae35c6a vs other engines: Tcheran 14.0 18/30 +6 30 Games Halogen 16.8.0 17/30 +4 30 Games Peras 3.6.1 16.5/30 +3 30 Games Zigqueen 6.4.0 16.5/30 +3 30 Games Viridithas 20.0.0 16/30 +2 30 Games Caissa 2.0 16/30 +2 30 Games Stormphrax 8.0.0 16/30 +2 30 Games Obsidian 16.15 15.5/30 +1 30 Games Alexandria 9.1.0 15.5/30 +1 30 Games Hobbes 3.0 15/30 +0 30 Games PlentyChess 8.0.5 15/30 +0 30 Games Reckless 0.10.0 26.8.26-dev 14/30 -2 30 Games Triumviratus 8.0 2026-10-09 14/30 -2 30 Games Stockfish 19 JA 12.5/30 -5 ...

Stockfish dev-20261024 wins 1 League Chess Engines Diary, edition 11/2026

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The 1st Chess Engine League competition has concluded. Stockfish dev-20261024 emerged as the undisputed winner, with Obsidian dev-16.15 SE taking second place and PlentyChess 8.0.12 finishing third. The engines that placed 14th through 16th have been relegated to the 2nd League. CEDR Chess Engine League - more . CEDR 903.628 games download (until 30.06.2026) All Games 129.244 CEDR from 01.11.2026 download . 💾 Tournament   games : 480 download 💻 Asus Zenbook, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, RAM 32,0 GB   🖬 GUI - GUI - Myracle, book:avt-2026b #chessenginesdiary Country - Poland, City - Malbork   🕓 Time 3'+3" Pl Engine Points % W-L-D note 1 Stockfish dev-20261024 34.5/60 57.5 +9-0=51 2 Obsidian dev-16.15 SE 32.0/60 53.3 +5-1=54 3 PlentyChess 8.0.12 32.0/60 53.3 +5-1=54 4 Stormphrax 8.0.0 31.5/60 52.5 +5-2=53 5 Cinder 0.6.1 31.0/60 51.7 ...