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Clover 8.2.1 wins Fritz 17 - New Engines Test, 19-21.07.2025


The Clover 8.2.1 engine won another tournament of new chess engine versions. Halogen 13.10.0 took second place, and Arasan 25.2 JA took third. The "benchmark" Critter 1.6a engine took second-to-last place.

CEDR 680.485 games download (01.07.2025)

💾 Tournament download with 270 games
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P Engine Score (Tie) +/-/=
1: Clover 8.2.1 43.0 / 54 1007.25 (+33 -0 =20)
2: Halogen 13.10.0 41.5 / 54 957.00 (+29 -0 =25)
3: Arasan 25.2 JA 37.0 / 54 855.00 (+22 -2 =30)
4: Marvin 6.3.0 JA 30.0 / 54 678.25 (+13 -7 =34)
5: Saturn 1.3 JA 29.5 / 54 655.00 (+13 -8 =33)
6: Oxide 1.4.0 24.0 / 54 523.25 (+8 -13 =32)
7: Fritz 17 21.0 / 54 436.50 (+10 -22 =22)
8: Zahak 10.0 JA 21.0 / 54 406.50 (+11 -23 =20)
9: Critter 1.6a 15.0 / 54 330.75 (+3 -27 =24)
10: Tomcat 1.0 JA 7.0 / 54 167.00 (+0 -40 =14)


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