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Uralochka 3.42a wins Fritz 15 Test Tournament, 2025.09.11-13


Uralochka 3.42a won the tournament for new versions of amateur chess engines. Maelstrom 3.3.0 came in second, and Laser 1.8 beta JA came in third. The program (GUI) used was Fritz 15; you can see how the engines work on an older, over 10-year-old computer.

CEDR 736.088 games download (01.09.2025)

💾 Tournament download with 420 games
💻 Lenovo Z710 i7-4710MG 8GB RAM  🖬 GUI - Fritz 15
👍 #chessenginesdiary Country - Poland, City - Malbork  🕓 Time 3'+3"

P Engine Score (Tie) +/-/=
1: Uralochka 3.42a 54.0 / 56 1341.25 (+52 -0 =4)
2: Maelstrom 3.3.0 49.0 / 56 1115.00 (+46 -4 =6)
3: Laser 1.8 beta JA 47.0 / 56 1047.50 (+42 -4 =10)
4: Critter 1.6at 44.5 / 56 949.25 (+40 -6 =9)
5: Admete 1.8.0 37.0 / 56 640.25 (+35 -15 =4)
6: GOOB 1.8.9 JA 32.5 / 56 565.00 (+30 -14 =5)
7: Spike 1.4.1 31.5 / 56 477.25 (+29 -21 =5)
8: Alexander 5.0 31.0 / 56 449.75 (+30 -24 =2)
9: Axolotl 1.9 26.0 / 56 320.00 (+24 -28 =4)
10: Camel 1.6.0 19.0 / 56 154.25 (+18 -35 =2)
11: Carlito 0.1.0 16.5 / 56 116.00 (+16 -37 =1)
12: Rustic 3.99.0 12.5 / 56 63.25 (+12 -43 =1)
13: Mcu-max 1.0.6 6.5 / 56 18.25 (+4 -47 =5)
14: Scam 0.4 JA 6.0 / 56 13.00 (+4 -48 =4)
15: RustKnight 1.4 0.0 / 56 0.00 (+0 -56 =0)


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