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Reckless 0.9.0 dev-2a847427 wins Engine Masters Tournament, Tests by Jörn Gronemann, 2026.01.18

 


It finally happened! In the latest chess engine championship, Stockfish 17.1 failed to take first—or even second—place. Reckless 0.9.0 dev-2a847427 claimed the victory, PlentyChess Alamat 7.0.41 SE took second, and Stockfish 17.1 had to settle for third.

CEDR 804.617 games download (01.01.2026)

GPU NVIDIA  RTX 3060 ti. GUI-Banksia, For Every   Engine only 1 CPU and 512 Hashtables,   Book - 4 GM mvs   book,  6TBs.
🕒🕒Time 3'+3"   Tournament download with 660 games 
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P Engine Score (Tie) +/-/=
1: Reckless 0.9.0 dev-2a847427 63.0 / 110 3373.75 (+17 -1 =92)
2: PlentyChess Alamat 7.0.41 SE 61.0 / 110 3260.25 (+14 -2 =94)
3: Stockfish 17.1 60.0 / 110 3228.75 (+11 -1 =98)
4: Integral 7.0.0-dev JA 57.5 / 110 3125.25 (+7 -2 =101)
5: Obsidian dev-16.15 SE 57.0 / 110 3077.50 (+9 -5 =96)
6: Caissa 1.24 JA 57.0 / 110 3064.25 (+9 -5 =96)
7: Alexandria 8.1.12 55.5 / 110 3002.75 (+8 -7 =95)
8: Viridithas 19.0.1 54.5 / 110 2996.50 (+5 -6 =99)
9: Pawnocchio 1.9.2 53.5 / 110 2912.00 (+5 -8 =97)
10: Berserk 20250606 53.0 / 110 2874.00 (+7 -11 =92)
11: Quanticade Cronus 3.0 52.0 / 110 2852.00 (+4 -10 =96)
12: Rebel EAS 3.0 36.0 / 110 2017.00 (+1 -39 =70)


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