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Stockfish dev-20260101 wins Best Engines Test, 2026.01.06-11

Stockfish dev-20260101 was by far the best performer in the latest tournament of strong chess engines. Esox II took second place, while CorChess 20251130 finished third. It's also worth noting the excellent performance of Obsidian dev-16.15 SE.

CEDR 804.617 games download (01.01.2026)

💾 Tournament download with 144 games
💻 Dell G15 SE, i7-11800H RAM 16,0 GB  🖬 GUI - Fritz 17
#chessenginesdiary Country - Poland, City - Malbork  🕓 Time 3'+3"


P Engine Score (Tie) +/-/=
1: Stockfish dev-20260101 49.5 / 78 1757.75 (+21 -0 =57)
2: Esox II 48.0 / 78 1695.25 (+18 -0 =60)
3: CorChess 20251130 46.5 / 78 1652.75 (+15 -0 =63)
4: Obsidian dev-16.15 SE 46.5 / 78 1647.00 (+15 -0 =63)
5: SugaR 1.0.1 46.0 / 78 1635.00 (+14 -0 =64)
6: JigSaw 7.00 SuPreme 46.0 / 78 1630.50 (+14 -0 =64)
7: DON dev-20251221 45.0 / 78 1611.75 (+13 -1 =64)
8: Dragon 3.3 43.5 / 78 1520.50 (+13 -4 =61)
9: Caissa 1.24 JA 39.5 / 78 1366.75 (+11 -10 =57)
10: Arasan 25.3 JA 37.5 / 78 1326.25 (+7 -10 =61)
11: Pawnocchio 1.9 37.5 / 78 1313.25 (+8 -11 =59)
12: Halogen 15.30.1 36.0 / 78 1251.25 (+7 -13 =58)
13: PZChessBot 6.0 JA 22.0 / 78 691.75 (+6 -40 =32)
14: Revolver 1.0 JA 2.5 / 78 101.25 (+1 -74 =3)



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