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Dragon 3.3 wins Second-Tier Chess Engine Tournament, (Tests by Jörn Gronemann, 2026.02.16)


Dragon 3.3 has claimed the title in the Second‑Tier Chess Engine Tournament. While it still can’t challenge top giants like Stockfish or Reckless, the engine shows impressive consistency and has no trouble dispatching slightly weaker competitors. It’s a clear reminder that Dragon remains a serious force just below the elite tier.


CEDR 820.396 games download (01.02.2026)
🕒🕒Time 3'+3"   Tournament download with 660 games 
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GPU NVIDIA  RTX 3060 ti. GUI-Banksia, For Every  Engine only 1 CPU and 512 Hashtables, 
 Book - 4 GM mvs    book,  6TBs.

P Engine Score (Tie) +/-/=
1: Dragon 3.3 62.0 / 110 3299.25 (+19 -5 =86)
2: Caissa 1.24 JA 60.5 / 110 3266.00 (+16 -5 =89)
3: Halogen 16.0.0 60.5 / 110 3260.25 (+12 -1 =97)
4: Quanticade Cronus 3.0 59.5 / 110 3229.25 (+13 -4 =93)
5: Pawnocchio 1.9.2 58.0 / 110 3146.75 (+14 -8 =88)
6: Clover 9.1 JA 57.5 / 110 3105.50 (+10 -5 =95)
7: Tarnished 5.0 (Hero) 55.5 / 110 3033.25 (+10 -9 =91)
8: Motor 0.9.0 55.5 / 110 2966.25 (+18 -17 =75)
9: Horsie 1.1.0 JA 55.0 / 110 2985.00 (+8 -8 =94)
10: Viridithas 19.0.1 51.5 / 110 2832.00 (+5 -12 =93)
11: PZChessBot 6.0 JA 45.0 / 110 2473.50 (+4 -24 =82)
12: Rebel EAS 3.0 39.5 / 110 2205.00 (+1 -32 =77)

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