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Prune 3.2.1 wins New Engines Test Arena, 2026.02.25-26

 


In a small tournament featuring new chess engine versions, Prune 3.2.1 took first place, followed by Malika 0.892 in second. Both engines outperformed the Critter 1.6a benchmark and have qualified for the upcoming Chess Engine League (TOP-64) season.

CEDR 820.396 games download (01.02.2026)

💾 Tournament download with 42 games
💻 Asus Zenbook, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, RAM 32,0 GB  🖬 GUI - Arena
#chessenginesdiary Country - Poland, City - Malbork  🕓 Time 3'+3" 

P Engine CEDR Score (Tie) Chg +/-/=
1: Prune 3.2.1 2400 11.5 / 12 56.75 +72 (+11 -0 =1)
2: Malika 0.892 2400 9.5 / 12 37.75 +52 (+9 -2 =1)
3: Critter 1.6a 3230 8.5 / 12 32.25 -22 (+7 -2 =3)
4: Shallow Guess 1.0.0 2400 6.5 / 12 16.25 +22 (+6 -5 =1)
5: Phalanx XXV JA 2630 3.0 / 12 3.50 -53 (+2 -8 =2)
6: Rusty-rival 1.0.30 rc6 2400 2.5 / 12 3.75 -18 (+1 -8 =3)
7: Plum 7.16.0 2400 0.5 / 12 1.25 -38 (+0 -11 =1)


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