Stockfish 18 JA wins New Engines Test Banksia, by Chess Engines Diary, 2026.02.15

Stockfish 18 JA claimed victory in a major tournament of new chess engines. While Stockfish 18 took the runner-up spot, DON dev-20260204 finished third. A standout performer was Tarnished 5.0, which secured a surprising fourth place.

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P	Engine	Score	(Tie)	+/-/=
1:	Stockfish 18 JA	61.5 / 72	1906.50	(+51 -0 =21)
2:	Stockfish 18	60.5 / 72	1865.25	(+49 -0 =23)
3:	DON dev-20260204	59.0 / 72	1818.25	(+46 -0 =26)
4:	Tarnished 5.0	58.5 / 72	1775.25	(+46 -1 =25)
5:	Halogen 15.33.3	56.5 / 72	1694.75	(+45 -4 =23)
6:	Zangdar 6.1	52.5 / 72	1445.00	(+43 -10 =19)
7:	PZChessBot 6.1	52.0 / 72	1475.50	(+40 -8 =24)
8:	Bagatur 5.4	42.0 / 72	974.00	(+34 -22 =16)
9:	Sturddle 2.5.0	39.5 / 72	894.00	(+31 -24 =17)
10:	Clockwork 20260203	39.5 / 72	887.00	(+30 -23 =19)
11:	Odonata 1.1.0	34.5 / 72	715.25	(+26 -29 =17)
12:	Petrel 3.3 JA	32.0 / 72	621.25	(+25 -33 =14)
13:	Critter 1.6a	28.0 / 72	465.50	(+24 -40 =8)
14:	Priessnitz 2.0.1 JA	25.0 / 72	373.75	(+23 -45 =4)
15:	Vantage 1.3.0	14.0 / 72	132.50	(+13 -57 =2)
16:	Maxima 2.0.0 JA	14.0 / 72	102.25	(+13 -57 =2)
17:	Kreveta 2.2.3	10.0 / 72	57.00	(+9 -61 =2)
18:	VietCoffee 1.0.8 JA	3.0 / 72	6.00	(+3 -69 =0)
19:	Human Chess Engine 0.1 JA	2.0 / 72	28.00	(+2 -70 =0)