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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.

 CEDR 820.396 games download (01.02.2026)

💾 Tournament download with 684 games
💻 HP ENVY i5-8250U 8GB RAM  🖬 GUI - Banksia
#chessenginesdiary Country - Poland, City - Malbork  🕓 Time 3'+3"

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)


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