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Critter 1.6a wins New Engines Test, Lucas Chess, 2026.03.15


In a tournament testing new versions of chess engines, Critter 1.6a proved to be a strict teacher and won the competition. Caligula 7.0 and Knightx 4.8 were the standout performers among the newcomers.

CEDR 837.643 games download (01.03.2026)

💾 Tournament download with 162 games
💻 Asus Zenbook, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, RAM 32,0 GB  🖬 GUI - LucasChess
#chessenginesdiary Country - Poland, City - Malbork  🕓 Time 3'+3"

P Engine CEDR Score (Tie) Chg +/-/=
1: Critter 1.6a 3230 31.5 / 34 444.50 +27 (+31 -2 =1)
2: Caligula 7.0 2761 31.0 / 34 442.25 +112 (+30 -2 =2)
3: Knightx 4.8 2908 23.0 / 34 270.50 +17 (+21 -9 =4)
4: Solo 1.6.0 2400 22.5 / 34 247.25 +150 (+20 -9 =5)
5: Chal 1.3.1 2400 14.0 / 34 122.50 +58 (+12 -18 =4)
6: Rusty Rival 1.0.35-rc4 2400 13.5 / 34 104.00 +58 (+12 -19 =3)
7: Kreveta 2.2.4 3230 13.0 / 34 114.25 -180 (+11 -19 =4)
8: Zeppelin 1.4.0 3230 11.5 / 34 90.75 -180 (+9 -20 =5)
9: BenBot 1.7.5 2400 2.0 / 34 0.00 -58 (+2 -32 =0)
10: FrankyCPP 1.5 *crash 2908 0.0 / 18 0.00 -146 (+0 -18 =0)



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