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Hlamnick 260426 wins New Engines Test, by Chess Engines Diary 2026.05.03-04

 


Hlamnick 260426 won a recent tournament for new chess engine versions. JigSaw 8.1 took second place, while Icarus 1.0.0 finished third. The strong performance of the new Icarus engine is particularly noteworthy, as it outperformed several established engines.

CEDR 871.259 games download (01.05.2026) 

💾 Tournament download with 132 games
💻 Dell G15 SE, i7-11800H RAM 16,0 GB  🖬 GUI - Fritz 17

#chessenginesdiary Country - Poland, City - Malbork  🕓 Time 3'+3"

p Engine Score (Tie) +/-/=
1: Hlamnick 260426 19.0 / 22 172.50 (+16 -0 =6)
2: JigSaw 8.1 19.0 / 22 172.25 (+16 -0 =6)
3: Icarus 1.0.0 18.0 / 22 155.00 (+15 -1 =6)
4: Minke 6.0.0 JA 17.5 / 22 147.50 (+14 -1 =7)
5: Minke 6.0.0 16.0 / 22 124.25 (+13 -3 =6)
6: Critter 1.6a 12.5 / 22 68.00 (+12 -9 =1)
7: Facon 1.4 - Hoja 9.0 / 22 37.00 (+8 -12 =2)
8: Lolbot 1.0.0.0 7.0 / 22 25.50 (+7 -15 =0)
9: Luminex 5.13.0 6.0 / 22 16.00 (+6 -16 =0)
10: Kaissa JA 5.0 / 22 15.00 (+4 -16 =2)
11: Laura 3.0.0 2.5 / 22 7.75 (+2 -19 =1)
12: Focalors 0.3.0 0.5 / 22 1.25 (+0 -21 =1)

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