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Hobbes 2.1 wins Elite Engines Tournament Tests by Jörn Gronemann, 2026.07.02-03

 


Hobbes 2.1 once again won a major elite chess engine tournament. Astra 7.0 placed second and Clover 9.1 JA finished third. In total, 17 new engine versions took part — you can see their complete results in the latest test.

CEDR 903.628 games download (01.07.2026)
🕒🕒Time 3'+3"   Tournament download with 544 games 
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P Engine Score (Tie) +/-/=
1: Hobbes 2.1 43.5 / 64 1257.50 (+24 -1 =39)
2: Astra 7.0 41.0 / 64 1195.25 (+20 -2 =42)
3: Clover 9.1 JA 40.5 / 64 1156.50 (+18 -1 =45)
4: Renegade 1.3.0 JA 40.0 / 64 1179.00 (+18 -2 =44)
5: Raphael 4.2.0 39.5 / 64 1149.25 (+16 -1 =47)
6: Triumviratus 5.0 39.0 / 64 1159.00 (+15 -1 =48)
7: Halogen 16.5.0 39.0 / 64 1128.75 (+17 -3 =44)
8: Fritz 21 38.0 / 64 1087.75 (+16 -4 =44)
9: Coda 37.0 / 64 1063.00 (+14 -4 =46)
10: Icarus 1.1 JA 35.0 / 64 1005.75 (+12 -6 =46)
11: Rebel 16.3 33.0 / 64 919.75 (+11 -9 =44)
12: Heimdall 1.5.0 30.5 / 64 834.00 (+11 -14 =39)
13: Rose 1.0.0 26.5 / 64 693.50 (+11 -22 =31)
14: Ursus 1.0 26.0 / 64 709.75 (+7 -19 =38)
15: Sable 2.0.0 17.0 / 64 450.00 (+4 -34 =26)
16: Juggernaut 2.00 11.5 / 64 273.25 (+4 -45 =15)
17: Prune 4.0.0 7.0 / 64 232.50 (+0 -50 =14)

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