Turbulence 0.0.8 JA wins Challenger Group B Season 09/2026

 

The Challenger Group B (Season 09/2026) tournament, a qualifier for the Chess Engine League, has wrapped up. Turbulence 0.0.8 JA took first place, with Quirky 3.0 JA, Petrel 4.0 JA, Cwtch 6, Cheng 4.49, and Weiss 2.1 JA rounding out the top six, all earning promotion to Group B. On the other end, the engines finishing 25th to 30th were relegated to Group C.

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Pl	Engine	Points	%	Bu	W-L-D	note
1	Turbulence 0.0.8 JA	7.0/9	77.8	48.0	+5-0=4
2	Quirky 3.0 JA	7.0/9	77.8	46.5	+5-0=4
3	Petrel 4.0 JA	6.5/9	72.2	46.5	+5-1=3
4	Cwtch 6	6.0/9	66.7	46.0	+4-1=4
5	Cheng 4.49	5.5/9	61.1	41.5	+3-1=5
6	Weiss 2.1 JA	5.0/9	55.6	44.5	+2-1=6
7	Nalwald ab11891 JA	5.0/9	55.6	42.5	+3-2=4
8	Perseus 1.1 JA	5.0/9	55.6	39.5	+3-2=4
9	Bitbit 1.7 JA	4.5/9	50.0	49.0	+2-2=5
10	Anduril 0.1 JA	4.5/9	50.0	46.5	+1-1=7
11	Solo 2.2.0 JA	4.5/9	50.0	45.5	+2-2=5
12	Counter 5.5	4.5/9	50.0	44.5	+2-2=5
13	RukChess 4.2.0 JA	4.5/9	50.0	41.5	+1-1=7
14	Lynx 1.11.0	4.5/9	50.0	40.5	+2-2=5
15	Kociolek 2.1 JA	4.5/9	50.0	40.0	+1-1=7
16	EveAnn 6.0	4.5/9	50.0	39.5	+1-1=7
17	Tunguska 2.2	4.5/9	50.0	38.5	+1-1=7
18	Maelstrom 3.3.0	4.5/9	50.0	38.5	+2-2=5
19	Svart 6 JA	4.5/9	50.0	37.0	+2-2=5
20	Maestro 1.2.1 JA	4.0/9	44.4	44.5	+2-3=4
21	Laser 1.8 beta JA	4.0/9	44.4	41.0	+0-1=8
22	Gargantua 2.1	4.0/9	44.4	37.5	+2-3=4
23	Defenchess 2.3 JA	4.0/9	44.4	36.0	+1-2=6
24	Pedantic 2.1.0	4.0/9	44.4	35.0	+1-2=6
25	Lozza 10	4.0/9	44.4	32.0	+2-3=4
26	Bit-Genie 9.24 JA	3.0/9	33.3	39.5	+1-4=4	[2 time losses]
27	Sturddle 2.6.0	3.0/9	33.3	34.0	+2-5=2
28	Caligula 7.0	3.0/9	33.3	33.0	+1-4=4
29	Jet 1.2	3.0/9	33.3	32.5	+0-3=6
30	Cadie 2.1 JA	2.5/9	27.8	34.0	+0-4=5