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Komodo, Texel, and Rybka remain perfect after 2 rounds

By Sergio

Posted on May 4, 2016

TCEC Season 9 artwork by Santiago Mendez

The strongest ever edition of the premier computer chess championship TCEC is currently going on. A total of 32 engines, 12 of which over 3100 ELO, are competing for the coveted title.

TCEC is currently in the Preliminary stages. After two rounds of Stage 1a leaders in the standings with 2,0/2 are Komodo (3225), Texel (2979) and Rybka (3130). They are followed by Protector (3008), Houdini (3180), and Gull (3124) with 1,5/2.

Only 16 games have been played so far, but there are already two brilliancies by Fizbo and Texel

Live standings, games, rules, and more at the official site http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php

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Komodo, Texel, and Rybka remain perfect after 2 rounds

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