The 3086 ELO rated engine Komodo is sole leader of Stage 2 the strongest computer event TCEC. Komodo has collected 11,5/16, a full point more than Stockfish and Gull. They are followed by Rybka and Hiarcs at 10,0/16 and Houdini and Critter at 9,5/16.
The ongoing TCEC Stage 2 consists of 19 rounds and the top 10 engines move on to the next stage. Stage 3 will start immediately after. It consists of the 10 engines that qualified from Stage 2. The format for Stage 3 is a double round robin and the openings are chosen randomly per pair so that each engine will play both sides of the same opening against each other. The top 6 will move on to Stage 4 while the rest is out of TCEC for the current Season. 90 games are played in Stage 3.
So far close to mathematical qualification for Stage 3 have achieved nine engines – Komodo, Stockfish, Gull, Hiarcs, Houdini, Rybka, Critter, Bouquet, and Naum. One place is to be decided and it looks like a fierce fight between Jonny, Shredder, Junior, and Spike. Watch the live games here / Visit the official website
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Standings after R16
| Engine | ELO | Points | |
| 1 | Komodo | 3086 | 11.5 |
| 2 | Gull | 3063 | 10.5 |
| 3 | Stockfish | 3098 | 10.5 |
| 4 | Rybka | 3092 | 10 |
| 5 | Hiarcs | 2979 | 10 |
| 6 | Houdini | 3146 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Critter 1.6a | 3072 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Bouquet 1.8a | 3069 | 9 |
| 9 | Naum | 2978 | 9 |
| 10 | Jonny | 2789 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Spike | 2921 | 7 |
| 12 | Shredder | 2942 | 7 |
| 13 | Junior | 2913 | 7 |
| 14 | Equinox | 3051 | 6 |
| 15 | Spark | 2889 | 5.5 |
| 16 | Onno | 2834 | 4 |
| 17 | Tornado | 2830 | 4 |
| 18 | Toga | 2857 | 3 |
| 19 | Exchess | 2702 | 3 |
