The last round of TCEC Season 7 – Stage 1b is in progress and five chess engines fight for the last qualifying spot.
According to the TCEC rules the top 7 engines qualify for TCEC – Stage 2, while the rest are out of TCEC for the current season. Komodo 8 and Houdini 4 lead with 10.5/12 points, followed by Naum 4.6 and Jonny 6 with 8 points, while Junior 13.3 and Texel 1.05a7 share fifth place with 7/12.
The final spot will be decided between Spark 1.1 (5.5 points), Crafty 24.1 (5 points), Senpai 1 (5 points), Scorpio 2.77 (4.5 points) and The Baron (4.5 points).
Don’t miss the decisive last round duels LIVE at TCEC official website:
Junior 13.3 vs. Exchess 7.31b,
Komodo 8 vs. Arminius 090314,
Texel 1.05a7 vs. Naum 4.6,
Jonny 6 vs. Houdini 4,
Scorpio 2.77 vs. Nightmare 7.82a,
Senpai 1 vs. Crafty 24.1,
The Baron 3.36 vs. Spark 1.1
More on TCEC: Official website / Participants / Reports for Stage 1a after Round 1, Round 3, Round 5, Round 7, Round 8, Round 9, Round 10, Round 11
History: Komodo wins TCEC Season 5 / Stockfish wins Season 6/ Gull wins Stage 1a, Houdini 4 vs. Komodo 8: battle of titans
Standings after 12 rounds:
1 Komodo 8 3151 10.5 12
2 Houdini 4 3145 10.5 12
3 Naum 4.6 3001 8.0 12
4 Jonny 6 2859 8.0 12
5 Junior 13.3 2921 7.0 12
6 Texel 1.05a7 2916 7.0 12
7 Spark 1.1 2749 5.5 12
8 Crafty 24.1 2466 5.0 12
9 Senpai 1 2973 5.0 12
10 Scorpio 2.77 2754 4.5 12
11 The Baron 3.36 2638 4.5 12
12 Nightmare 7.82a 2808 3.5 12
13 Exchess 7.31b 2670 3.0 12
14 Arminius 090314 2454 2.0 12
