TCEC Season 8 graphics created by Santiago Mendez
The Top Chess Engine Championship TCEC Season 8 is scheduled to start this August 21st. The world’s best computer chess software engines will compete through three stages and a final to decide the 2015 TCEC Grand Champion.
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The event begins with the engines divided into two groups – Stage 1a and 1b. Each consists of 12 engines. Each group format is a single round robin. There is no opening book in use here, so the engines are on their own from move 1. The top 6 from each group will move on to Stage 2, while the rest are out of TCEC for the current Season. For Stage 1, the time control is 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move for the whole game.
Update: in a last minute substitution, Exchess will play instead of Arminius. The later was showing certain instability, forfeiting games on time during the test phase.
For engine versions and full rules, check out the complete information for the Season 8 or visit the official website
Stage 1a participants
|
Engine |
ELO |
|
Komodo |
3213 |
|
Fire |
3122 |
|
Gull |
3118 |
|
Ginkgo |
3066 |
|
Protector |
2982 |
|
Texel |
2963 |
|
Jonny |
2941 |
|
Cheng4 |
2793 |
|
Fruit |
2789 |
|
Gaviota |
2781 |
|
Exchess |
2714 |
|
Arasan |
2678 |
Average ELO: 2930
Stage 1b participants
|
Engine |
ELO |
|
Stockfish |
3216 |
|
Houdini |
3190 |
|
Nirvana |
3032 |
|
Chiron |
3024 |
|
Equinox |
3015 |
|
Junior |
3000 |
|
Hannibal |
2963 |
|
Pedone |
2830 |
|
Nightmare |
2797 |
|
Scorpio |
2804 |
|
The Baron |
2753 |
|
Alfil |
2525 |
Average ELO: 2929
