New engine releases & news H1 2026

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My Chess Engine —— Gecko:https://github.com/sgtqwq/Gecko

By,Bingwen Yang,China(14 years old)

Current Version: v0.08:https://github.com/sgtqwq/Gecko/releases/tag/v0.08

I think it's about 2375+-75 Elo.
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sgtqwq wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 3:31 pm My Chess Engine —— Gecko:https://github.com/sgtqwq/Gecko

By,Bingwen Yang,China(14 years old)

Current Version: v0.08:https://github.com/sgtqwq/Gecko/releases/tag/v0.08

I think it's about 2375+-75 Elo.
There is already a chess engine called Gecko.

https://github.com/gregzb/GeckoEngine

Unreleased though.
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A very (very) interesting chess project !

https://github.com/jay-codes-chess/human-chess-engine

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Zangdar 6

A small update from version 5.

https://github.com/Carbecq/Zangdar/releases/tag/v6
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Graham Banks wrote: Fri Feb 06, 2026 2:18 am
sgtqwq wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 3:31 pm My Chess Engine —— Gecko:https://github.com/sgtqwq/Gecko

By,Bingwen Yang,China(14 years old)

Current Version: v0.08:https://github.com/sgtqwq/Gecko/releases/tag/v0.08

I think it's about 2375+-75 Elo.
There is already a chess engine called Gecko.

https://github.com/gregzb/GeckoEngine

Unreleased though.
I want to konw what should I do then? Do I have to change the name?

Note: Eestimated Elo reduced to 2340+-75 Elo. I have also found some horrible bugs. I think I have to repair them.

I apologize for my poor English.
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sgtqwq wrote: Sat Feb 07, 2026 2:38 pm
Graham Banks wrote: Fri Feb 06, 2026 2:18 am
sgtqwq wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 3:31 pm My Chess Engine —— Gecko:https://github.com/sgtqwq/Gecko

By,Bingwen Yang,China(14 years old)

Current Version: v0.08:https://github.com/sgtqwq/Gecko/releases/tag/v0.08

I think it's about 2375+-75 Elo.
There is already a chess engine called Gecko.

https://github.com/gregzb/GeckoEngine

Unreleased though.
I want to konw what should I do then? Do I have to change the name? I think it's okay to keep it.

Note: Eestimated Elo reduced to 2340+-75 Elo. I have also found some horrible bugs. I think I have to repair them.

I apologize for my poor English.
gbanksnz at gmail.com