The TWO engines kept ,,secret'' for TCEC season 9

[FriedmannC]

http://www.synapse-chess.com/test-synapse-rz4-8-series/ considering its very good performance, I think Synapse could enter the next TCEC season with very high chances to win it!

[JJJ]

We still dont know what clone it is.

[Werewolf]

The author of hiarcs has stated on their forum that H15 won't be ready until Spring 2016, so that's one to cross off the list.

[FriedmannC]

After all, what's the point of keeping them secret?

[FriedmannC]

Maybe a beta Hiarcs will be in the next season, hopefully on 64 bit..

[Modern Times]

After all, what's the point of keeping them secret?

Marketing hype I'd guess.

[FriedmannC]

Now that TCEC 8 Season is over, can you reveal us the name of those 2 engines that could compete for the number 1 spot?

[Alibaba]

a new Deep Junior 14 engine would be nice.....

[Dann Corbit]

a new Deep Junior 14 engine would be nice.....

They had Deep Junior in the contest.
It crashed right and left.

[Mike S.]

Meanwhile we know that Fritz 15 is a UCI engine, continuing the legacy of Rybka.

The general rule seems to be that "discontinued" engines like Critter or Naum are not invited anymore, except for Houdini 4 and maybe Gull 3 which are top-4. - If new versions of Hiarcs and Junior appear, I think they will certainly have a go.

Another interesting contender may be Jonny (7.x) which made a huge Elo jump recently.