2026 World Chess Engine Team Championship

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Re: 2026 World Chess Engine Team Championship

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The France Qualifier: Road to the WCETC

Participants:
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No |           Engine Name            | Elo  |          Author            |Country |
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 1 | Stash 37.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)        | 2359 | Morgan Houppin             | France | 
 2 | Minic 3.41 x64(5Pct)             | 2334 | Vivien Clauzon             | France | 
 3 | Isa 4.5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)         | 2251 | Daniel Anuliero            | France | 
 4 | Prune 3.2.1 x64(5Pct)            | 2505 | T. Girolami, J. Bienvenue  | France | 
 5 | Demolito 2023.11 x64(Pext-5Pct)  | 2236 | Lucas Braesch              | France | 
 6 | Simbelmyne 1.10.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct) | 2228 | Sam Roelants               | France | 
 7 | Senpai 2.0 x64(5Pct)             | 2152 | Fabien Letouzey            | France | 
 8 | Orion 1.1.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)       | 2103 | David Carteau              | France | 
 9 | Amoeba 3.4 x64(5Pct)             | 2069 | Richard Delorme            | France | 
10 | Cheese 3.11 x64(5Pct)            | 2007 | Patrice Duhamel            | France | 
11 | Belette 3.0.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     | 1909 | Vincent Bab                | France | 
12 | BugChess2 1.9 x64(5Pct)          | 1828 | Francois Karr              | France | 
13 | ChessTiger 2007.1 w32(5Pct)      | 1795 | Christophe Theron          | France | 
14 | Pharaon 3.5.1 w32(5Pct)          | 1699 | Franck ZIBI                | France | 
15 | AnMon 5.75 w32(5Pct)             | 1602 | Christian Barreteau        | France | 
16 | Nejmet 3.07 w32(5Pct)            | 1556 | Jean-Christophe Gabillard  | France | 
17 | Raphael 3.0.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     | 2523 | Rei Meguro                 | USA    | Wildcard
18 | Princhess 0.21.0 x64(5Pct)       | 2303 | Princess Lana              | USA    | Wildcard
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Info: (5Pct) indicates the engine was tested using exactly 5% of the standard 3m + 2s Blitz time control.

This is the official selection phase to form the France National Team for the upcoming World Chess Engine Team Championship.
The Mission: To find the elite engines capable of representing the region on the global stage.

The Rule of the Iron Fist:
I have included 2 Engines Wildcards (Raphael, Princhess) to raise the level of the competition.
NOTE: The Wildcards have ZERO qualifying rights.
Even if a Wildcard wins the tournament, they don't get the ticket.
Only the highest-ranked Raphael engines will earn their spot in the WCETC.
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Final Standing:
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 No |             Name                 |Points |Games|  Elo   | +/-  | Score |
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  1 | Prune 3.2.1 x64(5Pct)            | 159,5 | 170 | 2512,5 | +7,5 | 93,8% |
  2 | Stash 37.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)        | 133,0 | 170 | 2358,8 | -0,2 | 78,2% |
  3 | Raphael 3.0.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     | 125,0 | 170 | 2307,3 | +0,4 | 73,5% | Wildcard
  4 | Princhess 0.21.0 x64(5Pct)       | 118,0 | 170 | 2298,8 | -4,1 | 69,4% | Wildcard
  5 | Demolito 2023.11 x64(Pext-5Pct)  | 115,5 | 170 | 2238,3 | +2,3 | 67,9% |
  6 | Isa 4.5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)         | 114,0 | 170 | 2250,8 | -0,1 | 67,8% |
  7 | Simbelmyne 1.10.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct) | 112,5 | 170 | 2228,8 | +0,9 | 66,1% |
  8 | Senpai 2.0 x64(5Pct)             |  95,0 | 170 | 2150,5 | -1,5 | 55,8% |
  9 | Minic 3.41 x64(5Pct)             |  92,5 | 170 | 2314,6 |-19,3 | 54,4% |
 10 | Amoeba 3.4 x64(5Pct)             |  83,5 | 170 | 2069,3 | +0,4 | 49,1% |
 11 | Orion 1.1.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)       |  83,0 | 170 | 2052,1 | +2,2 | 48,8% |
 12 | Cheese 3.3.2 x64(Pext-5Pct)      |  70,5 | 170 | 2035,5 | -3,5 | 41,4% |
 13 | Belette 3.0.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     |  58,0 | 170 | 1910,5 | +1,6 | 34,1% |
 14 | ChessTiger 2007.1 w32(5Pct)      |  47,5 | 170 | 1800,3 | +5,3 | 27,9% |
 15 | BugChess2 1.9 x64(5Pct)          |  40,0 | 170 | 1826,1 | -1,8 | 23,5% |
 16 | Pharaon 3.5.1 w32(5Pct)          |  37,5 | 170 | 1705,8 | +6,8 | 22,8% |
 17 | Nejmet 3.07 w32(5Pct)            |  23,0 | 170 | 1564,1 | +8,2 | 13,5% |
 18 | AnMon 5.75 w32(5Pct)             |  22,0 | 170 | 1607,0 | +5,0 | 12,9% |
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Crosstable:
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----|---------------------------------|---------|-|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-|--------|
Rank|              Name               |  Score  |-|Prune 3.2.|Stash 37.0|Raphael 3.|Princhess |Demolito 2|Isa 4.5.0 |Simbelmyne|Senpai 2.0|Minic 3.41|Amoeba 3.4|Orion 1.1.|Cheese 3.3|Belette 3.|ChessTiger|BugChess2 |Pharaon 3.|Nejmet 3.0|AnMon 5.75|-|  S-B   |
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  1-|Prune 3.2.1 x64(5Pct)            |159.5/170|-|··········|1==11=1111|1111=11111|11111111=1|1111111111|1=1111111=|1111111111|1111111011|1===1=10=1|111=1=11=1|1==1111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|-|12643,00|
  2-|Stash 37.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)        |133.0/170|-|0==00=0000|··········|100=1=1010|=1=0=1010=|1111011=1=|1=1=110110|0=1=110011|1111111111|0110101=0=|1111011=11|11==1=11=1|=11111111=|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|-| 9552,00|
  3-|Raphael 3.0.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     |125.0/170|-|0000=00000|011=0=0101|··········|10=001=1=1|110011===1|==00=0=11=|1==11111=1|=11110====|===110101=|11=1=1=111|111=1=1011|1111110101|111011=1=1|1111111111|1111111111|1111111=11|1111111111|1111111111|-| 8869,20|
  4-|Princhess 0.21.0 x64(5Pct)       |118.0/170|-|00000000=0|=0=1=0101=|01=110=0=0|··········|0001==1==1|==111=000=|110=101110|1=1100111=|000101=000|11=11=1111|1110111111|=11=10010=|1111111111|1=01111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|-| 8177,20|
  5-|Demolito 2023.11 x64(Pext-5Pct)  |115.5/170|-|0000000000|0000100=0=|001100===0|1110==0==0|··········|0=1=1=1111|11=1=1=0=0|=0=1011010|==0=0=1111|=11=1111=0|1=1101=011|11111==111|1111111111|=1111=1101|111111111=|1111111111|1111111111|111=111111|-| 7849,20|
  6-|Isa 4.5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)         |114.0/170|-|0=0000000=|0=0=001001|==11=1=00=|==000=111=|1=0=0=0000|··········|0==11==10=|1==1=011=1|00111==011|=11===1111|1=1=11=1=1|1==011111=|=111111111|111=11=111|1101==1101|11111=1111|1111111111|1111111111|-| 7889,00|
  7-|Simbelmyne 1.10.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct) |112.5/170|-|0000000000|1=0=001100|0==00000=0|001=010001|00=0=0=1=1|1==00==01=|··········|=1=1=1=111|===101=1=0|11=1==11=1|111=110=11|1111=1=111|1111111111|1=11111101|1111111111|1=1111=1=1|11111=1111|1111111111|-| 7483,70|
  8-|Senpai 2.0 x64(5Pct)             | 95.0/170|-|0000000100|0000000000|=00001====|0=0011000=|=1=0100101|0==0=100=0|=0=0=0=000|··········|=11=110100|11011000=1|1=11=00001|=1=110=11=|11=01111=1|1011111=11|111=111=11|1111111=01|1111111111|1111111111|-| 6014,70|
  9-|Minic 3.41 x64(5Pct)             | 92.5/170|-|0===0=01=0|1001010=1=|===001010=|111010=111|==1=1=0000|11000==100|===010=0=1|=00=001011|··········|===1000111|=1=10=1=1=|111=010111|0==101=10=|=110=01011|111=00=111|110==01=01|1000=11101|101011111=|-| 7292,70|
 10-|Amoeba 3.4 x64(5Pct)             | 83.5/170|-|000=0=00=0|0000100=00|00=0=0=000|00=00=0000|=00=0000=1|=00===0000|00=0==00=0|00100111=0|===0111000|··········|011100=100|=01=1=111=|=101101=11|111=11=111|=11=1=1=1=|11==1=1=11|=111111111|1111111111|-| 5068,70|
 11-|Orion 1.1.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)       | 83.0/170|-|0==0000000|00==0=00=0|000=0=0100|0001000000|0=0010=100|0=0=00=0=0|000=001=00|0=00=11110|=0=01=0=0=|100011=011|··········|1011101011|110=1=1011|11==111110|1=11011111|1111=1101=|1101111111|1=10111111|-| 5164,50|
 12-|Cheese 3.3.2 x64(Pext-5Pct)      | 70.5/170|-|0000000000|=00000000=|0000001010|=00=01101=|00000==000|0==100000=|0000=0=000|=0=001=00=|000=101000|=10=0=000=|0100010100|··········|=0=00=11=1|110==11111|=1=1011111|1111110111|=11=11111=|011=111111|-| 4152,70|
 13-|Belette 3.0.0 x64(BMX2-5Pct)     | 58.0/170|-|0000000000|0000000000|000100=0=0|0000000000|0000000000|=000000000|0000000000|00=10000=0|1==010=01=|=010010=00|001=0=0100|=1=11=00=0|··········|01101====0|1111100111|01=11101==|1=11=1=111|1=11111111|-| 3017,20|
 14-|ChessTiger 2007.1 w32(5Pct)      | 47.5/170|-|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0=10000000|=0000=0010|000=00=000|0=00000010|0100000=00|=001=10100|000=00=000|00==000001|001==00000|10010====1|··········|10=0==1000|11111=1=01|=111111=11|1=11001010|-| 2651,70|
 15-|BugChess2 1.9 x64(5Pct)          | 40.0/170|-|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|000000000=|0010==0010|0000000000|000=000=00|000=11=000|=00=0=0=0=|0=00100000|=0=0100000|0000011000|01=1==0111|··········|==1==00011|==01110111|1=1=01==10|-| 2151,70|
 16-|Pharaon 3.5.1 w32(5Pct)          | 37.5/170|-|0000000000|0000000000|0000000=00|0000000000|0000000000|00000=0000|0=0000=0=0|0000000=10|001==10=10|00==0=0=00|0000=0010=|0000001000|10=00010==|00000=0=10|==0==11100|··········|110=01101=|=1==111011|-| 2051,50|
 17-|Nejmet 3.07 w32(5Pct)            | 23.0/170|-|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|00000=0000|0000000000|0111=00010|=000000000|0010000000|=00=00000=|0=00=0=000|=000000=00|==10001000|001=10010=|··········|1101010=01|-| 1228,50|
 18-|AnMon 5.75 w32(5Pct)             | 22.0/170|-|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|000=000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|010100000=|0000000000|0=01000000|100=000000|0=00000000|0=00110101|0=0=10==01|=0==000100|0010101=10|··········|-| 1119,20|
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Status: Finished: 1.530/1.530 games played.
White Wins 658(43,01%) | Black Wins 600(39,22%) | Draws 272(17,78%)
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France Teams
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France Team 1:Average Elo: 2338
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Bouard-1: Prune 3.2.1 x64(5Pct)
Bouard-2: Stash 37.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)
Bouard-3: Demolito 2023.11 x64(Pext-5Pct)
Bouard-4: Isa 4.5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)
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France Team 2Average Elo: 2196
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Board-1: Simbelmyne 1.10.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)
Board-2: Senpai 2.0 x64(5Pct)t)
Board-3: Minic 3.41 x64(5Pct)
Board-4: Amoeba 3.4 x64(5Pct)
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Italy Qualifier
Sweden Qualifier
Brazil Qualifier
Turkey Qualifier
UK Qualifier
Czechoslovakia Qualifier
Canada Qualifier
Netherlands Qualifier

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goni-K26
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Re: 2026 World Chess Engine Team Championship

Post by goni-K26 »

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The Russia Qualifier: Road to the WCETC
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Participants:
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No |           Engine Name           | Elo  |    Author           |Country |
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 1 | Reckless 0.9.0d2 x64(AVX2-5Pct) | 2853 | Arseniy Surkov      | Russia | Reckless 0.9.0-dev-2a847427
 2 | Reckless 0.8.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   | 2856 | Arseniy Surkov      | Russia | 
 3 | Uralochka 3.42a x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 2724 | Ivan Maklyakov      | Russia | 
 4 | Uralochka 3.41a x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 2724 | Ivan Maklyakov      | Russia | 
 5 | Equisetum 1.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)    | 2573 | Alexander Litov     | Russia | 
 6 | Petrel 3.3.1 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     | 2417 | Aleks Peshkov       | Russia | 
 7 | RukChess 4.2.0 x64(5Pct)        | 2371 | Ilya Rukavishnikov  | Russia | 
 8 | RukChess 4.1.0 x64(5Pct)        | 2371 | Ilya Rukavishnikov  | Russia | 
 9 | Counter 5.5 x64(5Pct)           | 2330 | Vadim Chizhov       | Russia | 
10 | Gull 3 x64(5Pct)                | 2256 | Vadim Demichev      | Russia | 
11 | SmarThink 1.98 x64(5Pct)        | 2130 | Sergei Markoff      | Russia | 
12 | Quazar 0.4 x64(5Pct)            | 1951 | Dmitry Morozov      | Russia | 
13 | Shallow 5.0 x64(5Pct)           | 1909 | Dmitry Sultanov     | Russia | 
14 | Zevra 2.6.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)      | 1872 | Oleg Smirnov        | Russia | 
15 | Bison 9.11 x64(5Pct)            | 1803 | Ivan Bonkin         | Russia | 
16 | Ufim 8.02 w32(5Pct)             | 1699 | Niyaz Khasanov      | Russia | 
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Info: (5Pct) indicates the engine was tested using exactly 5% of the standard 3m + 2s Blitz time control.

This is the official selection phase to form the Russia National Team for the upcoming World Chess Engine Team Championship.
The Mission: To find the elite engines capable of representing the region on the global stage.

The Rule of the Iron Fist:
NOTE: I used two engine versions(Reckless, Uralochka, RukChess) in some cases because the number of teams is small.
This ensures more games are played and the qualification becomes more accurate.
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Final Standing:
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 No |             Name                |Points |Games|  Elo   |  +/-  | Score |
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  1 | Reckless 0.8.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   | 130,0 | 140 | 2858,6 |  -1,4 | 92,8% |
  2 | Reckless 0.9.0d2 x64(AVX2-5Pct) | 125,5 | 140 | 2853,8 |  -6,2 | 89,6% |
  3 | Uralochka 3.42a x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 118,5 | 140 | 2731,3 |  -1,6 | 84,6% |
  4 | Uralochka 3.41a x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 111,5 | 140 | 2725,0 |  -8,0 | 79,6% |
  5 | Equisetum 1.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)    | 107,0 | 150 | 2579,1 |  -3,9 | 71,3% |
  6 | Petrel 3.3.1 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     |  94,0 | 150 | 2309,6 |  +9,6 | 62,6% |
  7 | RukChess 4.2.0 x64(5Pct)        |  82,5 | 140 | 2213,3 | +13,4 | 58,9% |
  8 | Counter 5.5 x64(5Pct)           |  77,0 | 150 | 2327,3 |  -7,6 | 51,3% |
  9 | RukChess 4.1.0 x64(5Pct)        |  74,0 | 140 | 2230,1 |  +6,1 | 52,8% |
 10 | Gull 3 x64(5Pct)                |  71,5 | 150 | 2255,0 |  -3,0 | 47,6% |
 11 | SmarThink 1.98 x64(5Pct)        |  55,0 | 150 | 2121,6 |  -3,3 | 36,6% |
 12 | Shallow 5.0 x64(5Pct)           |  33,5 | 150 | 1906,9 |  +1,1 | 22,3% |
 13 | Quazar 0.4 x64(5Pct)            |  29,5 | 150 | 1941,3 |  -7,7 | 19,6% |
 14 | Zevra 2.6.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)      |  26,5 | 150 | 1804,8 |  +4,8 | 17,6% |
 15 | Bison 9.11 x64(5Pct)            |  20,5 | 150 | 1797,0 |  -1,0 | 13,6% |
 16 | Ufim 8.02 w32(5Pct)             |  13,5 | 150 | 1692,5 |  +2,6 |  9,0% |
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Crosstable:
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Rank|              Name              |  Score  |-|Reckless 0|Reckless 0|Uralochka |Uralochka |Equisetum |Petrel 3.3|RukChess 4|RukChess 4|Counter 5.|Gull 3 x64|SmarThink |Shallow 5.|Quazar 0.4|Zevra 2.6.|Bison 9.11|Ufim 8.02 |-|  S-B   |
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  1-|Reckless 0.8.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   |135.0/150|-|··········|==========|==111====1|1=11=11===|1=1==1=11=|1111=111=1|111=111111|1111111111|1111111111|11111=1111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|-| 8894,70|
  2-|Reckless 0.9.0d2 x64(AVX2-5Pct) |130.5/150|-|==========|··········|===11==1==|101=1===1=|=1=1=111=1|111==11101|11=11=11=1|1111=11111|1111111111|1111111111|111==11111|=111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|-| 8535,50|
  3-|Uralochka 3.42a x64(AVX2-5Pct)  |123.5/150|-|==000====0|===00==0==|··········|==========|=1=11==11=|1===011111|1111011111|11111=1111|111=111111|1111=11111|1111=11111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|-| 7658,00|
  4-|Uralochka 3.41a x64(AVX2-5Pct)  |116.5/150|-|0=00=00===|010=0===0=|==========|··········|1==1111=01|=10=1=111=|11=1===111|111==1==11|11011==111|==1111=111|0111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|111111111=|1111111111|-| 7147,70|
  5-|Equisetum 1.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)    |107.0/150|-|0=0==0=00=|=0=0=000=0|=0=00==00=|0==0000=10|··········|=01111111=|0110=11011|=111===011|11==111111|1111110011|111111111=|1111111111|1111111111|111111=111|1111111111|1111111111|-| 6081,50|
  6-|Petrel 3.3.1 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     | 94.0/150|-|0000=000=0|000==00010|0===100000|=01=0=000=|=10000000=|··········|==1===1==0|==11101===|11=0====11|==0=11011=|=111111111|111111111=|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|-| 4933,20|
  7-|RukChess 4.2.0 x64(5Pct)        | 87.5/150|-|000=000000|00=00=00=0|0000100000|00=0===000|1001=00100|==0===0==1|··········|==========|1=11111=11|=00==0101=|1111111=10|1111111111|1111=11111|1011111111|111=111111|1111111111|-| 4442,20|
  8-|RukChess 4.1.0 x64(5Pct)        | 79.0/150|-|0000000000|0000=00000|00000=0000|000==0==00|=000===100|==00010===|==========|··········|=0=1001==0|01111100=1|11=01111=0|111111111=|1111111111|111111111=|111=1111=1|1=111=1111|-| 3776,20|
  9-|Counter 5.5 x64(5Pct)           | 77.0/150|-|0000000000|0000000000|000=000000|00100==000|00==000000|00=1====00|0=00000=00|=1=0110==1|··········|==111==0=1|1=0=111111|1111111111|1111111111|1111111111|=011111111|1111111111|-| 3401,20|
 10-|Gull 3 x64(5Pct)                | 71.5/150|-|00000=0000|0000000000|0000=00000|==0000=000|0000001100|==1=00100=|=11==1010=|10000011=0|==000==1=0|··········|1=11=11111|01=1110111|01=1011111|11=10110=1|1111111111|11=11=1111|-| 3444,50|
 11-|SmarThink 1.98 x64(5Pct)        | 55.0/150|-|0000000000|000==00000|0000=00000|1000000000|000000000=|=000000000|0000000=01|00=10000=1|0=1=000000|0=00=00000|··········|1111=11011|11=1110111|10=1=11101|1111111111|1111111111|-| 2064,00|
 12-|Shallow 5.0 x64(5Pct)           | 33.5/150|-|0000000000|=000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|000000000=|0000000000|000000000=|0000000000|10=0001000|0000=00100|··········|1=011=0=0=|1011011110|1===11111=|=1=1110111|-| 1018,00|
 13-|Quazar 0.4 x64(5Pct)            | 29.5/150|-|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000=00000|0000000000|0000000000|10=0100000|00=0001000|0=100=1=1=|··········|=011011=01|1001=10011|1=1=1=1111|-|  859,00|
 14-|Zevra 2.6.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)      | 26.5/150|-|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|000000=000|0000000000|0100000000|000000000=|0000000000|00=01001=0|01=0=00010|0100100001|=100100=10|··········|=110111=01|1100010=01|-|  982,75|
 15-|Bison 9.11 x64(5Pct)            | 20.5/150|-|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|000000000=|0000000000|0000000000|000=000000|000=0000=0|=100000000|0000000000|0000000000|0===00000=|0110=01100|=001000=10|··········|==1=11=11=|-|  677,00|
 16-|Ufim 8.02 w32(5Pct)             | 13.5/150|-|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0000000000|0=000=0000|0000000000|00=00=0000|0000000000|=0=0001000|0=0=0=0000|0011101=10|==0=00=00=|··········|-|  458,75|
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Status: Finished: 1.170/1.170 games played.
White Wins 514(43,93%) | Black Wins 478(40,85%) | Draws 178(15,21%)
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Russia Teams
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Russia Team 1:Average Elo: 2643
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Bouard-1: Reckless 0.9.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)
Bouard-2: Uralochka 3.42a x64(AVX2-5Pct)
Bouard-3: Equisetum 1.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)
Bouard-4: Petrel 3.3.1 x64(BMI2-5Pct)
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Russia Team 2Average Elo: 2272
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Bouard-1: RukChess 4.2.0 x64(5Pct)
Bouard-2: Counter 5.5 x64(5Pct)
Bouard-3: Gull 3 x64(5Pct)
Bouard-4: SmarThink 1.98 x64(5Pct)
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Italy Qualifier
Sweden Qualifier
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UK Qualifier
Czechoslovakia Qualifier
Canada Qualifier
Netherlands Qualifier
France Qualifier
Vinvin
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Re: 2026 World Chess Engine Team Championship

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goni-K26 wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 10:50 am ...
7 | Senpai 2.0 x64(5Pct) | 2152 | Fabien Letouzey | France |
Senpai 3.0 is out for some time now : https://computerchess.org.uk/404/cgi/co ... +opponents
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Re: 2026 World Chess Engine Team Championship

Post by goni-K26 »

Vinvin wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 2:41 pm
goni-K26 wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 10:50 am ...
7 | Senpai 2.0 x64(5Pct) | 2152 | Fabien Letouzey | France |
Senpai 3.0 is out for some time now : https://computerchess.org.uk/404/cgi/co ... +opponents
Look, it's simple. The official page (http://www.chessprogramming.net/senpai/) clearly lists v2.0 as the last release.
Thanks for the info, but I don't test binaries from unknown or unofficial sources. The author's official page still lists v2.0 as the latest release, so I'll stick with that. I prefer verified builds over untrusted links.
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Re: 2026 World Chess Engine Team Championship

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The Iberian Peninsula Qualifier: Road to the WCETC
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Participants:
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Code: Select all

No |       Engine Name           | Elo  |    Author           | Country  |
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 1 | Starzix 6.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 2769 | Ricardo Pinto       | Portugal |
 2 | Pawn 4.0 x64(Haswell-5Pct)  | 2615 | Rui Coelhopedro     | Portugal |
 3 | Oxide 1.4.0 x64(5Pct)       | 2372 | M. A. Rodriguez     | Spain    |
 4 | DanaSah 9.1 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 2267 | Pedro Castro        | Spain    |
 5 | Atlas 4.35 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   | 2180 | Andres Manzanares   | Spain    |
 6 | EveAnn 3.2 x64(5Pct)        | 2101 | Andres Valverde     | Spain    |
 7 | Rhetoric 1.4.3 x64(5Pct)    | 1853 | Alberto Sanjuan     | Spain    |
 8 | Andscacs 0.95 x64(5Pct)     | 2290 | Daniel Jose         | Andorra  |
 9 | Weiawaga 6.0 x64(5Pct)      | 2438 | Kyle Krowpman       | USA      | Wildcard
10 | Petrel 3.3.1 x64(BMI2-5Pct) | 2417 | Aleks Peshkov       | Russia   | Wildcard
11 | Houdini 5.01 x64(5Pct)      | 2401 | Robert Houdart      | Belgium  | Wildcard
12 | Critter 1.6a x64(5Pct)      | 2280 | Richard Vida        | Slovakia | Benchmark
---|-----------------------------|------|---------------------|----------|
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Info: (5Pct) indicates the engine was tested using exactly 5% of the standard 3m + 2s Blitz time control.

Tournament Participation & Eligibility

I have included Wildcards and Benchmarks (Weiawaga 6.0, Petrel 3.3.1, Houdini 5.01, Critter 1.6a) to raise the overall level of the competition.
Strict Eligibility Rule:
These entries have zero qualifying rights.
They are completely excluded from team selection, regardless of their final ranking.
Even if a Wildcard or Benchmark wins the event, they will not be included on any team for this tournament.
Team Formation:
The goal is to assemble one or more teams of four boards each.
Only the top-ranked eligible players from [Iberian Peninsula] will be selected for the final rosters.
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Final Standing:
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 No |             Name            |Points |Games|  Elo   |  +/-  | Score |
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  1 | Starzix 6.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 162,5 | 176 | 2779,1 |  -0,8 | 92,3% |
  2 | Pawn 4.0 x64(Haswell-5Pct)  | 144,0 | 176 | 2626,6 |  +0,7 | 81,8% |
  3 | Weiawaga 6.0 x64(5Pct)      | 109,0 | 176 | 2461,1 |  -5,9 | 61,9% | Wildcard
  4 | Houdini 5.01 x64(5Pct)      | 102,0 | 176 | 2402,1 |  -0,9 | 57,9% | Wildcard
  5 | Petrel 3.3.1 x64(BMI2-5Pct) | 102,0 | 176 | 2360,3 | +10,3 | 57,9% | Wildcard
  6 | Oxide 1.4.0 x64(5Pct)       | 100,0 | 176 | 2351,0 |  +8,0 | 56,8% |
  7 | Critter 1.6a x64(5Pct)      |  75,5 | 176 | 2278,8 |  -1,1 | 42,8% | Benchmark
  8 | DanaSah 9.1 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  |  75,0 | 176 | 2271,8 |  -0,1 | 42,6% |
  9 | Andscacs 0.95 x64(5Pct)     |  74,0 | 176 | 2288,3 |  -4,6 | 42,5% |
 10 | Atlas 4.35 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   |  50,5 | 176 | 2176,8 |  -5,2 | 28,6% |
 11 | EveAnn 3.2 x64(5Pct)        |  50,5 | 176 | 2149,8 |  -0,1 | 28,6% |
 12 | Rhetoric 1.4.3 x64(5Pct)    |  11,0 | 176 | 1847,0 |  +0,0 |  6,2% |
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Crosstable:
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----|----------------------------|---------|-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-|--------|
Rank|            Name            |  Score  |-|Starzix 6|Pawn 4.0 |Weiawaga |Houdini 5|Petrel 3.|Oxide 1.4|Critter 1|DanaSah 9|Andscacs |EveAnn 3.|Atlas 4.3|Rhetoric |-|  S-B   |
----|----------------------------|---------|-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-|--------|
  1-|Starzix 6.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  |162.5/176|-|·········|10,0- 6,0|13,5- 2,5|15,5- 0,5|16,0- 0,0|14,5- 1,5|14,5- 1,5|15,5- 0,5|15,5- 0,5|15,5- 0,5|16,0- 0,0|16,0- 0,0|-|  12745,|
  2-|Pawn 4.0 x64(Haswell-5Pct)  |144.0/176|-| 6,0-10,0|·········|14,0- 2,0|13,0- 3,0|12,5- 3,5|12,0- 4,0|13,0- 3,0|14,5- 1,5|15,5- 0,5|14,5- 1,5|14,0- 2,0|15,0- 1,0|-|  11122,|
  3-|Weiawaga 6.0 x64(5Pct)      |109.0/176|-| 2,5-13,5| 2,0-14,0|·········| 8,0- 8,0|10,5- 5,5| 8,0- 8,0|13,0- 3,0|12,5- 3,5|12,0- 4,0|13,0- 3,0|13,5- 2,5|14,0- 2,0|-| 7680,50|
  4-|Houdini 5.01 x64(5Pct)      |102.0/176|-| 0,5-15,5| 3,0-13,0| 8,0- 8,0|·········| 8,0- 8,0| 5,5-10,5|12,0- 4,0|12,0- 4,0|12,5- 3,5|10,0- 6,0|15,0- 1,0|15,5- 0,5|-| 6915,20|
  5-|Petrel 3.3.1 x64(BMI2-5Pct) |102.0/176|-| 0,0-16,0| 3,5-12,5| 5,5-10,5| 8,0- 8,0|·········| 7,5- 8,5|12,5- 3,5| 9,0- 7,0|12,0- 4,0|15,0- 1,0|13,5- 2,5|15,5- 0,5|-| 6786,00|
  6-|Oxide 1.4.0 x64(5Pct)       |100.0/176|-| 1,5-14,5| 4,0-12,0| 8,0- 8,0|10,5- 5,5| 8,5- 7,5|·········| 9,0- 7,0|11,0- 5,0| 8,0- 8,0|13,0- 3,0|12,0- 4,0|14,5- 1,5|-| 7148,20|
  7-|Critter 1.6a x64(5Pct)      | 75.5/176|-| 1,5-14,5| 3,0-13,0| 3,0-13,0| 4,0-12,0| 3,5-12,5| 7,0- 9,0|·········| 7,5- 8,5| 6,0-10,0|13,0- 3,0|11,5- 4,5|15,5- 0,5|-| 4882,00|
  8-|DanaSah 9.1 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 75.0/176|-| 0,5-15,5| 1,5-14,5| 3,5-12,5| 4,0-12,0| 7,0- 9,0| 5,0-11,0| 8,5- 7,5|·········| 7,0- 9,0|11,0- 5,0|11,5- 4,5|15,5- 0,5|-| 4767,20|
  9-|Andscacs 0.95 x64(5Pct)     | 74.0/176|-| 0,5-15,5| 0,5-15,5| 4,0-12,0| 3,5-12,5| 4,0-12,0| 8,0- 8,0|10,0- 6,0| 9,0- 7,0|·········|10,5- 5,5| 8,5- 7,5|15,5- 0,5|-| 4714,20|
 10-|EveAnn 3.2 x64(5Pct)        | 50.5/176|-| 0,5-15,5| 1,5-14,5| 3,0-13,0| 6,0-10,0| 1,0-15,0| 3,0-13,0| 3,0-13,0| 5,0-11,0| 5,5-10,5|·········| 9,0- 7,0|13,0- 3,0|-| 3244,20|
 11-|Atlas 4.35 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   | 50.5/176|-| 0,0-16,0| 2,0-14,0| 2,5-13,5| 1,0-15,0| 2,5-13,5| 4,0-12,0| 4,5-11,5| 4,5-11,5| 7,5- 8,5| 7,0- 9,0|·········|15,0- 1,0|-| 3068,20|
 12-|Rhetoric 1.4.3 x64(5Pct)    | 11.0/176|-| 0,0-16,0| 1,0-15,0| 2,0-14,0| 0,5-15,5| 0,5-15,5| 1,5-14,5| 0,5-15,5| 0,5-15,5| 0,5-15,5| 3,0-13,0| 1,0-15,0|·········|-|  928,25|
----|----------------------------|---------|-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-|--------|
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Status: Finished: 1.056/1.056 games played.
White Wins 439(41,57%) | Black Wins 377(35,70%) | Draws 240(22,73%)
Download Pgn Games(Zip)
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The Iberian Team Selection
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Board 1: Starzix 6.0 (Portugal)
Board 2: Pawn 4.0 (Portugal)
Board 3: Oxide 1.4.0 (Spain)
Board 4: DanaSah 9.1 (Spain)

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European Team Qualifiers
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The following engines have earned a spot in the European Qualifier Tournament by maintaining a rating of 2000+ Elo:
  • Andscacs 0.95 (Andorra) — 2288.3
  • Atlas 4.35 (Spain) — 2176.8
  • EveAnn 3.2 (Spain) — 2149.8
These engines will join a new field of international competitors to battle for positions on the final European Team(s).
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Re: 2026 World Chess Engine Team Championship

Post by goni-K26 »

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Northern Europe: Road to the WCETC
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Participants:
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Code: Select all

No |       Engine Name            | Elo  |    Author          | Country |
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 1 | Arcanum 2.7 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   | 2394 | Lars Aurud         | Norway  |
 2 | Weiss 2.0 x64(Pext-5Pct)     | 2289 | Terje Kirstihagen  | Norway  |
 3 | Grail 1.1.0 x64(5Pct)        | 2240 | Jorgen Hanssen     | Norway  |
 4 | Axiom 2.1.0 x64(5Pct)        | 1924 | Sindre Wolden      | Norway  |
 5 | Glaurung 2.2 x64(5Pct)       | 1920 | Tord Romstad       | Norway  |
 6 | Meltdown 1.11 x64(BMI2-5Pct) | 2114 | Hans Binderup      | Denmark |
 7 | Frenzee 3.5.19 x64(5Pct)     | 1844 | Sune Fischer       | Denmark |
 8 | Gandalf 7.0 x64(5Pct)        | 1735 | Sten Suurbulle     | Denmark |
 9 | Hakkapeliitta TCEC x64(5Pct) | 2003 | Mikko Aarnos       | Finland |
10 | Seawall 20250322 x64(5Pct)   | 2095 | Petur Runolfsson   | Iceland |
11 | Svart 5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)     | 2284 | Cristopher Torgrip | Sweden  |
12 | Houdini 3 x64(5Pct)          | 2303 | Robert Houdart     | Belgium | Benchmark
---|------------------------------|------|--------------------|---------|
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Info: (5Pct) indicates the engine was tested using exactly 5% of the standard 3m + 2s Blitz time control.

Note on Houdini 3:
I have included Houdini 3 as a Benchmark for two main reasons:
  1. Tournament Balance: We had an odd number of participants, and adding Houdini 3 ensures a balanced pairing for every round.
  2. Performance Standard: As a former world-class engine, Houdini 3 serves as a "strength test."
    It helps us measure exactly how modern the other engines are by comparing their performance against a legendary classic.
As a Benchmark, Houdini 3 has zero qualifying rights and cannot join the final team.


Team Formation:
The goal is to assemble one or more teams of four boards each.
Only the top-ranked eligible players from [Northern Europe] will be selected for the final rosters.
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Final Standing:
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 No |             Name             |Points |Games|  Elo   |  +/-  | Score |
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  1 | Arcanum 2.7 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   | 148,0 | 176 | 2365,8 |  +5,8 | 84,0% |
  2 | Svart 5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)     | 132,0 | 176 | 2290,5 |  +3,5 | 75,0% |
  3 | Houdini 3 x64(5Pct)          | 131,0 | 176 | 2317,8 |  -3,2 | 74,4% | Benchmark
  4 | Weiss 2.0 x64(Pext-5Pct)     | 124,5 | 176 | 2286,8 |  -4,2 | 70,7% |
  5 | Grail 1.1.0 x64(5Pct)        | 117,5 | 176 | 2189,0 |  +9,0 | 66,7% |
  6 | Meltdown 1.11 x64(BMI2-5Pct) |  92,0 | 176 | 2101,8 |  +1,9 | 52,2% |
  7 | Seawall 20250322 x64(5Pct)   |  86,5 | 176 | 2106,3 |  -4,6 | 49,1% |
  8 | Hakkapeliitta TCEC x64(5Pct) |  66,5 | 176 | 2001,5 |  -1,5 | 37,7% |
  9 | Glaurung 2.2 x64(5Pct)       |  55,0 | 176 | 1918,9 |  +2,1 | 31,2% |
 10 | Axiom 2.1.0 x64(5Pct)        |  44,0 | 176 | 1913,5 |  -7,5 | 25,0% |
 11 | Frenzee 3.5.19 x64(5Pct)     |  31,5 | 176 | 1837,1 |  -6,8 | 17,8% |
 12 | Gandalf 7.0 x64(5Pct)        |  27,5 | 176 | 1734,1 |  +7,2 | 15,6% |
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Crosstable:
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----|-----------------------------|---------|-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-|--------|
Rank|            Name             |  Score  |-|Arcanum 2|Svart 5.0|Houdini 3|Weiss 2.0|Grail 1.1|Meltdown |Seawall 2|Hakkapeli|Glaurung |Axiom 2.1|Frenzee 3|Gandalf 7|-|  S-B   |
----|-----------------------------|---------|-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-|--------|
  1-|Arcanum 2.7 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   |148.0/176|-|·········|10,5- 5,5| 9,5- 6,5|11,0- 5,0|11,0- 5,0|14,5- 1,5|15,0- 1,0|14,5- 1,5|15,0- 1,0|16,0- 0,0|15,0- 1,0|16,0- 0,0|-|11329,00|
  2-|Svart 5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)     |132.0/176|-| 5,5-10,5|·········|13,0- 3,0| 7,0- 9,0| 9,0- 7,0|13,5- 2,5|12,5- 3,5|14,0- 2,0|13,0- 3,0|15,5- 0,5|15,5- 0,5|13,5- 2,5|-| 9956,70|
  3-|Houdini 3 x64(5Pct)          |131.0/176|-| 6,5- 9,5| 3,0-13,0|·········| 7,5- 8,5|10,5- 5,5|12,0- 4,0|14,5- 1,5|15,5- 0,5|15,5- 0,5|15,0- 1,0|15,0- 1,0|16,0- 0,0|-| 9339,50|
  4-|Weiss 2.0 x64(Pext-5Pct)     |124.5/176|-| 5,0-11,0| 9,0- 7,0| 8,5- 7,5|·········| 7,0- 9,0|11,5- 4,5|12,5- 3,5|13,5- 2,5|13,5- 2,5|13,5- 2,5|14,5- 1,5|16,0- 0,0|-| 9134,20|
  5-|Grail 1.1.0 x64(5Pct)        |117.5/176|-| 5,0-11,0| 7,0- 9,0| 5,5-10,5| 9,0- 7,0|·········|10,0- 6,0| 9,0- 7,0|13,0- 3,0|14,5- 1,5|15,5- 0,5|15,0- 1,0|14,0- 2,0|-| 8405,00|
  6-|Meltdown 1.11 x64(BMI2-5Pct) | 92.0/176|-| 1,5-14,5| 2,5-13,5| 4,0-12,0| 4,5-11,5| 6,0-10,0|·········| 6,5- 9,5|12,0- 4,0|14,0- 2,0|11,0- 5,0|14,5- 1,5|15,5- 0,5|-| 5838,50|
  7-|Seawall 20250322 x64(5Pct)   | 86.5/176|-| 1,0-15,0| 3,5-12,5| 1,5-14,5| 3,5-12,5| 7,0- 9,0| 9,5- 6,5|·········|11,5- 4,5|11,5- 4,5|11,0- 5,0|14,0- 2,0|12,5- 3,5|-| 5604,70|
  8-|Hakkapeliitta TCEC x64(5Pct) | 66.5/176|-| 1,5-14,5| 2,0-14,0| 0,5-15,5| 2,5-13,5| 3,0-13,0| 4,0-12,0| 4,5-11,5|·········|11,0- 5,0|11,0- 5,0|12,0- 4,0|14,5- 1,5|-| 3838,20|
  9-|Glaurung 2.2 x64(5Pct)       | 55.0/176|-| 1,0-15,0| 3,0-13,0| 0,5-15,5| 2,5-13,5| 1,5-14,5| 2,0-14,0| 4,5-11,5| 5,0-11,0|·········|11,0- 5,0|10,0- 6,0|14,0- 2,0|-| 3186,70|
 10-|Axiom 2.1.0 x64(5Pct)        | 44.0/176|-| 0,0-16,0| 0,5-15,5| 1,0-15,0| 2,5-13,5| 0,5-15,5| 5,0-11,0| 5,0-11,0| 5,0-11,0| 5,0-11,0|·········|10,0- 6,0| 9,5- 6,5|-| 2643,20|
 11-|Frenzee 3.5.19 x64(5Pct)     | 31.5/176|-| 1,0-15,0| 0,5-15,5| 1,0-15,0| 1,5-14,5| 1,0-15,0| 1,5-14,5| 2,0-14,0| 4,0-12,0| 6,0-10,0| 6,0-10,0|·········| 7,0- 9,0|-| 2012,70|
 12-|Gandalf 7.0 x64(5Pct)        | 27.5/176|-| 0,0-16,0| 2,5-13,5| 0,0-16,0| 0,0-16,0| 2,0-14,0| 0,5-15,5| 3,5-12,5| 1,5-14,5| 2,0-14,0| 6,5- 9,5| 9,0- 7,0|·········|-| 1693,00|
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The Northern Europe Team:
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Board 1: Arcanum 2.7 (Norway)
Board 2: Svart 5.0 (Sweden)
Board 3: Weiss 2.0 (Norway)
Board 4: Grail 1.1.0 (Norway)
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European Team Qualifiers:
The following engines proceed to the European Qualifiers (+2000 Elo):
  • Meltdown 1.11 (Denmark) — 2101
  • Seawall 20250322 (Iceland) — 2106
  • Hakkapeliitta TCEC (Finland) — 2001
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Re: 2026 World Chess Engine Team Championship

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The Balkans Peninsula Qualifier: Road to the WCETC
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Participants:
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No |         Engine Name            | Elo  |    Author           |  Country  |
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 1-| Clover 9.1 x64(AVX2-5Pct)      | 2783 | Luca Metehau        | Romania   |
 2-| Integral 7.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)    | 2747 | Aron Petkovski      | Macedonia |
 3-| Lambergar 1.3.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct) | 2398 | Janez Podobnik      | Slovenia  |
 4-| Xiphos 0.6 x64(BMI2-5Pct)      | 2375 | Milos Tatarevic     | Serbia    |
 5-| Sturddle 2.5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 2224 | Cristian Vlasceanu  | Romania   |
 6-| Eidolon 1.0.0 x64(GNU-5Pct)    | 2048 | Malanca Daniel      | Romania   |
 7-| ZuriChess Neuchatel x64(5Pct)  | 1931 | Manuel Diaz         | Romania   |
 8-| Tarnished 5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   | 2753 | Anik Patel          | USA       | Wildcard
 9-| PZChessBot 6.1 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 2649 | K. Lu, W. Ma        | Canada    | Wildcard
10-| Minke 5.0.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     | 2566 | Eduardo Marinho     | Brazil    | Wildcard
11-| Houdini 5.01 x64(5Pct)         | 2401 | Robert Houdart      | Belgium   | Benchmark
12-| Critter 1.6a x64(5Pct)         | 2280 | Richard Vida        | Slovakia  | Benchmark
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Info: (5Pct) indicates the engine was tested using exactly 5% of the standard 3m + 2s Blitz time control.

Tournament Participation & Eligibility

I have included Wildcards (Tarnished 5.0, PZChessBot 6.1, Minke 5.0.0) and Benchmarks( Houdini 5.01, Critter 1.6a) to raise the overall level of the competition.
Strict Eligibility Rule:
These entries have zero qualifying rights.
They are completely excluded from team selection, regardless of their final ranking.
Even if a Wildcard or Benchmark wins the event, they will not be included on any team for this tournament.
Team Formation:
The goal is to assemble one or more teams of four boards each.
Only the top-ranked eligible players from [Balkans Peninsula] will be selected for the final rosters.
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Final Standing:
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Code: Select all

 No |              Name              |Points |Games|  Elo   |  +/-  | Score |
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  1 | Clover 9.1 x64(AVX2-5Pct)      | 157,5 | 176 | 2787,3 |  +7,3 | 89,4% | Board-1
  2 | Integral 7.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)    | 149,0 | 176 | 2756,5 |  +1,5 | 84,6% | Board-2
  3 | Tarnished 4.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   | 139,5 | 176 | 2690,3 |  +2,3 | 79,2% | Wildcard
  4 | PZChessBot 6.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 117,0 | 176 | 2594,1 |  -5,8 | 66,4% | Wildcard
  5 | Minke 5.0.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     | 107,0 | 176 | 2500,6 |  +0,6 | 60,7% | Wildcard
  6 | Houdini 5.01 x64(5Pct)         |  86,0 | 176 | 2402,1 |  -0,9 | 48,8% | Benchmark
  7 | Lambergar 1.3.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct) |  81,5 | 176 | 2369,6 |  +0,6 | 46,3% | Board-3
  8 | Xiphos 0.6 x64(BMI2-5Pct)      |  75,5 | 176 | 2373,3 |  -6,7 | 42,8% | Board-4
  9 | Critter 1.6a x64(5Pct)         |  51,0 | 176 | 2266,3 | -13,7 | 28,9% | Benchmark
 10 | Sturddle 2.5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  |  49,5 | 176 | 2082,1 | +20,1 | 28,1% | European Team Qualifiers
 11 | Eidolon 1.0.0 x64(GNU-5Pct)    |  27,0 | 176 | 2050,1 |  -2,8 | 15,3% | European Team Qualifiers
 12 | ZuriChess Neuchatel x64(5Pct)  |  15,5 | 176 | 1926,9 |  -0,1 |  8,8% |
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Crosstable:
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Code: Select all

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Rank|             Name              |  Score  |-|Clover 9.|Integral |Tarnished|PZChessBo|Minke 5.0|Houdini 5|Lambergar|Xiphos 0.|Critter 1|Sturddle |Eidolon 1|ZuriChess|-|  S-B   |
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  1-|Clover 9.1 x64(AVX2-5Pct)      |157.5/176|-|·········| 9,5- 6,5|11,5- 4,5|15,0- 1,0|13,0- 3,0|16,0- 0,0|15,0- 1,0|15,5- 0,5|16,0- 0,0|16,0- 0,0|14,5- 1,5|15,5- 0,5|-|12174,00|
  2-|Integral 7.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)    |149.0/176|-| 6,5- 9,5|·········| 9,0- 7,0|13,0- 3,0|13,0- 3,0|14,0- 2,0|15,5- 0,5|15,5- 0,5|16,0- 0,0|15,5- 0,5|15,5- 0,5|15,5- 0,5|-|11070,00|
  3-|Tarnished 4.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)   |139.5/176|-| 4,5-11,5| 7,0- 9,0|·········|12,5- 3,5|11,0- 5,0|14,0- 2,0|13,5- 2,5|15,5- 0,5|14,5- 1,5|16,0- 0,0|15,0- 1,0|16,0- 0,0|-|10050,00|
  4-|PZChessBot 6.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  |117.0/176|-| 1,0-15,0| 3,0-13,0| 3,5-12,5|·········|10,5- 5,5|13,5- 2,5|13,0- 3,0|12,5- 3,5|14,0- 2,0|14,5- 1,5|15,5- 0,5|16,0- 0,0|-| 7478,70|
  5-|Minke 5.0.0 x64(BMI2-5Pct)     |107.0/176|-| 3,0-13,0| 3,0-13,0| 5,0-11,0| 5,5-10,5|·········| 8,5- 7,5| 9,0- 7,0|12,5- 3,5|15,0- 1,0|13,5- 2,5|16,0- 0,0|16,0- 0,0|-| 6782,00|
  6-|Houdini 5.01 x64(5Pct)         | 86.0/176|-| 0,0-16,0| 2,0-14,0| 2,0-14,0| 2,5-13,5| 7,5- 8,5|·········| 7,5- 8,5| 8,0- 8,0|13,5- 2,5|12,5- 3,5|15,0- 1,0|15,5- 0,5|-| 4839,70|
  7-|Lambergar 1.3.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct) | 81.5/176|-| 1,0-15,0| 0,5-15,5| 2,5-13,5| 3,0-13,0| 7,0- 9,0| 8,5- 7,5|·········| 6,5- 9,5|12,5- 3,5|12,0- 4,0|13,5- 2,5|14,5- 1,5|-| 4723,20|
  8-|Xiphos 0.6 x64(BMI2-5Pct)      | 75.5/176|-| 0,5-15,5| 0,5-15,5| 0,5-15,5| 3,5-12,5| 3,5-12,5| 8,0- 8,0| 9,5- 6,5|·········| 9,0- 7,0|12,5- 3,5|13,5- 2,5|14,5- 1,5|-| 4136,20|
  9-|Critter 1.6a x64(5Pct)         | 51.0/176|-| 0,0-16,0| 0,0-16,0| 1,5-14,5| 2,0-14,0| 1,0-15,0| 2,5-13,5| 3,5-12,5| 7,0- 9,0|·········| 8,0- 8,0|12,0- 4,0|13,5- 2,5|-| 2508,20|
 10-|Sturddle 2.5.0 x64(AVX2-5Pct)  | 49.5/176|-| 0,0-16,0| 0,5-15,5| 0,0-16,0| 1,5-14,5| 2,5-13,5| 3,5-12,5| 4,0-12,0| 3,5-12,5| 8,0- 8,0|·········|12,5- 3,5|13,5- 2,5|-| 2363,50|
 11-|Eidolon 1.0.0 x64(GNU-5Pct)    | 27.0/176|-| 1,5-14,5| 0,5-15,5| 1,0-15,0| 0,5-15,5| 0,0-16,0| 1,0-15,0| 2,5-13,5| 2,5-13,5| 4,0-12,0| 3,5-12,5|·········|10,0- 6,0|-| 1519,50|
 12-|ZuriChess Neuchatel x64(5Pct)  | 15.5/176|-| 0,5-15,5| 0,5-15,5| 0,0-16,0| 0,0-16,0| 0,0-16,0| 0,5-15,5| 1,5-14,5| 1,5-14,5| 2,5-13,5| 2,5-13,5| 6,0-10,0|·········|-|  845,00|
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Status: Finished: 1.056/1.056 games played.
White Wins 446(42,23%) | Black Wins 388(36,74%) | Draws 222(21,02%)
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The Balkans Team Selection
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Board 1: Clover 9.1 (Romania)
Board 2: Integral 7.0 (Macedonia)
Board 3: Lambergar 1.3.0 (Slovenia)
Board 4: Xiphos 0.6 (Serbia)

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European Team Qualifiers
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The following engines from the Balkans pool have earned a spot in the European Qualifier Tournament (2000+ Elo):
  • Sturddle 2.5.0 (Romania) — 2224
  • Eidolon 1.0.0 (Romania) — 2048
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