Chess Engines Diary

Icarus 1.1 JA wins Challenger Group A edition 07/2026

Another tournament in which Critter 1.6a tested new versions of  chess engines is over. The following qualifiers passed the test and have been admitted to the chess engine league: Bagatur.cpp 1.0, Myrddin 0.96 JA, Cwtch 6, Thrawn 3 JA, Noggin 2.1.

Erinn 1.1 JA - new version chess engine

Rebel 16.3 wins 3 League Chess Engines Diary, edition 07/.2026

Thrawn 3.1 - new version chess engine

Noggin 2.1 - new version chess engine

New version chess engine: Fructosita 1.1.0, ZeroG 1.0.0, Onyx 1.6

Halogen 16.7.2 - pre-release version chess engine

PZChessBot 7.1 - new version chess engine

Moonforge-Chess 1.2.0, Iskelt-Corax 0.3.0, Gilipol 2.00 JA - new chess engines

Renegade 1.3.0 JA - new version chess engine

Ember is a new, promising chess engine. Its previous version participated in the pre-qualification tournament for the chess engine league and scored 50%. New versions are released frequently – we'll see how this engine progresses.

Chesswright 0.1.7, Pet-dragon, Baize 0.12.2 - new chess engines

Icarus 1.1 JA wins Challenger Group B, edition 06/2026

Revolution 5.90-140626 wins Strong Engines Tournament, Tests by Jörn Gronemann, 2026.06.22-23

The Challenger Group A tournament, a qualifying round for the CEDR Chess Engine League, has concluded. Cataphract 1.5 JA won, with Sirius 9.0 in second place, Stash 37.10 JA in third, and Willow 4.0.0 in fourth. These four engines have advanced to the 4th League.

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