Gull chess engine sole leader, ahead of Houdini, Stockfish and Rybka

Round 3 saw yet another drama of the TCEC computer chess championship. The powerful Stockfish 4 (ELO 3100+) was held to a draw by Exchess 7.15b (ELO 2703). After the draws Critter – Komodo and Rybka – Hiarcs, the chess engine Gull 2.2 defeated Equinox to take early sole lead at the computer chess championship.

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Standings R3

Engine               Pts   CS Bon  Elo       1       2       3       4 

0001 Gull 2.2        3.0 4.50 0.0 3062 0026:w+ 0019:b+ 0011:w+ 0002:b* 
0002 Stockfish 4     2.5 6.50 0.0 3100 0013:b+ 0012:w+ 0003:b= 0001:w* 
0003 Exchess 7.15b   2.5 6.00 0.0 2703 0010:b+ 0021:w+ 0002:w= 0005:b* 
0004 Houdini 3       2.5 5.50 0.0 3157 0015:w+ 0007:b= 0018:w+ 0006:b* 
0005 Bouquet 1.8     2.5 5.00 0.0 3063 0024:b+ 0006:w= 0017:b+ 0003:w* 
0006 Junior 13.3     2.5 5.00 0.0 2909 0029:w+ 0005:b= 0016:w+ 0004:w* 
0007 Hiarcs 14       2.0 6.00 0.0 2990 0022:b+ 0004:w= 0009:b= 0010:w* 
0008 Komodo 1063     2.0 5.00 0.0 3081 0020:b+ 0017:w= 0014:b= 0012:w* 
0009 Rybka 4.1       2.0 4.50 0.0 3095 0028:w+ 0018:b= 0007:w= 0013:b* 
0010 Naum 4.2        2.0 4.50 0.0 2981 0003:w- 0025:b+ 0026:w+ 0007:b* 
0011 Equinox 2b      2.0 4.00 0.0 3046 0035:b+ 0027:w+ 0001:b- 0014:w* 
0012 Hannibal 220813 2.0 4.00 0.0 2944 0031:w+ 0002:b- 0028:w+ 0008:b* 
0013 Tornado 4.88    2.0 4.00 0.0 2831 0002:w- 0031:b+ 0024:w+ 0009:w* 
0014 Critter 1.6a    2.0 3.50 0.0 3071 0034:w+ 0016:b= 0008:w= 0011:b* 
0015 Sjeng WC2008    2.0 3.50 0.0 2849 0004:b- 0035:w+ 0027:b+ 0017:w* 
0016 Toga II 280513  1.5 6.00 0.0 2859 0023:b+ 0014:w= 0006:b- 0020:w* 
0017 Spike 1.4       1.5 5.50 0.0 2909 0030:w+ 0008:b= 0005:w- 0015:b* 
0018 Shredder 12     1.5 5.00 0.0 2940 0033:b+ 0009:w= 0004:b- 0022:w* 
0019 Onno 1.27       1.5 4.50 0.0 2837 0036:b+ 0001:w- 0020:b= 0023:w* 
0020 Jonny 6         1.5 4.50 0.0 2784 0008:w- 0030:b+ 0019:w= 0016:b* 
0021 The Baron 3.35a 1.5 4.00 0.0 2585 0025:w= 0003:b- 0032:w+ 0024:b* 
0022 Octochess 5178  1.5 2.50 0.0 2678 0007:w- 0032:b= 0034:w+ 0018:b* 
0023 Delphil 3       1.5 2.50 0.0 2506 0016:w- 0034:b+ 0025:w= 0019:b* 
0024 Crafty 23.6     1.0 5.50 0.0 2756 0005:w- 0029:b+ 0013:b- 0021:w* 
0025 Spark 1         1.0 5.00 0.0 2883 0021:b= 0010:w- 0023:b= 0028:w* 
0026 Gaviota 0.87a8  1.0 5.00 0.0 2713 0001:b- 0036:w+ 0010:b- 0029:w* 
0027 Minkochess 1.3  1.0 4.50 0.0 2836 0032:w+ 0011:b- 0015:w- 0030:b* 
0028 Scorpio 2.76    1.0 4.50 0.0 2786 0009:b- 0033:w+ 0012:b- 0025:b* 
0029 Arminius 100813 1.0 3.50 0.0 2522 0006:b- 0024:w- 0035:b+ 0026:b* 
0030 Redqueen 1.14   1.0 3.00 0.0 2593 0017:b- 0020:w- 0036:b+ 0027:w* 
0031 Alfil 13.1      0.5 4.50 0.0 2615 0012:b- 0013:w- 0033:b= 0035:w* 
0032 Nebula 2        0.5 4.00 0.0 2413 0027:b- 0022:w= 0021:b- 0033:w- 
0033 Hamsters 0.71   0.5 3.00 0.0 2614 0018:w- 0028:b- 0031:w= 0032:b+ 
0034 Bugchess2 1.9   0.0 5.00 0.0 2719 0014:b- 0023:w- 0022:b- 0036:w- 
0035 Arasan 16       0.0 5.00 0.0 2678 0011:w- 0015:b- 0029:w- 0031:b* 
0036 Firefly 2.6     0.0 3.50 0.0 2225 0019:w- 0026:b- 0030:w- 0034:b+