TCEC – the Top Chess Engine Championship – continues its search for the strongest computer chess software in the world. Stockfish and Komodo are the two main favorites. The battle is on many levels – highest ELO, best tactics, commercial vs open source, number of TCEC medals, history vs future, and so much more. The […]
Komodo and Stockfish finish equal in an exciting Stage 2 of TCEC
Komodo and Stockfish have played a brilliant Stage 2 of the Top Chess Engine Championship, that finished today with an exciting final round. Both engines scored 22,5/30, leaving opposition four points behind. Komodo, with a slightly better SB tiebreak, has clinched the gold medal. However, the real race remains in the upcoming Stage 3, that […]
Komodo strikes first at the TCEC Superfinal
The strongest chess match in history – Season 8 Superfinal between the current TCEC chess engine champion Komodo and the challenger Stockfish – has begun this Friday. (read more about the Superfinal) Komodo started with brilliancy right from game 1. In a slightly better position after a Semi-Slav (6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 Nxg4), Komodo outplayed Stockfish. […]
The Strongest Chess Match in History!
The Superfinal of the Top Chess Engine Championship TCEC is going to take place Nov 3 – Nov 29, 2015. Komodo and Stockfish will clash for the highest computer chess title in what is going to be the strongest chess match in history. Both engines boast ELO of over 3200 and each will come with its […]
Komodo wins TCEC Stage 1a
The reigning TCEC champion Komodo finished first among the engines at the TCEC Season 8 – Stage 1a. Komodo scored 9 points out of 11 rounds to finish unbeaten at the top chess engine championship. Despite Koodo leading during all rounds of the stage, the opposition was close to the champion and the runner-up, Gull, ended […]
The real Kings of Chess
The Real Kings of Chess Are ComputersComputer chess programs can handily beat the best human players in the world—and their games are no less fascinatingBy CHRISTOPHER CHABRISJan. 9, 2015 1:11 p.m. ET In late November, the latest official world chess championship match was staged in a large hall in the Olympic city of Sochi, Russia. […]
Komodo’s victory at TCEC hits major headlines
The victory of Komodo at the Top Computer Chess Championship (TCEC) sent ripples of shock waves through the world of computer chess. It attracted the attention of close to 1 million user sessions in 165+ countries in just 3 months time. The victory of Komodo was the major chess news in international media during the […]
Houdini 4 vs Komodo 8: battle of titans at the Top Computer Chess Championship
Stage 1b of the Top Computer Chess Championship (TCEC) is currently underway and there is little surprise: Houdini 4 and Komodo 8 are clearly dominating the field. After 10 rounds Houdini has the amazing 9,5/10, closely followed by Komodo with 9,0/10. A total of 13 rounds are played and the winner of the Stage can […]
Stockfish is the new TCEC Grand Champion
Stockfish deservedly won this year’s edition of the world strongest computer chess championship TCEC. The Superfinal of Thoresen Computer Engine Competition made us witnesses of another great battle between the giants Komodo and Stockfish. This time the latter didn’t give a chance, leaving the former TCEC champion Komodo full 7 points behind. With a final […]
Stockfish and Komodo exchange blows in TCEC Season 6 – Superfinal
The top two computer engines Stockfish and Komodo exchange blows in TCEC Season 6 – Superfinal. 60% of the last 10 rounds were decisive and every time White was on top. The leader Stockfish won games 27, 31 and 33, but Komodo was catching on it in games 28, 30, and 34. The reigning TCEC […]