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the Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) Season 10 started on October 14, 2017. It was a competition between 24 chess engines in Stage 1, playing a single round robin, timecontrol 60' + 10" - 8 will qualify for Stage 2. The Superfinal was won with 53-47 by Houdini 6.03 versus Komodo 1970.00

Stages

Stage 1

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Season 10, Stage 1, October 14, 2017 - November 06, 2017. The top 8 qualified for Stage 2.

| # | Engine | Ko | St | Ho | An | Bt | Fi | Ch | Gi | Gu | Fz | Ha | Ni | Jo | Bo | Te | Va | Wa | Ar | Ry | Ne | Fr | Ga | Hk | La | P23 | SB | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Komodo 1937.00 | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 211¾ | | 2 | Stockfish 041017 | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 19 | 203¾ | | 3 | Houdini 6.02 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 16½ | 178¼ | | 4 | Andscacs 0.92 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 162¾ | | 5 | Booot 6.2 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | x | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 15 | 149¾ | | 6 | Fire 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 141 | | 7 | Chiron 040917 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 14½ | 145½ | | 8 | Ginkgo 2 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 14½ | 139¼ | | 9 | Gull 3 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14½ | 137¼ | | 10 | Fizbo 1.91 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 126 | | 11 | Hannibal 121017 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12½ | 118¾ | | 12 | Nirvana 2.4 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12½ | 114½ | | 13 | Jonny 8.1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | x | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12½ | 113¾ | | 14 | Bobcat 8 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11 | 97 | | 15 | Texel 1.07a35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 94¾ | | 16 | Vajolet2 2.3.2 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | x | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | 92 | | 17 | Wasp 2.5 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | x | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ | 90¼ | | 18 | Arasan 20.2 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | x | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | 81 | | 19 | Rybka 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 77½ | | 20 | Nemorino 3.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 44¾ | | 21 | Fruit 3.2 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | x | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 45¼ | | 22 | Gaviota 1.01 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | x | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 43¾ | | 23 | Hakkapeliitta 210416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | x | 1 | 3 | 14¾ | | 24 | Laser 200917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 14¾ |

SB - Sonneborn–Berger score

Stage 2

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Season 10, Stage 2, November 06 - 20, 2017. The top two, Houdini and Komodo will meet in the Superfinal. The only unbeaten engine, Stockfish narrowly missed the superfinal.

| # | Engine | Ho | Ko | St | Fi | Ch | Gi | An | Bo | P28 | SB | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Houdini 6.02 | ···· | ½01½ | ½½½½ | ½½1½ | 111½ | 1½1½ | ½1½½ | 1½1½ | 18½ | 237¾ | | 2 | Komodo 1959.00 | ½10½ | ···· | ½½0½ | ½½1½ | ½1½1 | 11½½ | 1½11 | ½1½1 | 18½ | 232½ | | 3 | Stockfish 051117 | ½½½½ | ½½1½ | ···· | ½1½1 | ½½½½ | ½11½ | 1½½½ | ½1½1 | 18 | 237¾ | | 4 | Fire 6.2 | ½½0½ | ½½0½ | ½0½0 | ···· | ½½1½ | ½½½1 | 1½½1 | ½1½1 | 15 | 188½ | | 5 | Chiron 251017 | 000½ | ½0½0 | ½½½½ | ½½0½ | ···· | ½½½1 | ½½½½ | ½½½½ | 11½ | 152½ | | 6 | Ginkgo 2.01 | 0½0½ | 00½½ | ½00½ | ½½½0 | ½½½0 | ···· | 1½½½ | ½½½½ | 10½ | 139.¾ | | 7 | Andscacs 0.921 | ½0½½ | 0½00 | 0½½½ | 0½½0 | ½½½½ | 0½½½ | ···· | ½½½½ | 10 | 137¾ | | 8 | Booot 6.2 | 0½0½ | ½0½0 | ½0½0 | ½0½0 | ½½½½ | ½½½½ | ½½½½ | ···· | 10 | 134 |

SB - Sonneborn–Berger score

Superfinal

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The Season 10 Superfinal between Houdini 6.03 and Komodo 1970.00 was played from November 20 until December 08, 2017. 100 games with 50 different openings selected by Jeroen Noomen [3] .

| # | Engine | W | D | L | P100 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Houdini 6.03 | 15 | 76 | 9 | 53 | | 2 | Komodo 1970.00 | 9 | 76 | 15 | 47 |

| Games | Opening | Results | Points | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | ECO | Name | Ko-Ho | Ho-Ko | Ko | | Ho | Ko | | Ho | | 1 | 2 | | no book | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | | 3 | 4 | B48 | Sicilian: Taimanov, 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 | ½-½ | 1-0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 1½ | - | 2½ | | 5 | 6 | E69 | King's Indian: Fianchetto, Classical, 9.h3 Qb6 10.c5 | ½-½ | 1-0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 2 | - | 4 | | 7 | 8 | C93 | Spanish: Closed, Smyslov, 12.Nf1 Bd7 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | | 9 | 10 | D43 | Semi-Slav: Moscow, 6.Bh4 Gambit, 7.e4 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 6 | | 11 | 12 | C02 | French: Advance, Euwe, 6.a3 | ½-½ | 1-0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 4½ | - | 7½ | | 13 | 14 | A52 | Budapest: Rubinstein, 4...Bb4+ | ½-½ | 1-0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 5 | - | 9 | | 15 | 16 | B15 | Caro-Kann: Tartakower, 6.c3 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | - | 10 | | 17 | 18 | D36 | QGD: Exchange, Main Line, 9.Nge2 Re8 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | - | 11 | | 19 | 20 | B69 | Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer, 7...a6, 9.f4 Be7 10.Nf3 b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Kb1 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 12 | | 21 | 22 | E28 | Nimzo-Indian: Sämisch, 5...O-O 6.e3 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | - | 13 | | 23 | 24 | C41 | Philidor: Improved Hanham | ½-½ | 1-0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 9½ | - | 14½ | | 25 | 26 | A21 | English: Lukin, 5.Ng5 c6 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 10½ | - | 15½ | | 27 | 28 | B03 | Alekhine | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 11½ | - | 16½ | | 29 | 30 | E90 | King's Indian: 5.Nf3 O-O 6.h3 e5 7.d5 a5 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 12½ | - | 17½ | | 31 | 32 | C13 | French: Chatard-Alekhine Attack | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 13½ | - | 18½ | | 33 | 34 | D20 | QGA: 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 14½ | - | 19½ | | 35 | 36 | B81 | Sicilian: Scheveningen, Keres, 6...h6 7.Rg1 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 15½ | - | 20½ | | 37 | 38 | A45 | Trompowsky: 2...Ne4 3.Bf4 c5 4.f3 Qa5+ 5.c3 Nf6 6.d5 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 16½ | - | 21½ | | 39 | 40 | C75 | Spanish: Modern Steinitz, Rubinstein Variation | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1 | - | 1 | 17½ | - | 22½ | | 41 | 42 | D05 | Colle: 3...e6 4.Bd3 c5 | ½-½ | 1-0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 18 | - | 24 | | 43 | 44 | B12 | Caro-Kann: Advance, 3...c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 19 | - | 25 | | 45 | 46 | D70 | Neo-Grünfeld: Alekhine's, 7.Be3 O-O | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 20 | - | 26 | | 47 | 48 | B07 | Pirc: 4.Be3, 150 Attack | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 21 | - | 27 | | 49 | 50 | E81 | King's Indian: Sämisch, 5...O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.d5 | 1-0 | ½-½ | 1½ | - | ½ | 22½ | - | 27½ | | 51 | 52 | B85 | Sicilian: Scheveningen, Classical, Main Line, 9...Nc6 10.a4 Qc7 | ½-½ | 0-1 | 1½ | - | ½ | 24 | - | 28 | | 53 | 54 | D12 | Slav: 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg4 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 25 | - | 29 | | 55 | 56 | C25 | Vienna: Steinitz Gambit | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 26 | - | 30 | | 57 | 58 | A67 | Benoni: Four Pawns, Taimanov | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1 | - | 1 | 27 | - | 31 | | 59 | 60 | C10 | French: 3.Nc3 Nc6 | ½-½ | 1-0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 27½ | - | 32½ | | 61 | 62 | D20 | QGA | ½-½ | 1-0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 28 | - | 34 | | 63 | 64 | C61 | Spanish: Bird's, 5.O-O Bc5 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 29 | - | 35 | | 65 | 66 | A43 | Old Benoni: Neo-Benko, 4.Bg5 | 1-0 | ½-½ | 1½ | - | ½ | 30½ | - | 35½ | | 67 | 68 | B90 | Sicilian: Najdorf, 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 | ½-½ | 1-0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 31 | - | 37 | | 69 | 70 | A34 | English: Symmetrical, 3 Knights, 5.e4 Nb4 6.Bc4 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 32 | - | 38 | | 71 | 72 | B01 | Scandinavian: 2...Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 33 | - | 39 | | 73 | 74 | E92 | King's Indian: Petrosian, Stein, Main Line, 10...Qe8 11.O-O Bd7 | 1-0 | ½-½ | 1½ | - | ½ | 34½ | - | 39½ | | 75 | 76 | C45 | Scotch: 4.Nxd4 Bb4+ | ½-½ | 1-0 | ½ | - | 1½ | 35 | - | 41 | | 77 | 78 | A91 | Dutch: 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nh3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 c6 | 0-1 | ½-½ | ½ | - | 1½ | 35½ | - | 42½ | | 79 | 80 | B12 | Caro-Kann: Advance, 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 | ½-½ | 0-1 | 1½ | - | ½ | 37 | - | 43 | | 81 | 82 | E11 | Bogo-Indian: 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.a3 Bxd2+ | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 38 | - | 44 | | 83 | 84 | B47 | Sicilian: Taimanov, 6.f4 a6 7.Nxc6 | 1-0 | ½-½ | 1½ | - | ½ | 39½ | - | 44½ | | 85 | 86 | D31 | QGD: Alatortsev, 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.g4 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 40½ | - | 45½ | | 87 | 88 | C16 | French: Winawer, Petrosian, 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 b6 7.Qg4 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1 | - | 1 | 41½ | - | 46½ | | 89 | 90 | A58 | Benko Gambit: Fianchetto, Main Line, 11.Rb1 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 42½ | - | 47½ | | 91 | 92 | C96 | Spanish: Closed, Chigorin, Keres Variation | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 43½ | - | 48½ | | 93 | 94 | D45 | Semi-Slav: 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd2 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 44½ | - | 49½ | | 95 | 96 | C34 | KGA | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 45½ | - | 50½ | | 97 | 98 | E99 | King's Indian: Mar del Plata, 10.f3 f5 11.Nd3 Nf6 12.Bd2 f4 13.c5 | 0-1 | ½-½ | ½ | - | 1½ | 46 | - | 52 | | 99 | 100 | B78 | Sicilian: Dragon, Yugoslav, 10.O-O-O Rc8 | ½-½ | ½-½ | 1 | - | 1 | 47 | - | 53 |

Rapid

A rapid double round robin with all 24 participants was played from December 08 until December 25, 2017. Time control was 15' + 10". Stockfish 051117 won by a narrow margin of ½ point ahead of the unbeaten runner up Houdini 6.03. Komodo 1959.00 came in third.

| # | Engine | St | Ho | Ko | Fe | Ch | Gi | An | Te | Fi | Jo | Bo | La | Gu | Ni | Ry | Ha | Wa | Bb | Ne | Ar | Va | Hk | Fr | Ga | P46 | SB | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Stockfish 051117 | x | ½0 | 1½ | 11 | ½½ | 1½ | 11 | ½1 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 841½ | | 2 | Houdini 6.03 | ½1 | x | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39½ | 832 | | 3 | Komodo 1959.00 | 0½ | ½½ | x | 1½ | ½½ | ½1 | ½1 | ½½ | ½1 | ½1 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | ½1 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ½½ | 11 | 36 | 751¾ | | 4 | Fire 6.2 | 00 | ½½ | 0½ | x | 1½ | 0½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | ½1 | ½1 | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33½ | 661¾ | | 5 | Chiron 251017 | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | x | 01 | 0½ | ½½ | ½1 | 01 | ½1 | 01 | 11 | 11 | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 01 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 31 | 633¾ | | 6 | Ginkgo 2.01 | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | 1½ | 10 | x | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | 11 | ½½ | 11 | ½½ | 11 | ½½ | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 580¾ | | 7 | Andscacs 0.921 | 00 | 0½ | ½0 | 0½ | 1½ | 1½ | x | ½0 | ½½ | 1½ | ½0 | ½1 | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | 11 | ½½ | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 29 | 554 | | 8 | Texel 1.07a35 | ½0 | 00 | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | x | ½0 | 0½ | ½½ | ½1 | 0½ | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 28½ | 542¼ | | 9 | Fizbo 1.91 | 0½ | 0½ | ½0 | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | x | 11 | 0½ | 10 | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | ½½ | 11 | 1½ | 11 | ½1 | 28 | 552 | | 10 | Jonny 8.1 | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | 10 | 0½ | 0½ | 1½ | 00 | x | ½1 | 0½ | ½½ | 11 | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 25½ | 477¼ | | 11 | Booot 6.2 | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | ½0 | ½1 | ½½ | 1½ | ½0 | x | 0½ | 1½ | ½½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½1 | 11 | 11 | ½½ | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 25½ | 464¾ | | 12 | Laser 271117 | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | 10 | ½½ | ½0 | ½0 | 01 | 1½ | 1½ | x | 0½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½1 | ½0 | 11 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | ½1 | 24 | 460½ | | 13 | Gull 3 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | ½½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | 1½ | x | ½½ | 0½ | 11 | ½1 | 11 | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | 10 | 11 | ½1 | 22½ | 421 | | 14 | Nirvana 2.4 | 00 | 0½ | ½0 | 0½ | 00 | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½0 | 00 | ½½ | 1½ | ½½ | x | ½½ | ½½ | ½0 | 10 | 1½ | ½1 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 1½ | 21½ | 393¾ | | 15 | Rybka 4.1 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | 00 | ½½ | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | 1½ | ½½ | x | ½0 | 10 | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 20½ | 371½ | | 16 | Hannibal 121017 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½½ | ½½ | 00 | ½½ | 00 | ½½ | 0½ | ½0 | 00 | ½½ | ½1 | x | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 19½ | 328 | | 17 | Wasp 2.5 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | ½½ | 00 | 00 | ½½ | ½0 | ½1 | ½0 | ½1 | 01 | ½½ | x | ½1 | ½0 | ½1 | ½1 | ½1 | ½1 | ½1 | 18½ | 325¼ | | 18 | Bobcat 8 | ½0 | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | ½0 | ½½ | 00 | 0½ | 0½ | 1½ | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | ½½ | ½0 | ½0 | x | 10 | ½1 | 1½ | ½1 | 11 | ½1 | 17½ | 315 | | 19 | Nemorino 3.04a | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | ½0 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | ½½ | 0½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½1 | 01 | x | ½½ | 01 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 16½ | 263¾ | | 20 | Arasan 20.2 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | ½½ | 00 | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | 0½ | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | x | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | 12½ | 214¼ | | 21 | Vajolet2 2.3.2 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 10 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 0½ | 0½ | 00 | 00 | 0½ | ½0 | 0½ | 10 | ½½ | x | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 11½ | 162½ | | 22 | Hakkapeliitta 210416 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | 0½ | 01 | ½0 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | 00 | ½½ | 00 | x | ½1 | 10 | 8 | 134¼ | | 23 | Fruit 3.2 | 00 | 00 | ½½ | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | 0½ | ½0 | x | ½1 | 6½ | 116½ | | 24 | Gaviota 1.01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | ½0 | 00 | ½½ | 00 | 01 | ½0 | x | 6½ | 114 |

SB - Sonneborn–Berger score

Blitz

Season 10 was completed from December 25 until December 30, 2017 by a Blitz double round robin with 3' + 2", this time won by Komodo 1959.00 with Stockfish 051117 second and Houdini 6.03 third.

| # | Engine | Ko | St | Ho | Fe | Ch | An | Jo | Gi | Bo | Gu | Te | Ry | La | Fi | Ha | Wa | Ne | Ni | Bb | Ar | Fr | Va | Hk | Ga | P46 | SB | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Komodo 1959.00 | x | ½1 | ½½ | ½1 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 41½ | 888¼ | | 2 | Stockfish 051117 | ½0 | x | ½1 | 1½ | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41½ | 869¼ | | 3 | Houdini 6.03 | ½½ | ½0 | x | ½1 | ½1 | 1½ | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39½ | 812¼ | | 4 | Fire 6.2 | ½0 | 0½ | ½0 | x | 1½ | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37½ | 759¾ | | 5 | Chiron 251017 | ½0 | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | x | ½0 | 11 | ½1 | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 1½ | ½½ | ½1 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 640 | | 6 | Andscacs 0.921 | 00 | 0½ | 0½ | ½0 | ½1 | x | ½½ | ½1 | 1½ | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | ½½ | 11 | 11 | ½1 | ½1 | 11 | ½½ | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 31½ | 611 | | 7 | Jonny 8.1 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½½ | x | 0½ | 1½ | ½½ | 1½ | 11 | 1½ | 10 | 10 | 1½ | 1½ | ½1 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 1½ | 26½ | 473¼ | | 8 | Ginkgo 2.01 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | 1½ | x | ½½ | 11 | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | 10 | ½½ | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 1½ | 1½ | 11 | 26 | 467¼ | | 9 | Booot 6.2 | ½0 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | 0½ | 0½ | 0½ | ½½ | x | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | ½1 | 11 | ½1 | ½1 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 25 | 447¾ | | 10 | Gull 3 | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | 00 | ½½ | x | 10 | 1½ | 1½ | ½0 | 0½ | ½1 | 10 | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 24½ | 437 | | 11 | Texel 1.07a35 | ½0 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½½ | 01 | x | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | 01 | 11 | ½0 | 11 | ½1 | 1½ | 01 | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 24 | 435¼ | | 12 | Rybka 4.1 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 1½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | x | ½1 | 11 | 11 | ½½ | 10 | 11 | ½½ | 10 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 374¼ | | 13 | Laser 271117 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | ½½ | 0½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½0 | x | ½0 | 1½ | ½1 | ½1 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 01 | ½1 | 21 | 346¾ | | 14 | Fizbo 1.91 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | ½½ | 00 | 01 | 00 | ½½ | ½1 | 00 | 00 | ½1 | x | 0½ | ½½ | 1½ | ½0 | ½1 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 20½ | 348¾ | | 15 | Hannibal 121017 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | 01 | 0½ | ½½ | 1½ | 10 | 00 | 0½ | 1½ | x | 0½ | ½1 | ½½ | 10 | 0½ | ½0 | 01 | 11 | 11 | 19½ | 371¼ | | 16 | Wasp 2.5 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | ½0 | ½0 | ½0 | 00 | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | 1½ | x | 11 | 00 | ½½ | ½1 | 11 | 11 | ½1 | 11 | 19 | 307¾ | | 17 | Nemorino 3.04a | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 01 | ½0 | 01 | ½1 | 01 | ½0 | 0½ | ½0 | 00 | x | ½½ | ½1 | ½1 | ½0 | 11 | 1½ | ½1 | 17 | 291¾ | | 18 | Nirvana 2.4 | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | ½1 | ½½ | 11 | ½½ | x | ½½ | 1½ | ½1 | ½0 | 11 | ½½ | 16 | 268¾ | | 19 | Bobcat 8 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | ½0 | ½½ | 00 | ½0 | 01 | ½½ | ½0 | ½½ | x | ½½ | ½1 | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 15½ | 248¾ | | 20 | Arasan 20.2 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | ½0 | ½0 | 0½ | 01 | 00 | 00 | 1½ | ½0 | ½0 | 0½ | ½½ | x | ½½ | 1½ | 10 | 11 | 13½ | 229½ | | 21 | Fruit 3.2 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½½ | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 10 | ½0 | 0½ | ½0 | ½1 | 00 | ½1 | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | x | 00 | 01 | 01 | 11 | 197¾ | | 22 | Vajolet2 2.3.2 | ½0 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | 00 | ½0 | ½½ | 00 | 00 | 00 | 10 | 00 | 00 | ½1 | ½½ | 0½ | 11 | x | ½0 | 1½ | 11 | 185¾ | | 23 | Hakkapeliitta 210416 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 10 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | 01 | 10 | ½1 | x | ½1 | 8 | 114½ | | 24 | Gaviota 1.01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | 00 | 00 | ½0 | ½½ | 00 | 00 | 10 | 0½ | ½0 | x | 5½ | 91½ |

SB - Sonneborn–Berger score

Publications

Guy Haworth, Nelson Hernandez (2018). TCEC10: The 10th Top Chess Engine Championship. ICGA Journal, Vol. 40, No. 2

Forum Posts

TCEC Season 10 announced by Stefan Pohl, CCC, August 12, 2017
TCEC 10 by Ted Summers, CCC, October 14, 2017
TCEC oddity by Dann Corbit, CCC, November 07, 2017
Re: Andscacs - New version 0.921 with source by Jon Dart, CCC, November 09, 2017 » Andscacs
Opening selection for the TCEC 10 superfinal by Venator, Rybka Forum, November 18, 2017
Houdini with a six point lead near the halfway point of TCEC by Ted Summers, CCC, November 28, 2017
TCEC 10 superfinal opening PGN available by Jeroen Noomen, CCC, December 14, 2017
TCEC overview by Jouni Uski, CCC, December 31, 2017

External Links

Live Computer Chess Broadcast
TCEC Season 10 openings by Nelson Hernandez (alias Cato the Younger), YouTube Video
Fire – the chess engine releases a new version, Chessdom, October 02, 2017 » Fire, Norman Schmidt
44 cores server to power TCEC Season 10, Chessdom, October 06, 2017
TCEC Season 10 starts this Saturday at 14:00 CEST, Chessdom, October 12, 2017
Stockfish & Komodo lead as TCEC Season 10 starts by Colin McGourty, Chess24.com, October 18, 2017
Announcing TCEC Season 10 rapid and blitz, Chessdom, November 05, 2017
Komodo wins TCEC S10 Stage 1, eight engines qualify, Chessdom, November 07, 2017
Houdini leads TCEC Season 10 (Stage 2)s, Chessdom, November 11, 2017
Komodo – Houdini stuns the pundits, Chessdom, November 13, 2017
Komodo – Houdini is the Superfinal of TCEC Season 10, Chessdom, November 20, 2017
Interview with Robert Houdart, Mark Lefler and GM Larry Kaufman by Nelson Hernandez, Chessdom, November 23, 2017, YouTube Video » Houdini, Komodo
TCEC: Superfinal Houdini vs Komodo by Stephan Oliver Platz, ChessBase News, November 23, 2017
Houdini with a six point lead near the halfway point of TCEC, Chessdom, November 28, 2017 [4]
Houdini is TCEC Season 10 champion!, Chessdom, December 07, 2017
Interview with Robert Houdart, author of the champion engine Houdini, Chessdom, December 08, 2017
Houdini wins TCEC Superfinal by Stephan Oliver Platz, ChessBase News, December 13, 2017 » Houdini

References

↑ Image from TCEC - Official github · GitHub
↑ TCEC Season 10 starts this Saturday at 14:00 CEST, Chessdom, October 12, 2017
↑ Opening selection for the TCEC 10 superfinal by Venator, Rybka Forum, November 18, 2017
↑ Houdini with a six point lead near the halfway point of TCEC by Ted Summers, CCC, November 28, 2017

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