Computer Chess Championship: Gull II Takes Sole Lead

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Gull II, the chess engine by Vadim Demichev, is the sole leader of TCEC computer championship. After four rounds Gull has collected 3,5/4 and is half a point ahead of competition. So far Gull has three victories – against Dirty, Critter, and Spike and a draw with Chiron, according to a Chessdom report.

Gull is closely followed by five engines with 3,0/4. Among them is Houdini 3 with two victories and two draws. After a shaky start, Houdini recovered in the best possible way after beating Stockfish with black in a 101 moves thriller. Other engines sharing second position are the second seeded Komodo, Hiarcs 14.0b, Chiron 1,5, Rybka 4.1, and Vitruvius. In the group with 2,5/4 points, we find some of the top competitors as the third seeded Critter, by Richard Vida, rated 3104 ELO, as well as a well performing Scorpio 2.75 rated only at 2794 ELO.

The lowest scoring 3000+ engine so far – Equinox, started recovering with a victory against Crafty, and now stands at 2,0/4.

Standings
Engine ELO Points

1 Gull II 3083 3.5
2 Houdini 3 3191 3
3 Chiron 2990 3
4 Komodo 3126 3
5 Hiarcs 14.0b 2970 3
6 Rybka 4,1 3101 3
7 Vitruvius 3070 3
8 Critter 1.6a 3104 2.5
9 Shredder 2960 2.5
10 Scorpio 2787 2.5
11 Stockfish 3086 2.5
12 Spike 2926 2.5
13 Hannibal 2955 2.5
14 Quazar 2905 2
15 Protector 1.5b 2921 2
16 Equinox 3077 2
17 Arasan 2692 2
18 Dirty 2745 2
19 Nemo 1.01b 2862 2
20 Junior 13 2896 2
21 Texel 2789 2
22 Minkochess 2865 2
23 Gaviota 0.86b 2700 1.5
24 Rodent 2613 1.5
25 The Baron 3.34b 2551 1.5
26 Exchess 6.71b 2678 1
27 Crafty 2774 1
28 Octochess 2696 1
29 Danasah 2504 1
30 Nebula 2.0b 2422 0.5
31 Prodeo 1.83c 2645 0.5
32 Redqueen 2626 0

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