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2024-09-09

Playing conditions:

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#
PLAYER
RATING
POINTS
PLAYED
(%)
37
Dragon 2.5 by Komodo Chess
3654
1793.5
2773
64.7%
38
Berserk 10
3653
1712.5
2944
58.2%
39
Koivisto 8.16
3649
1776.0
3033
58.6%
40
RubiChess 20230410
3645
1430.5
2251
63.5%
41
Fairy-Stockfish 150823 (with nnue)
3643
1361.0
1953
69.7%
42
Fat Fritz 2 (Stockfish)
3640
1519.5
2627
57.8%
43
Stockfish 12
3632
1297.0
2093
62.0%
44
RubiChess 20230407
3618
795.5
1242
64.0%
45
Clover 6.0.3 (08.2023)
3613
1200.5
1933
62.1%
46
Velvet 8.0.0
3606
1940.0
2522
76.9%
47
Alexandria 5.1.1
3606
1618.0
2373
68.2%
48
Starzix 5.0
3604
1238.5
1872
66.2%

Ordo by Miguel A. Ballicora.

Calculation fixed to: HIARCS 15.0 = 3350 CElo (Computer Elo)

Speed: Stockfish 17 470 kn/s when 7 games are running simultaneously

Darius's comment
 

The latest MCERL, is a big update from the previous edition. Listening to Readers, I have decided that only native chess engines compiled for MAC computers will be played in the MCERL series. As of this issue, there are no chess engines for Windows running on Mac via Wine software on our ranting list.
There are more and more people interested in computer chess, and it is gratifying to see that a large number of them are using different operating systems including, increasingly, Macs (and, interestingly, Linux versions for ARM processors, e.g. Asian and African Readers).

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Stockfish 17, is the new leader of MCERL. Having played more than 3,800 games, the numbers clearly indicate, The latest official version of Stockfish is the strongest. It is noteworthy that despite so many development versions released since Stockfish 16.1 (2024-02-24) over the next 6 months, Stockfish 17 released 2024-09-06 is “only” 9 points stronger. This raises interest; after all, there are hundreds of people (probably more) and powerful computers involved in the Stockfish project... and “only” 9 points more for half a year ?! These kinds of statements and questions from Readers have often appeared in my mailbox over the past weeks.

 

RubiChess 20240817, is probably the last version of this remarkable TOP chess engine. On the one hand, I am glad, because this version is so strong that it ranks just behind Stockfish pushing down MCERL such a beast as Berserk engine. On the other hand, I hope that RubiChess author Mr. Andreas Matthies will return in the future with another version of RubiChess, which will impress as always with the style and power to play chess.

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PlentyChess is an engine that broke through to the very top of MCERL taking an excellent place next to such giants as Clover, Alexandria and Caissa. Congratulations to the author!

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There are so many changes in the September MCERL that I would probably have to write a few more pages to describe what has happened since the last edition.

 

At the end of this summary, many thanks to Luca Metehau (author of the Clover engine) and Doruk Sekercioglu (author of the Black Marlin engine) for their fruitful contact in the preparation of the compilation of these chess super-engines for the Mac.
Gentlemen, sincere thanks and respect for your work and making these wonderful masterpieces available to us - the chess community!

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Best,

Darius, chessengeria.eu owner.

 
 
 
 
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