New engine releases & news H1 2026

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Raphael 3.1
https://github.com/Orbital-Web/Raphael
by Rei Meguro, Japan / USA
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Aconcagua 5.1.0
https://github.com/gabtar/aconcagua
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Kobra 2.1
https://github.com/jasper-sinclair/kobra
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Hobbes 1.0
https://github.com/kelseyde/hobbes-chess-engine
by Dan Kelsey, Netherlands

Note:
Author from Calvin (JAVA engine).
This engine is probably very strong, could be one of TOP-20!
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New version of Zeppelin

Zeppelin v1.3.0
Improvements in search extensions and stronger NNUE

http://zeppelin.bot.nu/
https://github.com/jszczerbinsky/zeppel ... tag/v1.3.0
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Frank Quisinsky wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 10:06 am Hobbes 1.0
https://github.com/kelseyde/hobbes-chess-engine
by Dan Kelsey, Netherlands

Note:
Author from Calvin (JAVA engine).
This engine is probably very strong, could be one of TOP-20!
:D

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