Chess324 Top 15 Round-Robin - several new engines added

Modern Times · Post by **Modern Times** » Wed May 27, 2026 11:26 am

Berserk 14 replaces v13 in this Chess324 Top 15 round-robin. It rises from 11th to 7th place thanks to an approx. +41 Elo gain under these conditions.

https://e4e6.com/324/

Modern Times · Post by **Modern Times** » Mon Jun 01, 2026 1:48 pm

Hobbes 2.1 enters this Chess324 Top 15 round-robin at 11th place. This results in Quanticade Cronus 3.0 dropping out, however it should return when a new version is released. https://e4e6.com/324/

Modern Times · Post by **Modern Times** » Tue Jun 16, 2026 8:34 am

Tarnished 6.0 added to this Chess324 Top15 round-robin, replacing v 5.0. Thanks to an approx. +28 Elo gain under these conditions, it moves up from last place to 9th place

https://e4e6.com/324/

Modern Times · Post by **Modern Times** » Tue Jun 23, 2026 7:37 pm

I did a run of Raphael 4.1.1, however it came in 5 Elo below the bottom ranked Integral v7, with an 83% CFS for Integral over Raphael, so it doesn't quite make the cut this time.

Modern Times · Post by **Modern Times** » Sun Jul 05, 2026 6:19 am

This Chess324 round-robin of Top 15 free engines (+ Torch) has been updated with five new engines
https://e4e6.com/324/

Raphael 4.2 is a new entrant, and enters the Top 15 at 11th place

Integral V7, previously at the bottom, drops out as a result

PlentyChess remains 4th place, and v 8.0.0 has gained approx. +28 Elo

Viridithas remains in 6th place, and v 20 has gained an approx. +38 Elo

pawnocchio moves from 14th place to 5th thanks to an approx. +102 Elo gain

Stormphrax moves from 13th place to 7th thanks to an approx. +67 Elo gain

Modern Times · Post by **Modern Times** » Thu Jul 09, 2026 8:09 am

Cinder 0.5.0 enters this Chess324 Top 15 round-robin at 11th place, pushing out Halogen 16 at the bottom
https://e4e6.com/324/

(in the process, pawnocchio 2.0 moved up to 4th place, 1 Elo above PlentyChess 8.0.0 in the new ratings pool)

Modern Times · Post by **Modern Times** » Sun Jul 26, 2026 5:11 pm

Hobbes 3.0 replaces v 2.1 in this Chess324 Top15 round-robin, moving up from 16th to 8th place thanks to an approx. +56 Elo gain under these conditions. https://e4e6.com/324/

Modern Times · Post by **Modern Times** » Wed Aug 12, 2026 8:00 am

Caissa 1.26 added to this Chess324 Top15 round-robin tournament. It remains at 14th place, and the performance improvement under these conditions was approx. +7 Elo

https://e4e6.com/324/

Modern Times · Post by **Modern Times** » Fri Aug 21, 2026 6:43 am

Cinder 0.6.1 replaces v 0.5.0 in this Chess324 Top15 round-robin, moving up from 12th to 8th place thanks to an approx. +41 Elo gain under these conditions. https://e4e6.com/324/