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WCCE 2026 — Round of 16 · Match Results Detail

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No: |Match|           Engine 1           —           Engine 2              | Pnt/Gm  | W - L - D|      Sequences       |Score |Delta |
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  1 |  90 | Revenge 4.0 x64(BMI2)        - Tarnished 6.0 x64(AVX2)         |  7,5/20 |  1- 6-13 | ===0=0=0=0=0=====0=1 |  38% |  -85 |
  2 |  89 | Pawnocchio 1.9.2 x64(AVX2)   - PlentyChess 7.0.0 x64(BMI2)     |  8,5/20 |  0- 3-17 | ==0=====0======0==== |  43% |  -49 |
  3 |  91 | Alexandria 9.0.0 x64(BMI2)   - Motor 0.9.0 x64(AVX2)           | 11,5/20 |  4- 1-15 | =1011======1======== |  58% |  +56 |
  4 |  92 | Clover 9.1 x64(AVX2)         - Obsidian 16.0 x64(BMI2)         |  8,5/20 |  0- 3-17 | ======0========00=== |  43% |  -49 |
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M74: E1 Pawnocchio   6 ─┐                                                                                                                   ┌── 2 M76: C1 Alexandria
     D3 RofChade     0 ─┴─ Pawnocchio 0 ─┐                                                                                 ┌─ Alexandria 4 ─┴──        F2 Caissa
                                         ├─ PlentyChes    ─┐                                             ┌── Alexandria   ─┤                     
M77: I1 PlentyChess 10 ─┐                │                 │                                             │                 │                ┌── 0 M78: E2 Cinder
     F3 Peacekeeper  0 ─┴─ PlentyChes 3 ─┘                 ├─ W (1-2)──┐                    ┌─ W (5-6)  ─┤                 └─ Motor      1 ─┴── 4      I2 Motor
                                                           │           │   ┌────────────┐   │            │                                        
M73: A2 Koivisto     1 ─┐                                  │           └───┤ BIG FINAL  ├───┘            │                                   ┌── 5 M79: A1 Clover
     B2 Revenge      2 ─┴─ Revenge    1 ─┐                 │               │ W(1-2)     │                │                 ┌─ Clover     0  ─┴── 0      C3 Booot
                                         ├─ Tarnished     ─┘               │    vs      │                └── Obsidian     ─┤                       
M75: F1 Tarnished    3 ─┐                │                                 │ W(5-6)     │                                  │                 ┌── 6 M80: L1 Obsidian
     C2 Horsie       1 ─┴─ Tarnished  6 ─┘                                 └────────────┘                                  └─ Obsidian   3  ─┴── 0      E3 Arasan
                                                                                                                                                  
M83: K2 Starzix      0 ─┐                                                  ┌────────────┐                                                   ┌── 3 M86: J1 Reckless
     L2 Integral     1 ─┴─ Integral     ─┐                                 │ 3RD PLACE  │                                  ┌─ Reckless     ─┴── 0      H2 KomodoDragon
                                         ├──   W-3        ─┐               │  L(3-4)    │                ┌──     W-7      ─┤                      
M84: H1 Stockfish    6 ─┐                │                 │               │    vs      │                │                 │                ┌── 8 M85: B1 Hobbes
     J2 Seer         0 ─┴─ Stockfish    ─┘                 │           ┌───┤  L(7-8)    ├───┐            │                 └─ Hobbes       ─┴── 0      G3 SlowChess
                                                           ├─ W (3-4)──┘   └────────────┘   └── W (7-8)──┤                                        
M81: D1 RubiChess    6 ─┐                                  │                                             │                                  ┌── 3 M87: K1 Berserk
     J3 Clarity      0 ─┴─ RubiChess    ─┐                 │                                             │                 ┌─ Berserk      ─┴── 0      L3 Igel
                                         ├──   W-4        ─┘                                             └──     W-8      ─┤                      
M82: G1 Halogen      5 ─┐                │                                                                                 │                ┌── 0 M88: D2 Velvet
     H3 BlackMarlin  1 ─┴─ Halogen      ─┘                                                                                 └─ Viridithas   ─┴── 4      G2 Viridithas
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WCCE 2026 — Round of 16 · Match Results Detail

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No: |Match|           Engine 1           —           Engine 2            | Pnt/Gm  | W - L - D|      Sequences       |Score |Delta |
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  1 |  90 | Revenge 4.0 x64(BMI2)        - Tarnished 6.0 x64(AVX2)       |  7,5/20 |  1- 6-13 | ===0=0=0=0=0=====0=1 |  38% |  -85 |
  2 |  89 | Pawnocchio 1.9.2 x64(AVX2)   - PlentyChess 7.0.0 x64(BMI2)   |  8,5/20 |  0- 3-17 | ==0=====0======0==== |  43% |  -49 |
  3 |  91 | Alexandria 9.0.0 x64(BMI2)   - Motor 0.9.0 x64(AVX2)         | 11,5/20 |  4- 1-15 | =1011======1======== |  58% |  +56 |
  4 |  92 | Clover 9.1 x64(AVX2)         - Obsidian 16.0 x64(BMI2)       |  8,5/20 |  0- 3-17 | ======0========00=== |  43% |  -49 |
  5 |  93 | Integral 7.0 x64(BMI2)       - Stockfish 18 x64(AVX2)        |  7,5/17 |  1- 4-15 | =0=====0=01========0 |  43% |  -49 |
  6 |  94 | RubiChess 20240817 x64(BMI2) - Halogen 16.0 x64(BMI2)        |  8,5/20 |  1- 4-15 | ==10===0=========00= |  43% |  -49 |
  7 |  95 | Reckless 0.9.0 x64(AVX2)     - Viridithas 19.0.1 x64(AVX2)   | 11,5/20 |  3- 0-17 | ======1=1======1==== |  58% |  +56 |
  8 |  96 | Hobbes 2.1.0 x64(AVX2)       - Berserk 14.0 x64(AVX2)        |  8,5/20 |  0- 3-17 | =========0=0===0==== |  43% |  -49 |
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Bracket Overview

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     Round of 32		 Round of 16		Quarterfinals	 Semi-Finals |	  Finals	  | Semi-Finals	 Quarterfinals	   Round of 16	    Round of 32			
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M74: E1 Pawnocchio   6 ─┐                                                                                                                   ┌── 2 M76: C1 Alexandria
     D3 RofChade     0 ─┴─ Pawnocchio 0 ─┐                                                                                 ┌─ Alexandria 4 ─┴──        F2 Caissa
                                         ├─ PlentyChes    ─┐                                             ┌── Alexandria   ─┤                     
M77: I1 PlentyChess 10 ─┐                │                 │                                             │                 │                ┌── 0 M78: E2 Cinder
     F3 Peacekeeper  0 ─┴─ PlentyChes 3 ─┘                 ├─ W (1-2)──┐                    ┌─ W (5-6)  ─┤                 └─ Motor      1 ─┴── 4      I2 Motor
                                                           │           │   ┌────────────┐   │            │                                       
M73: A2 Koivisto     1 ─┐                                  │           └───┤ BIG FINAL  ├───┘            │                                  ┌── 5 M79: A1 Clover
     B2 Revenge      2 ─┴─ Revenge    1 ─┐                 │               │ W(1-2)     │                │                 ┌─ Clover     0 ─┴── 0      C3 Booot
                                         ├─ Tarnished     ─┘               │    vs      │                └── Obsidian     ─┤                      
M75: F1 Tarnished    3 ─┐                │                                 │ W(5-6)     │                                  │                ┌── 6 M80: L1 Obsidian
     C2 Horsie       1 ─┴─ Tarnished  6 ─┘                                 └────────────┘                                  └─ Obsidian   3 ─┴── 0      E3 Arasan
                                                                                                                                                 
M83: K2 Starzix      0 ─┐                                                  ┌────────────┐                                                   ┌── 3 M86: J1 Reckless    
     L2 Integral     1 ─┴─ Integral   1 ─┐                                 │ 3RD PLACE  │                                  ┌─ Reckless   3 ─┴── 0      H2 KomodoDragon
                                         ├── Stockfish    ─┐               │  L(3-4)    │                ┌── Reckless     ─┤               
M84: H1 Stockfish    6 ─┐                │                 │               │    vs      │                │                 │                ┌── 0 M88: D2 Velvet    
     J2 Seer         0 ─┴─ Stockfish  4 ─┘                 │           ┌───┤  L(7-8)    ├───┐            │                 └─ Viridithas 0 ─┴── 4      G2 Viridithas
                                                           ├─ W (3-4)──┘   └────────────┘   └── W (7-8)──┤                                 
M81: D1 RubiChess    6 ─┐                                  │                                             │                                  ┌── 8 M85: B1 Hobbes   
     J3 Clarity      0 ─┴─ RubiChess  1 ─┐                 │                                             │                 ┌─ Hobbes     0 ─┴── 0      G3 SlowChess
                                         ├── Halogen      ─┘                                             └── Berserk      ─┤               
M82: G1 Halogen      5 ─┐                │                                                                                 │                ┌── 3 M87: K1 Berserk 
     H3 BlackMarlin  1 ─┴─ Halogen    4 ─┘                                                                                 └─ Berserk    3 ─┴── 0      L3 Igel    
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WCCE 2026 — Quarter-final· Match Results Detail

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No: |Match|           Engine 1           —           Engine 2      | Pnt/Gm  | W - L - D|        Sequences         |Score |Delta |
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  2 |  97 | PlentyChess 7.0.0 x64(BMI2) - Tarnished 6.0 x64(AVX2)  | 14,0/24 |  5- 1-18 | 1=======1=1==========110 |  58% |  +56 |
  1 |  98 | Stockfish 18 x64(AVX2)      - Halogen 16.0 x64(BMI2)   |    -    |    -     |                          |  -   |  -   |
  4 |  99 | Alexandria 9.0.0 x64(BMI2)  - Obsidian 16.0 x64(BMI2)  |    -    |    -     |                          |  -   |  -   |
  3 | 100 | Reckless 0.9.0 x64(AVX2)    - Berserk 14.0 x64(AVX2)   |    -    |    -     |                          |  -   |  -   |
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Statistics: 24 Games Played | White Wins 5(20,83%) | Black Wins 1(4,17%) | Draws 18(75,00%)
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     Round of 32		 Round of 16		Quarter-final	  Semi-Finals   |	  Finals	    | Semi-Finals	 Quarterfinals	   Round of 16	    Round of 32
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M74: E1 Pawnocchio   6 ─┐                                                                                                                            ┌── 2 M76: C1 Alexandria
     D3 RofChade     0 ─┴─ Pawnocchio 0 ─┐                                                                                          ┌─ Alexandria 4 ─┴──        F2 Caissa
                            (Germany)    ├─ PlentyChes 5 ─┐                                                       ┌─ Alexandria    ─┤  (Brazil)
M77: I1 PlentyChess 10 ─┐                │    (France)    │                                                       │   (Brazil)      │  (Senegal)     ┌── 0 M78: E2 Cinder
     F3 Peacekeeper  0 ─┴─ PlentyChes 3 ─┘                ├─ PlentyChess   ─┐                    ┌─   W (5-6)    ─┤                 └─ Motor      1 ─┴── 4      I2 Motor
                            (France)                      │    (France)     │   ┌────────────┐   │                │
M73: A2 Koivisto     1 ─┐                                 │                 └───┤ BIG FINAL  ├───┘                │                                  ┌── 5 M79: A1 Clover
     B2 Revenge      2 ─┴─ Revenge    1 ─┐                │                     │ W(1-2)     │                    │  (England)      ┌─ Clover     0 ─┴── 0      C3 Booot
                           (Canada)      ├─ Tarnished  1 ─┘                     │    vs      │                    └─ Obsidian      ─┤  (Mexico)
M75: F1 Tarnished    3 ─┐                │   (Japan)                            │ W(5-6)     │                                      │  (England)     ┌── 6 M80: L1 Obsidian
     C2 Horsie       1 ─┴─ Tarnished  6 ─┘                                      └────────────┘                                      └─ Obsidian   3 ─┴── 0      E3 Arasan
                           (Japan)
M83: K2 Starzix      0 ─┐                                                       ┌────────────┐                                                       ┌── 3 M86: J1 Reckless
     L2 Integral     1 ─┴─ Integral   1 ─┐                                      │ 3RD PLACE  │                                      ┌─ Reckless   3 ─┴── 0      H2 KomodoDragon
                           (Croatia)     ├─ Stockfish    ─┐                     │  L(3-4)    │                    ┌─ Reckless      ─┤ (Argentina)
M84: H1 Stockfish    6 ─┐                │   (Spain)      │                     │    vs      │                    │ (Argentina)     │  (Belgium)     ┌── 0 M88: D2 Velvet
     J2 Seer         0 ─┴─ Stockfish  4 ─┘                │                 ┌───┤  L(7-8)    ├───┐                │                 └─ Viridithas 0 ─┴── 4      G2 Viridithas
                            (Spain)                       ├─  W (3-4)      ─┘   └────────────┘   └─ W (7-8)      ─┤
M81: D1 RubiChess    6 ─┐                                 │                                                       │                                  ┌── 8 M85: B1 Hobbes
     J3 Clarity      0 ─┴─ RubiChess  1 ─┐   (Iran)       │                                                       │ (Portugal)      ┌─ Hobbes     0 ─┴── 0      G3 SlowChess
                           (USA)         ├─ Halogen      ─┘                                                       └─ Berserk       ─┤(Switzerland)
M82: G1 Halogen      5 ─┐   (Iran)       │                                                                                          │ (Portugal)     ┌── 3 M87: K1 Berserk
     H3 BlackMarlin  1 ─┴─ Halogen    4 ─┘                                                                                          └─ Berserk    3 ─┴── 0      L3 Igel
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WCCE 2026 — Quarter-final· Match Results Detail

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No: |Match|           Engine 1           —           Engine 2      | Pnt/Gm  | W - L - D|        Sequences         |Score |Delta |
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  1 |  97 | PlentyChess 7.0.0 x64(BMI2)  - Tarnished 6.0 x64(AVX2) | 14,0/24 |  5- 1-18 | 1=======1=1==========110 |  58% |  +56 |
  2 |  98 | Stockfish 18 x64(AVX2)       - Halogen 16.0 x64(BMI2)  | 15,5/24 |  7- 0-17 | =1===1===1====11====1==1 |  65% | +108 |
  4 |  99 | Alexandria 9.0.0 x64(BMI2)   - Obsidian 16.0 x64(BMI2) |    -    |    -     |                          |  -   |  -   |
  3 | 100 | Reckless 0.9.0 x64(AVX2)     - Berserk 14.0 x64(AVX2)  |    -    |    -     |                          |  -   |  -   |
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Statistics: 24 Games Played | White Wins 5(20,83%) | Black Wins 2(8,33%) | Draws 17(70,83%)
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No:|          Name               -        Opponent         | Wins|Loss |Draws|Games|  Score  |
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 1 | PlentyChess 7.0.0 x64(BMI2) - Tarnished 6.0 x64(AVX2) |   5 |   1 |  18 |  24 |  58,33% |
 2 | Stockfish 18 x64(AVX2)      - Halogen 16.0 x64(BMI2)  |   7 |   0 |  17 |  24 |  64,58% |
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     Round of 32		 Round of 16		Quarter-final	  Semi-Finals   |	  Finals	    | Semi-Finals	 Quarterfinals	   Round of 16	    Round of 32
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M74: E1 Pawnocchio   6 ─┐                                                                                                                            ┌── 2 M76: C1 Alexandria
     D3 RofChade     0 ─┴─ Pawnocchio 0 ─┐                                                                                          ┌─ Alexandria 4 ─┴──        F2 Caissa
                            (Germany)    ├─ PlentyChes 5 ─┐                                                       ┌─ Alexandria    ─┤  (Brazil)
M77: I1 PlentyChess 10 ─┐                │    (France)    │                                                       │   (Brazil)      │  (Senegal)     ┌── 0 M78: E2 Cinder
     F3 Peacekeeper  0 ─┴─ PlentyChes 3 ─┘                ├─ PlentyChess   ─┐                    ┌─   W (5-6)    ─┤                 └─ Motor      1 ─┴── 4      I2 Motor
                            (France)                      │    (France)     │   ┌────────────┐   │                │
M73: A2 Koivisto     1 ─┐                                 │                 └───┤ BIG FINAL  ├───┘                │                                  ┌── 5 M79: A1 Clover
     B2 Revenge      2 ─┴─ Revenge    1 ─┐                │                     │ W(1-2)     │                    │  (England)      ┌─ Clover     0 ─┴── 0      C3 Booot
                           (Canada)      ├─ Tarnished  1 ─┘                     │    vs      │                    └─ Obsidian      ─┤  (Mexico)
M75: F1 Tarnished    3 ─┐                │   (Japan)                            │ W(5-6)     │                                      │  (England)     ┌── 6 M80: L1 Obsidian
     C2 Horsie       1 ─┴─ Tarnished  6 ─┘                                      └────────────┘                                      └─ Obsidian   3 ─┴── 0      E3 Arasan
                           (Japan)
M83: K2 Starzix      0 ─┐                                                       ┌────────────┐                                                       ┌── 3 M86: J1 Reckless
     L2 Integral     1 ─┴─ Integral   1 ─┐                                      │ 3RD PLACE  │                                      ┌─ Reckless   3 ─┴── 0      H2 KomodoDragon
                           (Croatia)     ├─ Stockfish 7  ─┐                     │  L(3-4)    │                    ┌─ Reckless      ─┤ (Argentina)
M84: H1 Stockfish    6 ─┐                │   (Spain)      │                     │    vs      │                    │ (Argentina)     │  (Belgium)     ┌── 0 M88: D2 Velvet
     J2 Seer         0 ─┴─ Stockfish  4 ─┘                │    (Spain)      ┌───┤  L(7-8)    ├───┐                │                 └─ Viridithas 0 ─┴── 4      G2 Viridithas
                            (Spain)                       ├─  Stockfish    ─┘   └────────────┘   └─    W (7-8)   ─┤
M81: D1 RubiChess    6 ─┐                                 │                                                       │                                  ┌── 8 M85: B1 Hobbes
     J3 Clarity      0 ─┴─ RubiChess  1 ─┐   (Iran)       │                                                       │ (Portugal)      ┌─ Hobbes     0 ─┴── 0      G3 SlowChess
                           (USA)         ├─ Halogen   0  ─┘                                                       └─ Berserk       ─┤(Switzerland)
M82: G1 Halogen      5 ─┐   (Iran)       │                                                                                          │ (Portugal)     ┌── 3 M87: K1 Berserk
     H3 BlackMarlin  1 ─┴─ Halogen    4 ─┘                                                                                          └─ Berserk    3 ─┴── 0      L3 Igel
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WCCE 2026 — Quarter-final — Match Results Detail

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No: |Match|           Engine 1           —           Engine 2      | Pnt/Gm  | W - L - D|        Sequences         |Score |Delta |
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  1 |  97 | PlentyChess 7.0.0 x64(BMI2)  - Tarnished 6.0 x64(AVX2) | 14,0/24 |  5- 1-18 | 1=======1=1==========110 |  58% |  +56 |
  2 |  98 | Stockfish 18 x64(AVX2)       - Halogen 16.0 x64(BMI2)  | 15,5/24 |  7- 0-17 | =1===1===1====11====1==1 |  65% | +108 |
  4 |  99 | Alexandria 9.0.0 x64(BMI2)   - Obsidian 16.0 x64(BMI2) | 12,5/24 |  2- 1-21 | ====================10=1 |  52% |  +14 |
  3 | 100 | Reckless 0.9.0 x64(AVX2)     - Berserk 14.0 x64(AVX2)  | 14,0/24 |  4- 0-20 | ===1=======1====1======1 |  58% |  +56 |
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Statistics: 96 Games played | White Wins 14(14,58%) | Black Wins 6(6,25%) | Draws 76(79,17%)

WCCE 2026 — Quarter-final — HEAD-TO-HEAD MATRIX

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No:|             Name             -           Opponent           | Win |Loss |Draw |Game | Score  |
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 7 | Stockfish 18 x64(AVX2)       - Halogen 16.0 x64(BMI2)       |   7 |   0 |  17 |  24 | 64,58% |
 5 | Reckless 0.9.0 x64(AVX2)     - Berserk 14.0 x64(AVX2)       |   4 |   0 |  20 |  24 | 58,33% |
 6 | PlentyChess 7.0.0 x64(BMI2)  - Tarnished 6.0 x64(AVX2)      |   5 |   1 |  18 |  24 | 58,33% |
 4 | Alexandria 9.0.0 x64(BMI2)   - Obsidian 16.0 x64(BMI2)      |   2 |   1 |  21 |  24 | 52,08% |
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Bracket Overview

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     Round of 32		 Round of 16		Quarter-final	  Semi-Finals   |	  Finals	    | Semi-Finals	 Quarterfinals	   Round of 16	    Round of 32
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M74: E1 Pawnocchio   6 ─┐                                                                                                                            ┌── 2 M76: C1 Alexandria
     D3 RofChade     0 ─┴─ Pawnocchio 0 ─┐                                                                                          ┌─ Alexandria 4 ─┴──        F2 Caissa
                            (Germany)    ├─ PlentyChes 5 ─┐                                                       ┌─ Alexandria 2  ─┤  (Brazil)
M77: I1 PlentyChess 10 ─┐                │    (France)    │                                                       │   (Brazil)      │  (Senegal)     ┌── 0 M78: E2 Cinder
     F3 Peacekeeper  0 ─┴─ PlentyChes 3 ─┘                ├─ PlentyChess   ─┐                    ┌─ Alexandria   ─┤                 └─ Motor      1 ─┴── 4      I2 Motor
                            (France)                      │    (France)     │   ┌────────────┐   │   (Brazil)     │
M73: A2 Koivisto     1 ─┐                                 │                 └───┤ BIG FINAL  ├───┘                │                                  ┌── 5 M79: A1 Clover
     B2 Revenge      2 ─┴─ Revenge    1 ─┐                │                     │ W(1-2)     │                    │  (England)      ┌─ Clover     0 ─┴── 0      C3 Booot
                           (Canada)      ├─ Tarnished  1 ─┘                     │    vs      │                    └─ Obsidian   1  ─┤  (Mexico)
M75: F1 Tarnished    3 ─┐                │   (Japan)                            │ W(5-6)     │                                      │  (England)     ┌── 6 M80: L1 Obsidian
     C2 Horsie       1 ─┴─ Tarnished  6 ─┘                                      └────────────┘                                      └─ Obsidian   3 ─┴── 0      E3 Arasan
                           (Japan)
M83: K2 Starzix      0 ─┐                                                       ┌────────────┐                                                       ┌── 3 M86: J1 Reckless
     L2 Integral     1 ─┴─ Integral   1 ─┐                                      │ 3RD PLACE  │                                      ┌─ Reckless   3 ─┴── 0      H2 KomodoDragon
                           (Croatia)     ├─ Stockfish 7  ─┐                     │  L(3-4)    │                    ┌─ Reckless   4  ─┤ (Argentina)
M84: H1 Stockfish    6 ─┐                │   (Spain)      │                     │    vs      │                    │ (Argentina)     │  (Belgium)     ┌── 0 M88: D2 Velvet
     J2 Seer         0 ─┴─ Stockfish  4 ─┘                │    (Spain)      ┌───┤  L(7-8)    ├───┐ (Argentina)    │                 └─ Viridithas 0 ─┴── 4      G2 Viridithas
                            (Spain)                       ├─  Stockfish    ─┘   └────────────┘   └─  Reckless    ─┤
M81: D1 RubiChess    6 ─┐                                 │                                                       │                                  ┌── 8 M85: B1 Hobbes
     J3 Clarity      0 ─┴─ RubiChess  1 ─┐   (Iran)       │                                                       │ (Portugal)      ┌─ Hobbes     0 ─┴── 0      G3 SlowChess
                           (USA)         ├─ Halogen   0  ─┘                                                       └─ Berserk    0  ─┤(Switzerland)
M82: G1 Halogen      5 ─┐   (Iran)       │                                                                                          │ (Portugal)     ┌── 3 M87: K1 Berserk
     H3 BlackMarlin  1 ─┴─ Halogen    4 ─┘                                                                                          └─ Berserk    3 ─┴── 0      L3 Igel
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WCCE 2026 — Semi-Finals
Semi-final • Match 101

PlentyChess (FRA) - 12.0 / 32 (37.5%) Elo Δ: -42 (1 Win, 26 Draws, 5 Losses)
Stockfish (ESP) - 20.0 / 32 (62.5%) Elo Δ: +42 (5 Wins, 26 Draws, 1 Loss)

Match Sequence:
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Legend:
■ PlentyChess Win (1)
■ Stockfish Win (0)
■ Draw (=)

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2026-WCCE Semi-Finals | PlentyChess (France) vs. Stockfish (Spain)
Game 23 Analysis: Stockfish's Masterclass in the Czech Benoni

White: Stockfish 18 x64 (AVX2) (3100)
Black: PlentyChess 7.0.0 x64 (BMI2) (3057)
Result: 1-0 (66 moves)
Opening: Czech Benoni (A56)

The Czech Benoni is famous for being incredibly closed, cramped, and notoriously hard to break for White. However, Stockfish's positional handling in this game is a masterpiece of modern engine logic, featuring a deep prophylactic king-march followed by a brilliant tactical sacrifice on the kingside.

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Nf3 Na6 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nc7 9. Be3 b6 10. Qe2 Rb8 11. a3 g6 12. Rb1 Nce8 13. g4 a6
Phase 1: The Prophylactic King March (Moves 14–18)
In closed positions, king safety is determined by pawn breaks. Stockfish foresees that Black will attempt counterplay on the kingside and center. With shocking composure, Stockfish manually walks its king all the way to the queenside instead of castling:

14. Kd1! Kg7 15. Kc2! h6 16. Rbf1 Rh8 17. Rhg1 Rb7 18. Kb1!

This manual king-walk (Kd1-Kc2-Kb1) completely neutralizes any potential counterplay. With the king safely tucked away behind a solid wall on the queenside, Stockfish is now free to direct all its resources toward a kingside storm.

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18... Nh7 19. h4 g5 20. Qd2 f6 21. Ne2 b5 22. Ng3 Bxg4 23. Nh2 Bh3 24. Nf5+ Bxf5 25. exf5 Nf8 26. Ng4 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Nd7 
28. f3 Nb6 29. Bxa6 Rb8 30. Ka1 Na4 31. Rb1 Nc7 32. Bc4 Nb6 33. Ba2 Nb5
Phase 2: The Crushing Breakthrough (Move 34)
With Black's pieces lured to the queenside, Stockfish strikes with a devastating blow:

34. Nxh6!!

Evaluation: +2.73
A stunning tactical sacrifice that shatters Black's dark-squared shield. If Black declines, White's attack crashes through immediately.

34... Rxh6 35. hxg5 fxg5 36. Bxg5 Bxg5 37. Rxg5+ Kf6 38. Rbg1!
PlentyChess is forced to return the extra material, but its king is left completely stripped of cover on the open g-file.

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38... Qh8 39. Qg2 Rh7 40. Rg6+ Kf7 41. f6 Nd4 42. Qg4 Ra8 43. Bb1 c4 44. Rg7+ Rxg7 45. fxg7 Qg8 46. Qh4 Nb3+ 
47. Ka2 Nc1+ 48. Rxc1 Qxg7 49. Rh1 Ke8 50. Qe1 Qf6 51. Qb4 Rb8 52. Be4 Nd7 53. Qxc4
Phase 3: Flawless Technical Conversion (Moves 54–66)
Stockfish's heavy pieces dominate the board. The passed a-pawn becomes an unstoppable monster.

58. a4! Qe7 59. a5 Kf7 60. Qh3 Kg8 61. a6! Qc7 62. Qh7+! Qxh7 63. Bxh7+ Kxh7 64. a7!
White queens, leaving PlentyChess utterly paralyzed and forcing a prompt adjudication.

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[pgn][Event "2026-WCCE(Semi Finals)"]
[Site "Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500 3.00GHz 16GB RAM"]
[Date "2026.07.14"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Stockfish 18 x64(AVX2)"]
[Black "PlentyChess 7.0.0 x64(BMI2)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "3057"]
[ECO "A56"]
[Opening "Benoni Defense"]
[Time "13:18:33"]
[Variation "Czech Benoni"]
[WhiteElo "3100"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Termination "adjudication"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Nf3 {+1.31/32 29} Na6
{-0.99/31 13} 7. h3 {+1.33/26 2} O-O {-1.03/34 17} 8. Bd3 {+1.35/29 4} Nc7
{-1.08/32 13} 9. Be3 {+1.39/23 3} b6 {-1.12/32 16} 10. Qe2 {+1.47/24 5} Rb8
{-1.15/29 7} 11. a3 {+1.39/30 18} g6 {-1.18/26 5} 12. Rb1 {+1.38/26 7} Nce8
{-1.07/30 12} 13. g4 {+1.37/25 3} a6 {-1.16/26 5} 14. Kd1 {+1.37/23 3} Kg7
{-1.10/31 19} 15. Kc2 {+1.36/26 13} h6 {-1.05/31 16} 16. Rbf1 {+1.34/24 4}
Rh8 {-1.07/25 3} 17. Rhg1 {+1.28/27 14} Rb7 {-1.03/26 5} 18. Kb1 {+1.31/23
4} Nh7 {-1.04/26 5} 19. h4 {+1.36/21 3} g5 {-1.10/28 12} 20. Qd2 {+1.49/29
18} f6 {-1.02/27 5} 21. Ne2 {+1.47/22 2} b5 {-1.18/25 9} 22. Ng3 {+1.46/23
3} Bxg4 {-1.13/24 2} 23. Nh2 {+1.62/25 10} Bh3 {-0.92/23 2} 24. Nf5+
{+1.52/22 2} Bxf5 {-1.50/25 9} 25. exf5 {+1.64/22 3} Nf8 {-1.32/24 2} 26.
Ng4 {+1.55/24 4} bxc4 {-1.47/25 8} 27. Bxc4 {+1.64/21 3} Nd7 {-1.41/24 2}
28. f3 {+1.71/28 31} Nb6 {-1.43/25 5} 29. Bxa6 {+1.77/21 2} Rb8 {-1.55/23
1} 30. Ka1 {+1.88/22 2} Na4 {-1.64/24 6} 31. Rb1 {+1.85/23 3} Nc7 {-2.13/26
7} 32. Bc4 {+2.00/21 3} Nb6 {-2.40/24 2} 33. Ba2 {+2.11/22 2} Nb5 {-2.58/28
3} 34. Nxh6 {+2.73/21 2} Rxh6 {-4.03/23 2} 35. hxg5 {+2.51/23 2} fxg5
{-3.79/26 3} 36. Bxg5 {+3.41/21 3} Bxg5 {-3.67/27 1} 37. Rxg5+ {+3.60/15 5}
Kf6 {-4.00/28 1} 38. Rbg1 {+3.80/17 2} Qh8 {-3.69/25 1} 39. Qg2 {+3.99/19
3} Rh7 {-3.82/21 1} 40. Rg6+ {+3.94/17 2} Kf7 {-4.81/19 2} 41. f6 {+4.31/17
3} Nd4 {-5.08/19 2} 42. Qg4 {+4.33/16 2} Ra8 {-5.70/20 7} 43. Bb1 {+4.32/18
2} c4 {-5.94/20 2} 44. Rg7+ {+4.39/17 2} Rxg7 {-5.90/21 1} 45. fxg7
{+4.45/19 2} Qg8 {-6.03/19 1} 46. Qh4 {+4.71/21 2} Nb3+ {-6.22/22 5} 47.
Ka2 {+4.53/13 1} Nc1+ {-6.81/20 1} 48. Rxc1 {+4.87/21 2} Qxg7 {-6.78/19 0}
49. Rh1 {+4.91/18 2} Ke8 {-7.02/24 5} 50. Qe1 {+4.94/21 2} Qf6 {-6.96/21 5}
51. Qb4 {+4.82/23 4} Rb8 {-7.22/21 3} 52. Be4 {+5.34/18 2} Nd7 {-7.18/19 0}
53. Qxc4 {+5.47/21 2} Nc5 {-7.22/21 1} 54. Rh7 {+5.89/19 1} Kf8 {-7.06/23
1} 55. Qc2 {+6.11/19 1} Rb7 {-7.33/22 1} 56. Rxb7 {+6.24/17 2} Nxb7
{-7.32/24 0} 57. Qc8+ {+6.45/18 2} Nd8 {-7.33/26 0} 58. a4 {+6.65/19 2} Qe7
{-7.28/28 3} 59. a5 {+6.68/18 1} Kf7 {-7.42/24 1} 60. Qh3 {+7.91/22 2} Kg8
{-7.55/24 1} 61. a6 {+8.68/21 4} Qc7 {-7.92/27 1} 62. Qh7+ {+9.87/20 1}
Qxh7 {-8.20/25 1} 63. Bxh7+ {+11.87/21 1} Kxh7 {-8.52/24 1} 64. a7
{+199.73/31 2} Nf7 {-97.64/30 6} 65. a8=Q {+199.75/33 1} Kg7 {-M500/27 0}
66. Qb8 {+199.77/35 1} Kg6 {-M500/30 2 Arena Adjudication} 1-0
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Re: WCCE 2026 - 48 Engines 100% FIFA World Cup Mirror

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WCCE 2026 — Semi-Final Report

The Semi-Finals are done. Both ties finished with the exact same scoreline — a rare coincidence in a 28-game match.

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No:|              Name   -           Opponent  | Pnt/Gm  | W - L - D|            Sequences         |Score |Delta |
---|---------------------|---------------------|---------|----------|------------------------------|------|------|
 1 | PlentyChess(France) - Stockfish(Spain)    | 12,0/28 |  1- 5-22 | ========0=0==========001=0== |  43% |  -42 |
 2 | Alexandria(Brazil)  - Reckless(Argentina) | 12,0/28 |  0- 4-24 | ===0===0============0==0==== |  43% |  -42 |
---|---------------------|---------------------|---------|----------|------------------------------|------|------|
M101 — Stockfish(Spain) beats PlentyChess(France) 16,0/28 for Stockfish (43% for France, -42)
Spain's engine took control mid-match with three decisive results in a short stretch (games 22-24) and closed it out with 22 draws around them.

M102 — Reckless(Argentina) beats Alexandria(Brazil) 16,0/28 for Reckless (43% for Brazil, -42)
Argentina never lost a single game across all 28 — four wins, the rest draws.

The Final:
Stockfish(Spain) vs Reckless(Argentina)

Both finalists swept their Semi-Finals unbeaten, with identical -42 deltas against their opponents.
Worth noting: in the real 2026 World Cup, Spain has already reached the Final by beating France 2-0 in their own Semi — and Argentina plays England tonight for a chance to set up the exact same Final pairing in reality.

Full report with clickable match cards: WCCE 2026 — Semi-Final Report
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WCCE 2026 Semi-Finals: Reckless 0.9.0 vs Alexandria 9.0.0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
A detailed review of the four magnificent games from the WCCE 2026 Semifinals played on July 11, 2026. Reckless completely dominated the encounter with a stellar 3.5 - 0.5 scoreline, showcasing massive strategic maturity.

Summary of the Matches:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
  • Game 1 (Round 4): E90 King's Indian Defense Classical • 1-0 (Reckless cleanly squeezes with massive space advantage)
  • Game 2 (Round 8): A97 Leningrad Dutch Defense • 1-0 (Reckless launches a flawless direct kingside storm)
  • Game 3 (Round 21): C42 Petrov Defense, Cochrane Gambit • 0-1 (The Best Game!)
  • Game 4 (Round 24): A56 Czech Benoni • 1-0 (An epic 96-move maneuvering masterpiece of patience)
Detailed Highlight: The Cochrane Gambit Refutation (Game 3)
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Opening: Petrov Defense, Cochrane Gambit (C42)
Moves Overview: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7!? Kf7 5. d4 Kg8 ...

Positional Analysis:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Alexandria tried the highly aggressive Cochrane Gambit (4. Nxf7!?) to unbalance the structure and expose Reckless's king. Typically, human players panic under this tactical siege, but Reckless maintained cold-blooded precision.

Key Turning Points:
  1. King Consolidation (12... h4!): Instead of rushing counterplay, Black quietly locked the kingside files and established an impenetrable shelter with Kg8 / Bf7.
  2. Active Piece Play (30... Bg5!): Black systematically trades active white attacking pieces, neutralizing any dynamic compensation Alexandria had for the material.
  3. The Queenside Avalanche (64... c3!): After trading down the threats, Black's extra piece and robust passed a- and c-pawns marched down the board, forcing adjudication at move 68.
Conclusion:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reckless 0.9.0 represents the new pinnacle of defensive neural networks, turning speculative gambits into slow, clinical refutations. A spectacular positional performance!
[pgn]
[Event "2026-WCCE(Semi Finals)"]
[Site "Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500 3.00GHz 16GB RAM"]
[Date "2026.07.11"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Alexandria 9.0.0 x64(BMI2)"]
[Black "Reckless 0.9.0 x64(AVX2)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "3070"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Russian Game"]
[Time "12:24:59"]
[Variation "Cochrane Gambit"]
[WhiteElo "3040"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Termination "adjudication"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Nc3 {-0.38/21 9} Be6
{+1.38/23 12} 6. d4 {-0.89/22 5} Kg8 {+1.07/23 8} 7. Bd3 {-0.72/24 10} Bf7
{+1.20/20 5} 8. O-O {-0.80/24 7} Nbd7 {+1.45/20 4} 9. b3 {-0.96/25 11} c5
{+1.51/24 5} 10. d5 {-0.99/24 7} a6 {+1.69/22 4} 11. a4 {-1.14/26 41} h5
{+1.70/20 4} 12. f4 {-1.19/24 19} h4 {+1.71/21 4} 13. Qf3 {-1.19/22 11} Qc7
{+1.76/21 4} 14. Bc4 {-1.16/24 13} Nb6 {+1.65/22 13} 15. Bb2 {-1.21/23 9}
Bh5 {+1.86/22 9} 16. Qd3 {-1.16/23 2} Re8 {+1.97/24 7} 17. Rae1 {-1.16/23
3} Bg6 {+1.95/22 4} 18. Qf3 {-1.22/25 3} Nxc4 {+2.11/21 4} 19. bxc4
{-1.17/23 5} Qb8 {+2.04/21 4} 20. h3 {-1.06/23 14} b6 {+2.09/20 3} 21. Bc1
{-1.55/21 5} Re7 {+2.00/27 23} 22. Qd3 {-1.54/23 8} Qd8 {+2.10/22 3} 23. f5
{-1.72/24 13} Bf7 {+2.13/22 3} 24. Bg5 {-1.70/22 3} Rh5 {+2.26/19 2} 25.
Bd2 {-1.65/26 15} Qe8 {+2.24/22 11} 26. Rf4 {-1.50/19 5} Nd7 {+2.59/20 3}
27. Nd1 {-1.68/17 0} Ne5 {+2.61/23 6} 28. Qf1 {-1.63/19 1} Rb7 {+2.67/21 2}
29. Ne3 {-1.72/19 1} Be7 {+2.97/21 3} 30. Ng4 {-1.78/19 1} Bg5 {+3.06/21 3}
31. Rf2 {-1.82/18 1} Bxd2 {+3.19/22 8} 32. Rxd2 {-1.94/20 4} a5 {+3.20/20
2} 33. Qf4 {-1.99/17 2} Nxc4 {+3.22/22 6} 34. Rde2 {-2.33/17 2} Ne5
{+3.08/23 4} 35. Rf2 {-1.59/15 0} Rb8 {+3.17/20 2} 36. Ref1 {-1.72/16 1}
Rh7 {+3.46/19 2} 37. f6 {-2.32/18 1} Nxg4 {+3.72/17 2} 38. Qxg4 {-2.38/17
1} Qxa4 {+4.18/19 2} 39. Rf4 {-2.84/19 5} Qd4+ {+4.56/20 5} 40. R1f2
{-3.11/19 2} Re8 {+5.36/18 3} 41. c3 {-3.23/16 0} Qxc3 {+5.74/19 2} 42. Qd7
{-3.91/16 2} gxf6 {+6.02/19 3} 43. Qxd6 {-3.82/16 1} Rg7 {+6.08/22 5} 44.
Qxb6 {-3.93/19 3} Bg6 {+6.09/20 2} 45. Qxf6 {-4.20/17 2} Qxf6 {+6.09/20 2}
46. Rxf6 {-4.42/15 0} Bxe4 {+6.08/21 2} 47. Re2 {-4.58/20 3} Bg6 {+6.15/20
1} 48. Ra2 {-4.85/18 2} c4 {+6.40/21 2} 49. Rc6 {-5.18/16 1} Bd3 {+6.45/20
2} 50. Rc5 {-5.28/20 2} a4 {+6.79/19 2} 51. d6 {-5.27/18 0} Ra8 {+6.82/23
4} 52. Ra3 {-5.41/19 1} Rd7 {+6.75/23 4} 53. Rg5+ {-5.40/19 1} Kf7
{+7.06/21 2} 54. Rd5 {-5.44/21 4} Ke6 {+7.24/21 3} 55. Rh5 {-5.59/20 1}
Kxd6 {+7.46/18 1} 56. Rg5 {-5.48/20 2} Be4 {+7.82/21 6} 57. Kh2 {-5.50/17
1} Bd5 {+7.98/21 3} 58. Kh1 {-5.64/18 2} Rb7 {+8.52/19 4} 59. Ra1 {-6.13/17
2} Rb3 {+8.55/19 2} 60. Rd1 {-6.10/13 1} Rd3 {+9.25/17 2} 61. Ra1 {-6.26/19
2} a3 {+9.30/16 1} 62. Kg1 {-6.35/15 0} Rd2 {+9.77/16 3} 63. Kf1 {-6.34/19
3} a2 {+11.12/15 2} 64. Ke1 {-6.70/18 2} c3 {+M8/31 2} 65. Kf1 {-6.88/18 1}
Rb8 {+M7/36 4} 66. Rc1 {-M6/35 1} Rb1 {+M6/46 4} 67. Kg1 {-M5/54 0} Rxc1+
{+M5/113 4} 68. Kh2 {-M4/124 0 Arena Adjudication} 0-1[/pgn]
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