Darius
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New rules: MCERL and Chess Engines Distribution.
Stability, quality, and modern platforms for chess engines.
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Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50) Latest MCERL results: Texel 1.12: 3583 (+56) Lc0 0.31.2 (BT4-1740): 3694 (new entry) Uralochka 3.41a: 3627 (new compilation) Lynx 1.8.0: 3139 (-77) Mcu-Max 1.0.5: 1159 (-16) Tucano 12.00: 3461 (+96) Arasan 25.0: 3560 (+50)
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