TCEC Season 10 Starts on October 14

24 engines will determine the strongest one.

The premier computer chess event TCEC Season 10 is starting this Saturday, 14th of October, at 14:00 CEST. Once the start is given, TCEC runs 24/7 until all games have been played. One game is played at a time – the next one starts automatically. 

The Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) Season 10 is the annual premier championship for chess software. It is a competition between 24 engines with ELO 3000+ and is divided into two stages and a Superfinal.

TCEC Season 10 is a record breaking event in several aspects:

ELO average record: The participants have the highest average ELO of any season so far. What’s more, the engines have provided custom versions for the event, adding a few extra ELO points to their total playing strength. 

Participants: Andscacs, Arasan, Bobcat, Booot, Chiron, Fire, Fizbo, Fruit, Gaviota, Ginkgo, Gull, Hakkapeliitta, Hannibal, Houdini, Jonny, Komodo, Laser, Nemorino, Nirvana, Rybka, Stockfish, Texel, Vajolet2, and Wasp. 

44 core server: TCEC Season 10 will be played on a 44 cores server Xeon 2699 v4. This is a huge upgrade regarding previous seasons where a 16 cores or 20 cores machines were used and has become possible thanks to the support of the devoted audience of TCEC. While it will be challenging for some engines to utilize all cores, we will certainly see new levels of chess from the top participants, which is one of the main goals of TCEC.
 
Special selection of openings: TCEC will have the finest selection of openings, guaranteeing combative chess and also eliminating the one more white game advantage in single round robins. The amazing openings are the work of the finest experts in the field – Nelson Hernandez and Jeroen Noomen. 

Games start rolling at 14:00 CEST on Saturday and will be live on the official website.

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