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As winner of the TCEC 5 final, Komodo '''TCEC''' was released on December 04, 2013 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50324 Komodo TCEC released] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], December 04, 2013</ref>, the further improved Komodo '''7''' on May 21, 2014, during the [[TCEC Season 6#Superfinal|TCEC Season 6 final]] versus [[Stockfish]] again, now supporting supports [[Syzygy Bases]] <ref>[http://komodochess.com/Komodo7-38a.htm Komodo chess engine - Komodo 7]</ref>, probing code interface implementation by [[Jeremy Bernstein]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52391&start=7 Re: Komodo Syzygy evals] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], May 21, 2014</ref>.

Komodo '''8''', released on September 05, 2014, is was a substantial improvement over Komodo 7a, which was already rated among the top three chess engines on almost all rating lists <ref>[http://komodochess.com/Komodo8-40a.htm Komodo chess engine - Komodo 8]</ref>. Komodo 8 supports [[Syzygy Bases]] and is available for [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS]] and [[Android]], the latter immediately available for import in [[Chess for Android]] and in [[Chess for Glass]] <ref>[http://aartbik.blogspot.de/2014/09/more-on-komodo-8.html More on Komodo 8] by [[Aart Bik]], September 9, 2014</ref>. Since mid September 2014, Komodo 8 for Windows is available as [[ChessBase]] engine, bundled with the [[Fritz#DeepFritz14|Deep Fritz interface]], Syzygy bases not included <ref>[http://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/komodo_chess_8 Komodo 8] - [[ChessBase|ChessBase Shop]], September 10, 2014</ref>.

Komodo '''9''', released on April 28, 2015, continues continued the progress with approximately +50 Elo over Komodo 8 due to improved [[Search|search]], [[Evaluation|evaluation]], and [[Time Management|time management]], as well as more efficient use of multiprocessing <ref>[http://komodochess.com/Komodo9-43a.htm Komodo chess engine - Komodo 9]</ref>. Most noticeable is the increase in [[Depth|search depth]] reached in a given amount of time, which is due to better [[Extensions|extension]], [[Reductions|reduction]], and [[Pruning|pruning]] rules <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56092 Komodo 9 Announcement] by [[Larry Kaufman]], [[CCC]], April 22, 2015</ref>. Further, Komodo 9 now features [[Chess960]] and a [[Persistent Hash Table|persistant hash]] to save and restore analysis.