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TCEC Season 11,
the Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) Season 11 started on January 03, 2018. From this Season 11 TCEC is upgrading its format to a league system with promotions and relegations . The Superfinal between Stockfish 260318 and Houdini 6.03 was won by Stockfish with 59-41.

Participants

Engine	CC	Authors	Divisions and Ranking
			4th	3rd	2nd	1st	P	Sufi
Andscacs	AD	Daniel José Queraltó				1st	6th
Arasan	US	Jon Dart			4th
Bobcat	NL	Gunnar Harms			7th
Booot	UA	Alex Morozov				3rd
ChessBrainVB	DE	Roger Zuehlsdorf	5th	7th
Chiron	IT	Ubaldo Andrea Farina					5th
Defenchess	TR	Can Cetin, Dogac Eldenk	1st	5th
Ethereal	US	Andrew Grant	4th	8th
Fire	US	Norman Schmidt et al.					4th
Fizbo	US	Youri Matiounine				2nd	7th
Fritz 16	CZ/US	Vasik Rajlich		1st	5th
Ginkgo	DE	Frank Schneider					8th
Gull	RU	ThinkingALot				5th
Hannibal	US/PH	Sam Hamilton, Edsel Apostol				7th
Houdini	BE	Robert Houdart					2nd	2nd
Jonny	DE	Johannes Zwanzger			1st	4th
Komodo	US	Don Dailey, Larry Kaufman, Mark Lefler					3rd
Laser	US	Jeffrey An, Michael An		2nd	2nd	6th
Nemorino	DE	Christian Günther		3rd
Nirvana	US	Thomas Kolarik				8th
Pedone	IT	Fabio Gobbato	3rd	4th
Scorpio	ET	Daniel Shawul	8th
Senpai	FR	Fabien Letouzey	2nd	6th
Stockfish	NO/IT/FI/CA	Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Gary Linscott et al.					1st	1st
Texel	SE	Peter Österlund			3rd
The Baron	NL	Richard Pijl	7th
Toga	DE/FR	Thomas Gaksch, Fabien Letouzey	6th
Vajolet2	IT	Marco Belli			6th
Wasp	US	John Stanback			8th

• CC Country Codes

Divisions

Fourth Division

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Season 11, Fourth Division, January 03 - 06, 2018, double round robin, timecontrol 30' + 10"

#	Engine	De	Se	Pe	Et	Ch	To	Th	Sc	P14	SB
1	Defenchess 271217	x	½½	1½	1½	11	½1	½½	½1	10	66¼
2	Senpai 2.0	½½	x	½½	½½	½½	10	11	11	9	54
3	Pedone 1.7	0½	½½	x	½0	1½	01	½1	11	8	48
4	Ethereal 8.67	0½	½½	½1	x	½½	0½	1½	½1	7½	47½
5	ChessBrainVB 3.61	00	½½	0½	½½	x	1½	11	1½	7½	43½
6	Toga II 4.01	½0	01	10	1½	0½	x	½1	10	7	46
7	The Baron 3.41	½½	00	½0	0½	00	½0	x	½1	4	25¾
8	Scorpio 2.79	½0	00	00	½0	0½	01	½0	x	3	21½

• SB - Sonneborn–Berger score

Third Division

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Season 11, Third Division, January 06 - 12, 2018, quadruple round robin, timecontrol 30' + 10", 5 promotions from 4th division

#	Engine	Fr	La	Ne	Pe	De	Se	Ch	Et	P28	SB
1	Fritz 16	x	½½½½	½½½0	½½11	½½½½	½11½	1111	11½½	18½	238¼
2	Laser 1.5	½½½½	x	10½½	½½½½	011½	11½0	½1½1	111½	17½	228¼
3	Nemorino 4.01	½½½1	01½½	x	10½0	½½½½	½½½1	½½½½	½01½	14½	203½
4	Pedone 1.7	½½00	½½½½	01½1	x	111½	0½10	½0½½	½½½½	14	194
5	Defenchess 271217	½½½½	100½	½½½½	000½	x	011½	1110	½½1½	14	188½
6	Senpai 2.0	½00½	00½1	½½½0	1½01	100½	x	½½½½	½110	12½	169½
7	ChessBrainVB 3.61	0000	½0½0	½½½½	½1½½	0001	½½½½	x	101½	11	145½
8	Ethereal 8.77	00½½	000½	½10½	½½½½	½½0½	½001	010½	x	10	140½

Second Division

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Season 11, Second Division, January 13 - 21, 2018, quadruple round robin, timecontrol 45' + 10", 2 promotions from 3rd division

#	Engine	Jo	La	Te	Ar	Fr	Va	Bo	Wa	P28	SB
1	Jonny 8.1	x	½½½½	1½½½	1½½1	11½1	½11½	½½1½	111½	20	255¾
2	Laser 1.5	½½½½	x	½½½½	1½½½	½½½½	½1½1	1101	11½½	17½	226
3	Texel 1.08a8	0½½½	½½½½	x	1010	11½½	½½½½	11½0	11½1	16½	210½
4	Arasan 20.4.1	0½½0	0½½½	0101	x	1½½0	½½10	1½11	½1½0	14	182¼
5	Fritz 16	00½0	½½½½	00½½	0½½1	x	10½½	1101	111½	14	170
6	Vajolet2 2.5	½00½	½0½0	½½½½	½½01	01½½	x	½1½1	½½½½	13	170½
7	Bobcat 8	½½0½	0010	00½1	0½00	0010	½0½0	x	11½1	10	130¾
8	Wasp TCEC S11	000½	00½½	00½0	½0½1	000½	½½½½	00½0	x	7	101¾

First Division

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Season 11, First Division, January 22 - February 11, 2018, 4 x double round robin (DRR), timecontrol 60' + 10", first DRR will be bookless

#	Engine	An	Fi	Bo	Jo	Gu	La	Ha	Ni	P56	SB
1	Andscacs 0.93	x	½½0½ ½½1½	½½½½ ½½1½	½½½½ ½11½	½½11 ½1½½	11½1 ½11½	½½½1 ½1½½	½½11 111½	37	968¾
2	Fizbo 2	½½1½ ½½0½	x	1½00 1½½½	½½½0 ½½½0	½½½½ ½1½½	½101 ½111	½½1½ 10½½	½111 ½½½½	31½	844½
3	Booot 6.2	½½½½ ½½0½	0½11 0½½½	x	½½0½ 101½	1½½1 ½½½½	½½½½ 111½	½½01 ½½½1	½½1½ ½½½½	31	838½
4	Jonny 8.1	½½½½ ½00½	½½½1 ½½½1	½½1½ 010½	x	0½½0 1½½½	½011 ½½1½	½½1½ 1½½½	½½01 ½½½1	30	815
5	Gull 3	½½00 ½0½½	½½½½ ½0½½	0½½0 ½½½½	1½½1 0½½½	x	1½½½ ½½½½	½½01 01½1	½1½½ ½½½0	26½	726½
6	Laser 1.5	00½0 ½00½	½010 ½000	½½½½ 000½	½100 ½½0½	0½½½ ½½½½	x	½½11 ½11½	1½11 ½½1½	24½	639¾
7	Hannibal 121017	½½½0 ½0½½	½½0½ 01½½	½½10 ½½½0	½½0½ 0½½½	½½10 10½0	½½00 ½00½	x	½01½ 1½½½	23	653¾
8	Nirvana 2.4	½½00 000½	½000 ½½½½	½½0½ ½½½½	½½10 ½½½0	½0½½ ½½½1	0½00 ½½0½	½10½ 0½½½	x	20½	583¼

Premier Division

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Season 11, Premier Division, February 13 - March 16, 2018, 6 x double round robin, timecontrol 90' + 10"

#	Engine	St	Ho	Ko	Fi	Ch	An	Fi	Gi	P84
1	Stockfish 100218	x	½½½½ ½½½½ 1½½½	0½½½ ½½½1 ½½½1	1½1½ ½½1½ 1½1½	½½11 ½½½1 111½	11½1 ½1½1 ½1½1	111½ 1111 111½	½111 ½11½ 11½1	61
2	Houdini 6.03	½½½½ ½½½½ 0½½½	x	½½1½ ½½1½ 1½½½	½½1½ ½1½½ ½1½½	½½½½ 1½11 1½½½	1½½½ ½½1½ 1½11	½1½1 ½1½1 ½1½1	111½ 1½1½ ½½½	54
3	Komodo 2012.00	1½½½ ½½½0 ½½½0	½½0½ ½½0½ 0½½½	x	½½½½ ½½½1 ½½11	½1½½ 11½½ 11½½	1½1½ 1½½0 ½111	½½½½ 1½½1 11½1	1½½½ 11½½ 1½½1	51½
4	Fire 020718	0½0½ ½½0½ 0½0½	½½0½ ½0½½ ½0½½	½½½½ ½½½0 ½½00	x	½½½1 ½½1½ ½½½1	½½½½ ½½½1 ½½½½	1½1½ ½1½½ 1½½0	½1½1 ½1½½ 1½½1	42½
5	Chiron 110218	½½00 ½½½0 000½	½½½½ 0½00 0½½½	½0½½ 00½½ 00½½	½½½0 ½½0½ ½½½0	x	½½½½ ½0½½ ½½1½	1101 ½½½½ ½½½1	½11½ ½1½½ ½½½½	36
6	Andscacs 0.93	00½0 ½0½0 ½0½0	0½½½ ½½0½ 0½00	0½0½ 0½½1 ½000	½½½½ ½½½0 ½½½½	½½½½ ½1½½ ½½0½	x	1½½0 ½½01 ½½0½	1½1½ 111½ ½½½½	35
7	Fizbo 2	000½ 0000 000½	½0½0 ½0½0 ½0½0	½½½½ 0½½0 00½0	0½0½ ½0½½ 0½½1	0010 ½½½½ ½½½0	0½½1 ½½10 ½½1½	x	½1½1 ½1½1 0½1½	31
8	Ginkgo 2.03	½000 ½00½ 00½0	000½ 0½0½ ½½½	0½½½ 00½½ 0½½0	½0½0 ½0½½ 0½½0	½00½ ½0½½ ½½½½	0½0½ 000½ ½½½½	½0½0 ½0½0 1½0½	x	24

Superfinal

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The Season 11 Superfinal, March 29, 2018 - April 15, 2018

#	Engine	W	D	L	P100
1	Stockfish 100218	20	78	2	59
2	Houdini 6.03	2	78	20	41

Games		Opening		Results		Points
		ECO	Name	St-Ho	Ho-St	St		Ho	Ho		St
1	2	A02	Bird: From Gambit, 3...Bxd6	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	1	-	1
3	4	B77	Sicilian: Dragon, Yugoslav, 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.Bb3"	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	2	-	2
5	6	E87	King's Indian: Sämisch, Orthodox, Bronstein, 9.g3	1-0	½-½	1½	-	1	3½	-	2½
7	8	C65	Spanish: Berlin, 4.d3 Bc5	1-0	½-½	1½	-	½	5	-	3
9	10	D15	Slav: Geller Gambit, 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4 e6	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	6	-	4
11	12	C00	French: KIA 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6	½-½	0-1	1½	-	½	7½	-	4½
13	14	E10	Blumenfeld: 5.dxe6 fxe6 6.cxb5	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	8½	-	5½
15	16	B12	Caro-Kann: Advance, 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	9½	-	6½
17	18	D20	QGA: 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	10½	-	7½
19	20	B80	Sicilian: Scheveningen, English, 7...b5 8.Qd2 Nbd7	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	11½	-	8½
21	22	E42	Nimzo-Indian: 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2 cxd4 6.exd4 O-O 7.a3 Be7	1-0	½-½	1½	-	½	13	-	9
23	24	C34	KGA: Fischer, 4.d4	½-½	0-1	1½	-	½	14½	-	9½
25	26	A17	English: Nimzo-English	½-½	0-1	1½	-	½	16	-	10
27	28	B15	Caro-Kann: Gurgenidze: 4.e5 Bg7 5.f4 Nh6	1-0	½-½	1½	-	½	17½	-	10½
29	30	E99	King's Indian: Mar del Plata, 10.f3 f5 11.Be3 f4 12.Bf2 g5	1-0	0-1	2	-	0	19½	-	10½
31	32	C05	French: Tarrasch, Closed, 7.Ngf3 Be7	1-0	1-0	1	-	1	20½	-	11½
33	34	A87	Dutch: Leningrad, Main Line, 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.Re1	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	21½	-	12½
35	36	B33	Sicilian: Pelikan, 7.Nd5	1-0	½-½	1½	-	½	23	-	13
37	38	D97	Grünfeld: Russian, 7.e4	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	24	-	14
39	40	C68	Spanish: Exchange, 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	25	-	15
41	42	A30	English: Symmetrical, Hedgehog, 8.Qxd4 d6	½-½	0-1	1½	-	½	26½	-	15½
43	44	B12	Caro-Kann: Gurgenidze/Modern: 3.Nd2 g6 4.Ngf3 Bg7	1-0	½-½	1½	-	½	28	-	16
45	46	A61	Benoni: 6.Nf3 g6 7.Bf4	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	29	-	17
47	48	B01	Scandinavian: Portuguese, 4.f3 Bf5 5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	30	-	18
49	50	E90	King's Indian: 5.Nf3 O-O 6.h3 e5 7.d5 a5	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	31	-	19
51	52	B50	Sicilian: Wing Gambit deferred	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	32	-	20
53	54	D15	Slav: Chameleon Variation	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	33	-	21
55	56	C57	Two Knights: Traxler	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	34	-	22
57	58	A57	Benko Gambit: 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 d6	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	35	-	23
59	60	C18	French: Winawer, 6...Qc7 7.Qg4	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	36	-	24
61	62	D07	QGD: Chigorin, 3.cxd5	1-0	½-½	1½	-	½	37½	-	24½
63	64	C60	Spanish: Cozio, 4.O-O g6	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	38½	-	25½
65	66	E39	Nimzo-Indian: Classical, Pirc, 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 b6	½-½	0-1	1½	-	½	40	-	26
67	68	B42	Sicilian: Kan, Polugaevsky Variation	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	41	-	27
69	70	A17	English: Anglo-Indian, 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	42	-	28
71	72	B06	Modern: Pseudo-Austrian Attack	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	43	-	29
73	74	E84	King's Indian: Sämisch, Panno Main Line, 9.h4 h5	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	44	-	30
75	76	C45	Scotch: Mieses, 6...Qe7 7.Qe2	1-0	½-½	1½	-	½	45½	-	30½
77	78	A80	Dutch: 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5	½-½	1-0	½	-	1½	46	-	32
79	80	B12	Caro-Kann: Advance, 4.h4	1-0	½-½	1½	-	½	47½	-	32½
81	82	E12	Queen's Indian: Petrosian, 4...c5 5.d5 Ba6 6.Qc2 exd5 6.cxd5 g6	1-0	½-½	1½	-	½	49	-	33
83	84	B48	Sicilian: Taimanov, 6.Be3 a6	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	50	-	34
85	86	A00	Polish: 2...Bxb4 3.Bxe5 Nf6	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	51	-	35
87	88	C00	French: Wing Gambit	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	52	-	36
89	90	A60	Benoni: 4.g3 exd5 5.cxd5 b5	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	53	-	37
91	92	C92	Spanish: Closed, Zaitsev, 12.a3	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	54	-	38
93	94	D44	Semi-Slav: Botvinnik, Main Line, 12.g3	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	55	-	39
95	96	C33	KGA: Keres Gambit	½-½	0-1	1½	-	½	56½	-	39½
97	98	E97	King's Indian: Mar del Plata, Bayonet Attack	½-½	½-½	1	-	1	57½	-	40½
99	100	B98	Sicilian: Najdorf, Browne, 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.Be2	1-0	½-½	1½	-	½	59	-	41

• Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO)
• List of chess openings - Wikipedia

Publications

• Guy Haworth, Nelson Hernandez (2018). TCEC11: the 11th Top Chess Engine Championship. ICGA Journal, Vol. 40, No. 3, pdf

Forum Posts

• TCEC Season 11 - League-system by Stefan Pohl, CCC, November 10, 2017
• TCEC Season 11: 1st Division by Jeyms Villanueva, CCC, January 23, 2018
• TCEC Season 11: Premier Division by Jeyms Villanueva, CCC, February 13, 2018

External Links

• TCEC - Live Mode
• TCEC Season 11 press release, Chessdom, November 10, 2017
• TCEC Season 11 – information and participants, Chessdom, December 28, 2017
• Defenchess wins TCEC Division 4, Chessdom, January 06, 2018
• Fritz 16 dominates TCEC Div 3, Chessdom, January 13, 2018
• Jonny is the winner of TCEC Div 2, Chessdom, January 21, 2018
• Andscacs wins TCEC Division 1, Chessdom, February 12, 2018
• TCEC Premier Division – the strongest computer chess event in history, Chessdom, February 13, 2018

References

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