Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC), the world’s premier championship for computer chess, started its new season with the highly anticipated TCEC Swiss 8 tournament, featuring 44 of the world’s most advanced chess engines. This event surpassed the record set by last season’s Swiss 7, cementing its status as the strongest chess championship ever. With a lineup of elite engines, cutting-edge hardware (record: see the press release), and a global audience of chess enthusiasts, TCEC Swiss 8 promises to deliver a unique show 24/7 over the next months. Follow TCEC Swiss 8 live: Official website / TCEC Chess TV / Lichess / Chessdom live

Stockfish is sole leader after 16 games

After 8 double rounds, or 16 games, Stockfish is the sole leader of TCEC Swiss 8. In R8 Stockfish scored 1,5-0,5 vs Ethreal, while the surprise of the season Integral managed to hold Leela to a 1-1 draw. This was enough for Stockfish to collect 11,0/16, half a point ahead of Leela and 1,5 points ahead of Berserk, KomodoDragon, Integral, and PlentyChess.

Next round will see Stockfish – PlentyChess and Leela Chess Zero – Seer