Top 10 Chess Engines

 Here is a list of the Top 10 Chess Engines based on their recent performances in various tournaments, including their respective placements and conditions under which they competed:

1. Stockfish 20240411

• Placement: 1st
• Tournament: CEDR 2024 New Engines Test
• Conditions: Time control of 3 minutes + 3 seconds, run with 1 CPU, 512MB hash tables. Stockfish remains dominant, winning most of the tournaments it participates in.
• Tournament Date: April 2024​(
  Open Chess)​(Open Chess)

2. Lc0 (Leela Chess Zero) 0.31

• Placement: 2nd
• Tournament: TCEC Season 26
• Conditions: Long-time control format (e.g., 120 moves/40 minutes) in cloud-based GPU-supported matches. Lc0 continues to be the main neural network engine competing at a high level.
• Tournament Date: May-June 2024​(Wikipedia)

3. Komodo Dragon 3.3

• Placement: 3rd
• Tournament: CEDR Middle-Class Engines Tournament
• Conditions: 3 minutes + 3 seconds, using GPU NVIDIA RTX 3060 ti. Known for its dynamic evaluation techniques and adjustment for different time controls.
• Tournament Date: April 2024​(Open Chess)

4. SugaR AI SE

• Placement: 1st
• Tournament: CEDR 1st League, February 2024 Edition
• Conditions: A strong engine using a time control of 3'+3". Notable for its advanced techniques in machine learning applied to chess.
• Tournament Date: February 2024​(Open Chess)

5. Berserk 12.1

• Placement: 1st (among mid-range engines)
• Tournament: CEDR Mid-Range Engines Tournament
• Conditions: Time control of 3'+3", with one CPU used per engine. Berserk consistently performs well in this category, standing out among non-Stockfish-based engines.
• Tournament Date: February 2024​(Open Chess)

6. ShashChess 34.6

• Placement: 1st
• Tournament: CEDR New Engines Test
• Conditions: Time control of 3'+3", using a Dell G15 SE setup with advanced neural net training. ShashChess is a Stockfish-based derivative that frequently ranks high in its tests.
• Tournament Date: February 2024​(Open Chess)

7. CorChess 20240209

• Placement: 1st
• Tournament: CEDR New Engines Test, February 2024
• Conditions: Same 3'+3" time control and a similar testing environment as other CEDR tournaments, CorChess is another Stockfish-based engine variant with notable performance gains.
• Tournament Date: February 2024​(Open Chess)

8. Dragon 3.3 by Komodo

• Placement: 2nd
• Tournament: TCEC Cup 13
• Conditions: Played under standard TCEC conditions with extensive time controls, running in a highly optimized multi-CPU environment.
• Tournament Date: March 2024​(Wikipedia)

9. Obsidian 12.0

• Placement: 2nd
• Tournament: CEDR Middle-Class Engines Tournament
• Conditions: Time control of 3'+3", known for being a high-ranking engine that is expected to challenge even top-tier engines like Stockfish.
• Tournament Date: April 2024​(Open Chess)

10. PlentyChess 1.0.0

• Placement: 3rd
• Tournament: CEDR Middle-Class Engines Tournament
• Conditions: Similar to other mid-range engine tournaments with 3'+3" time control and limited hardware requirements.
• Tournament Date: April 2024​(Open Chess)

Conclusion

These tournaments typically feature strict time controls, ranging from 3'+3" (blitz-style) to classical formats like 120 minutes/40 moves. Engines like Stockfish and Lc0 continue to dominate in their respective categories, though several new contenders are rising in the mid-range engine scene.

For more detailed results, you can explore the official tournament sources like TCEC​(

Wikipedia)and CEDR​(Open Chess)​(Open Chess).