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 * [[image:TCECSeason2Final.jpg link="http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php"]] ||~  || **TCEC Season 5** (formerly called nTCEC Season 2) was a private tournament directed and organized by Martin Thoresen and supported by the Chessdom Arena , started at August 26, 2013. The tournament ran in four stages plus a final. Only SMP capable engines with a minimum of supporting 8 cores were allowed to participate. Openings are from recent human high rated tournaments with a length of 6 moves. Time control is 120 minutes for the whole game plus 30 seconds increment per move , Ponder off. Game broadcast live via the [|internet].

Finished at December 01, 2013, Komodo won the nTCEC Season 2 Superfinal with a margin of 25-23 versus Stockfish. || toc  =Stage 1= The Stage 1 qualifier from August 26 to September 17 was a seven round [|Swiss system tournament] with 126 games played. 19 programs managed the promotion to Stage 2. SOS: [|Sum of Opponent Scores]  =Stage 2= Stage 2, from September 17 to October 18, was a single [|round robin tournament] with 171 games played. 10 engines managed the promotion to Stage 3.  =Stage 3= Stage 3, from October 18 to November 05, was a double [|round robin tournament] with 90 games played and six programs to promote.  =Stage 4= Stage 4, from November 05 to 21, was a sixfold [|round robin tournament] with 90 games played to determine the two finalists.  =Superfinal= The superfinal between Stage 4 top two engines Komodo and Stockfish started at November 22, 2013, the day Komodo co-author Don Dailey died, and [|Magnus Carlsen] won the [|World Chess Championship]. 48 games with 24 six move opening lines as proposed by Nelson Hernandez alias //Cato the Younger//, each opening played two times with reverse colors. Finished at December 01, 2013, Komodo won TCEC Season 5 with 25-23.
 * nTCEC Season 2 - Superfinal ||~  ||^   ||
 * ~ # ||~ Engine ||~ R1 ||~ R2 ||~ R3 ||~ R4 ||~ R5 ||~ R6 ||~ R7 ||~ P ||~ SOS ||
 * ~ 01 ||< Bouquet 1.8 ||> 27b1 ||> 08w½ ||> 07b1 ||> 14w1 ||> 02b½ ||> 03w1 ||> 05b½ ||~ 5½ ||= 30½ ||
 * ~ 02 ||< Gull 2.2 ||> 23w1 ||> 19b1 ||> 05w1 ||> 03b½ ||> 01w½ ||> 04b½ ||> 06w½ ||~ 5 ||= 32 ||
 * ~ 03 ||< Stockfish 4 ||> 15b1 ||> 20w1 ||> 14b½ ||> 02w½ ||> 08w1 ||> 01b0 ||> 12w1 ||~ 5 ||= 29½ ||
 * ~ 04 ||< Komodo 1063 ||> 18b1 ||> 07w½ ||> 10b½ ||> 20w1 ||> 06b½ ||> 02w½ ||> 14b1 ||~ 5 ||= 29 ||
 * ~ 05 ||< Equinox 2b ||> 31b1 ||> 24w1 ||> 02b0 ||> 10w½ ||> 21b1 ||> 07w1 ||> 01w½ ||~ 5 ||= 29 ||
 * ~ 06 ||< Houdini 3 ||> 22w1 ||> 13b½ ||> 12w1 ||> 08b½ ||> 04w½ ||> 09b½ ||> 02b½ ||~ 4½ ||= 30½ ||
 * ~ 07 ||< Spike 1.4 ||> 33w1 ||> 04b½ ||> 01w0 ||> 22b1 ||> 19w1 ||> 05b0 ||> 16w1 ||~ 4½ ||= 28 ||
 * ~ 08 ||< Junior 13.3 ||> 32w1 ||> 01b½ ||> 17w1 ||> 06w½ ||> 03b0 ||> 16b½ ||> 15w1 ||~ 4½ ||= 27½ ||
 * ~ 09 ||< Rybka 4.1 ||> 26w1 ||> 12b½ ||> 13w½ ||> 15b½ ||> 17w1 ||> 06w½ ||> 10b½ ||~ 4½ ||= 27 ||
 * ~ 10 ||< Critter 1.6a ||> 36w1 ||> 17b½ ||> 04w½ ||> 05b½ ||> 13w1 ||> 12b½ ||> 09w½ ||~ 4½ ||= 26 ||
 * ~ 11 ||< Naum 4.2 ||> 14w0 ||> 16b1 ||> 23w1 ||> 13b½ ||> 15w½ ||> 19b½ ||> 18w1 ||~ 4½ ||= 25 ||
 * ~ 12 ||< Shredder 12 ||> 25b1 ||> 09w½ ||> 06b0 ||> 29w1 ||> 14b1 ||> 10w½ ||> 03b0 ||~ 4 ||= 28 ||
 * ~ 13 ||< Hiarcs 14 ||> 29b1 ||> 06w½ ||> 09b½ ||> 11w½ ||> 10b0 ||> 21w½ ||> 27b1 ||~ 4 ||= 27 ||
 * ~ 14 ||< Exchess 7.15b ||> 11b1 ||> 21w1 ||> 03w½ ||> 01b0 ||> 12w0 ||> 29b1 ||> 04w0 ||~ 3½ ||= 30 ||
 * ~ 15 ||< Tornado 4.88 ||> 03w0 ||> 30b1 ||> 27w1 ||> 09w½ ||> 11b½ ||> 18w½ ||> 08b0 ||~ 3½ ||= 27½ ||
 * ~ 16 ||< Spark 1 ||> 21b½ ||> 11w0 ||> 28b½ ||> 26w1 ||> 20b1 ||> 08w½ ||> 07b0 ||~ 3½ ||= 26½ ||
 * ~ 17 ||< Toga II 280513 ||> 28b1 ||> 10w½ ||> 08b0 ||> 18w½ ||> 09b0 ||> 20w½ ||> 32b1 ||~ 3½ ||= 25½ ||
 * ~ 18 ||< Jonny 6 ||> 04w0 ||> 33b1 ||> 19w½ ||> 17b½ ||> 22w1 ||> 15b½ ||> 11b0 ||~ 3½ ||= 25½ ||
 * ~ 19 ||< Onno 1.27 ||> 35b1 ||> 02w0 ||> 18b½ ||> 28w1 ||> 07b0 ||> 11w½ ||> 24b½ ||~ 3½ ||= 25 ||
 * ~ 20 ||< Hannibal 220813 ||> 30w1 ||> 03b0 ||> 26w1 ||> 04b0 ||> 16w0 ||> 17b½ ||> 29w1 ||~ 3½ ||= 25 ||
 * ~ 21 ||< The Baron 3.35a ||> 16w½ ||> 14b0 ||> 34w1 ||> 27b1 ||> 05w0 ||> 13b½ ||> 23w½ ||~ 3½ ||= 24½ ||
 * ~ 22 ||< Sjeng WC2008 ||> 06b0 ||> 31w1 ||> 24b1 ||> 07w0 ||> 18b0 ||> 32w1 ||> 25b½ ||~ 3½ ||= 24 ||
 * ~ 23 ||< Gaviota 0.87a8 ||> 02b0 ||> 35w1 ||> 11b0 ||> 32w1 ||> 24b½ ||> 25w½ ||> 21b½ ||~ 3½ ||= 23 ||
 * ~ 24 ||< Minkochess 1.3 ||> 34w1 ||> 05b0 ||> 22w0 ||> 33b1 ||> 23w½ ||> 26b½ ||> 19w½ ||~ 3½ ||= 22½ ||
 * ~ 25 ||< Hamsters 0.71 ||> 12w0 ||> 26b0 ||> 30w½ ||> 34b1 ||> 33w1 ||> 23b½ ||> 22w½ ||~ 3½ ||= 20½ ||
 * ~ 26 ||< Scorpio 2.76 ||> 09b0 ||> 25w1 ||> 20b0 ||> 16b0 ||> 30w1 ||> 24w½ ||> 28b½ ||~ 3 ||= 24 ||
 * ~ 27 ||< Crafty 23.6 ||> 01w0 ||> 32b1 ||> 15b0 ||> 21w0 ||> 35b1 ||> 31w1 ||> 13w0 ||~ 3 ||= 22 ||
 * ~ 28 ||< Delphil 3 ||> 17w0 ||> 36b1 ||> 16w½ ||> 19b0 ||> 29w0 ||> 33b1 ||> 26w½ ||~ 3 ||= 18 ||
 * ~ 29 ||< Octochess 5178 ||> 13w0 ||> 34b½ ||> 36w1 ||> 12b0 ||> 28b1 ||> 14w0 ||> 20b0 ||~ 2½ ||= 20 ||
 * ~ 30 ||< Alfil 13.1 ||> 20b0 ||> 15w0 ||> 25b½ ||> 31w½ ||> 26b0 ||> 35w1 ||> 34b½ ||~ 2½ ||= 19 ||
 * ~ 31 ||< Arasan 16 ||> 05w0 ||> 22b0 ||> 32w0 ||> 30b½ ||> 36w1 ||> 27b0 ||> 35w1 ||~ 2½ ||= 17 ||
 * ~ 32 ||< Arminius 100813 ||> 08b0 ||> 27w0 ||> 31b1 ||> 23b0 ||> 34w1 ||> 22b0 ||> 17w0 ||~ 2 ||= 22½ ||
 * ~ 33 ||< Redqueen 1.14 ||> 07b0 ||> 18w0 ||> 35b1 ||> 24w0 ||> 25b0 ||> 28w0 ||> 36b1 ||~ 2 ||= 19 ||
 * ~ 34 ||< Nebula 2 ||> 24b0 ||> 29w½ ||> 21b0 ||> 25w0 ||> 32b0 ||> 36w1 ||> 30w½ ||~ 2 ||= 17½ ||
 * ~ 35 ||< Firefly 2.6 ||> 19w0 ||> 23b0 ||> 33w0 ||> 36b1 ||> 27w0 ||> 30b0 ||> 31b0 ||~ 1 ||= 17 ||
 * ~ 36 ||< Bugchess2 1.9 ||> 10b0 ||> 28w0 ||> 29b0 ||> 35w0 ||> 31b0 ||> 34b0 ||> 33w0 ||~ 0 ||= 17½ ||
 * ~ 36 ||< Bugchess2 1.9 ||> 10b0 ||> 28w0 ||> 29b0 ||> 35w0 ||> 31b0 ||> 34b0 ||> 33w0 ||~ 0 ||= 17½ ||
 * ~ # ||~ Engine ||~ K ||~ S ||~ G ||~ H ||~ H ||~ R ||~ C ||~ B ||~ N ||~ J ||~ S ||~ J ||~ E ||~ S ||~ S ||~ O ||~ T ||~ T ||~ E ||~ P ||~ SB ||
 * ~ 1 ||< Komodo 1092 ||=  ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||~ 14 ||= 115¾ ||
 * ~ 2 ||< Stockfish 160913 ||= 0 ||=  ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||~ 13½ ||= 109¾ ||
 * ~ 3 ||< Gull 2.2 ||= 1 ||= 0 ||=  ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||~ 12 ||= 99¼ ||
 * ~ 4 ||< Hiarcs 14 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 1 ||=  ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||~ 12 ||= 93¼ ||
 * ~ 5 ||< Houdini 3 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||=  ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||~ 11½ ||= 95¼ ||
 * ~ 6 ||< Rybka 4.1 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||=  ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||~ 11½ ||= 93¼ ||
 * ~ 7 ||< Critter 1.6a ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||=  ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||~ 11½ ||= 89½ ||
 * ~ 8 ||< Bouquet 1.8a ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||=  ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||~ 11½ ||= 85½ ||
 * ~ 9 ||< Naum 4.5 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||=  ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||~ 10 ||= 76¼ ||
 * ~ 10 ||< Junior 13.3 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||=  ||= 1 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||~ 8½ ||= 68 ||
 * ~ 11 ||< Shredder 12 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 0 ||=  ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 1 ||~ 8½ ||= 65¼ ||
 * ~ 12 ||< Jonny 6 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||=  ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||~ 8½ ||= 63½ ||
 * ~ 13 ||< Equinox 2b ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||=  ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||~ 7½ ||= 66½ ||
 * ~ 14 ||< Spike 1.4 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||=  ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||~ 7½ ||= 57½ ||
 * ~ 15 ||< Spark 1 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= 0 ||=  ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||~ 6 ||= 44 ||
 * ~ 16 ||< Onno 1.27 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||=  ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||~ 5½ ||= 37¾ ||
 * ~ 17 ||< Tornado 5 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||=  ||= ½ ||= ½ ||~ 4½ ||= 36 ||
 * ~ 18 ||< Toga II 140913 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||=  ||= 0 ||~ 3½ ||= 26 ||
 * ~ 19 ||< Exchess 7.15b ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= 0 ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= ½ ||= 1 ||=  ||~ 3½ ||= 20¼ ||
 * SB: [|Sonneborn-Berger score]
 * SB: [|Sonneborn-Berger score]
 * ~ # ||~ Engine ||~ Ko ||~ Bo ||~ Ho ||~ St ||~ Gu ||~ Na ||~ Hi ||~ Ry ||~ Cr ||~ Ju ||~ P ||~ SB ||
 * ~ 1 ||< Komodo 11215 ||=  ||= ½1 ||= ½½ ||= 1½ ||= 1½ ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||= 1½ ||= 01 ||= 1½ ||~ 11½ ||= 100½ ||
 * ~ 2 ||< Bouquet 1.8b ||= ½0 ||=  ||= ½½ ||= 1½ ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||= ½1 ||= ½½ ||= ½1 ||= ½½ ||~ 10 ||= 87¼ ||
 * ~ 3 ||< Houdini 9601 ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||=  ||= ½0 ||= ½½ ||= 1½ ||= ½½ ||= ½1 ||= ½½ ||= 1½ ||~ 10 ||= 86½ ||
 * ~ 4 ||< Stockfish 151013 ||= 0½ ||= 0½ ||= ½1 ||=  ||= 0½ ||= ½1 ||= ½1 ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||= 11 ||~ 10 ||= 84 ||
 * ~ 5 ||< Gull 2.3 ||= 0½ ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||= 1½ ||=  ||= ½1 ||= 0½ ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||= ½1 ||~ 9½ ||= 82¾ ||
 * ~ 6 ||< Naum 4.6 ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||= 0½ ||= ½0 ||= ½0 ||=  ||= 1½ ||= ½1 ||= ½1 ||= ½0 ||~ 8½ ||= 76 ||
 * ~ 7 ||< Hiarcs 14 ||= ½½ ||= ½0 ||= ½½ ||= ½0 ||= 1½ ||= 0½ ||=  ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||= 1½ ||~ 8½ ||= 75 ||
 * ~ 8 ||< Rybka 4.1 ||= 0½ ||= ½½ ||= ½0 ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||= ½0 ||= ½½ ||=  ||= 1½ ||= ½1 ||~ 8½ ||= 73¼ ||
 * ~ 9 ||< Critter 1.6a ||= 10 ||= ½0 ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||= ½½ ||= ½0 ||= ½½ ||= 0½ ||=  ||= ½½ ||~ 7½ ||= 69 ||
 * ~ 10 ||< Junior 13.3 ||= 0½ ||= ½½ ||= 0½ ||= 00 ||= ½0 ||= ½1 ||= 0½ ||= ½0 ||= ½½ ||=  ||~ 6 ||= 54¼ ||
 * SB: [|Sonneborn-Berger score]
 * SB: [|Sonneborn-Berger score]
 * ~ # ||~ Engine ||~ Stockfish ||~ Komodo ||~ Houdini ||~ Bouquet ||~ Naum ||~ Gull ||~ P ||~ SB ||
 * ~ 1 ||< Stockfish 021113 ||=  ||= ½½½½½1 ||= ½11½½1 ||= ½½1½½½ ||= ½11½½1 ||= 1½1½½1 ||~ 20½ ||= 281¼ ||
 * ~ 2 ||< Komodo 1133 ||= ½½½½½0 ||=  ||= ½½½½½½ ||= ½½½½½1 ||= 1½½11½ ||= 111½01 ||~ 18 ||= 244 ||
 * ~ 3 ||< Houdini 9601 ||= ½00½½0 ||= ½½½½½½ ||=  ||= 11½½½1 ||= ½½1½1½ ||= ½½½1½1 ||~ 17 ||= 229½ ||
 * ~ 4 ||< Bouquet 1.8b ||= ½½0½½½ ||= ½½½½½0 ||= 00½½½0 ||=  ||= ½1½½½½ ||= ½½½1½½ ||~ 13½ ||= 195¼ ||
 * ~ 5 ||< Naum 4.6 ||= ½00½½0 ||= 0½½00½ ||= ½½0½0½ ||= ½0½½½½ ||=  ||= ½½10½½ ||~ 10½ ||= 157 ||
 * ~ 6 ||< Gull R600 ||= 0½0½½0 ||= 000½10 ||= ½½½0½0 ||= ½½½0½½ ||= ½½01½½ ||=  ||~ 10½ ||= 157 ||
 * SB: [|Sonneborn-Berger score]
 * SB: [|Sonneborn-Berger score]

Stockfish 191113 vs Komodo 1142 23-25
 * ~ Games ||||~ Opening ||||~ Results ||~  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||||~ Points ||~   ||
 * ~  ||~ ECO ||~ Name ||~ St-Ko ||~ Ko-St ||~   ||~ St ||~   ||~ Ko ||~ St ||~   ||~ Ko ||
 * > 1 ||> 2 ||~ C13 || French: Chatard-Alekhine, Spielmann Variation ||= ½-½ ||= 1-0 ||~  ||= ½ ||~ - ||= **1½** ||~ ½ ||~ - ||~ 1½ ||
 * > 3 ||> 4 ||~ A01 || Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack ||= 0-1 ||= 0-1 ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 1½ ||~ - ||~ 2½ ||
 * > 5 ||> 6 ||~ E78 || King's Indian: Four Pawns Attack ||= 1-0 ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= **1½** ||~ - ||= ½ ||~ 3 ||~ - ||~ 3 ||
 * > 7 ||> 8 ||~ C39 || KGA: Kieseritsky, Berlin Defence ||= 0-1 ||= 0-1 ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 4 ||~ - ||~ 4 ||
 * > 9 ||> 10 ||~ A45 || Trompowsky: 2...c5 3.d5 ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 5 ||~ - ||~ 5 ||
 * > 11 ||> 12 ||~ B10 || Caro-Kann: Two Knights, 3...dxe4 ||= 1-0 ||= 1-0 ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 6 ||~ - ||~ 6 ||
 * > 13 ||> 14 ||~ E06 || Catalan: Closed ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 7 ||~ - ||~ 7 ||
 * > 15 ||> 16 ||~ B90 || Sicilian: Najdorf, Fischer-Sozin Attack ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 8 ||~ - ||~ 8 ||
 * > 17 ||> 18 ||~ A70 || Benoni: Classical, 8.h3 ||= ½-½ ||= 1-0 ||~  ||= ½ ||~ - ||= **1½** ||~ 8½ ||~ - ||~ 9½ ||
 * > 19 ||> 20 ||~ B37 || Sicilian: Maroczy Bind, 6.Nc2 d6 7.Be2 ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 9½ ||~ - ||~ 10½ ||
 * > 21 ||> 22 ||~ A81 || Dutch: Blackburne Variation ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 10½ ||~ - ||~ 11½ ||
 * > 23 ||> 24 ||~ B07 || Pirc: 4.Be3, 150 Attack ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 11½ ||~ - ||~ 12½ ||
 * > 25 ||> 26 ||~ A46 || Indian: London System ||= 0-1 ||= 1-0 ||~  ||= 0 ||~ - ||= **2** ||~ 11½ ||~ - ||~ 14½ ||
 * > 27 ||> 28 ||~ A27 || English: Three Knights, 3...f5 4.d4 e4 ||= 0-1 ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= ½ ||~ - ||= **1½** ||~ 12 ||~ - ||~ 16 ||
 * > 29 ||> 30 ||~ D17 || Slav: Czech, 6.Nh4 ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 13 ||~ - ||~ 17 ||
 * > 31 ||> 32 ||~ C86 || Spanish: Worrall Attack, 7...O-O 8.c3 d5 ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 14 ||~ - ||~ 18 ||
 * > 33 ||> 34 ||~ D45 || Semi-Slav: Rubinstein System ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= 1 ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 15 ||~ - ||~ 19 ||
 * > 35 ||> 36 ||~ C41 || Philidor: 3.Bc4 ||= 1-0 ||= ½-½ ||~   ||= **1½**  ||~ - ||=  ½ ||~ 16½  ||~ - ||~ 19½  ||
 * > 37 ||> 38 ||~ D70 || Neo-Gruenfeld: Alekhine's, 7.Be3 O-O ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~  ||= 1  ||~ - ||= 1 ||~ 17½ ||~ - ||~ 20½ ||
 * > 39 ||> 40 ||~ B23 || Sicilian: Closed, Grand Prix, Schofman Variation ||= 0-1 ||= 0-1  ||~   ||= 1  ||~ - ||= 1  ||~  18½ ||~ - ||~ 21½ ||
 * > 41 ||> 42 ||~ E10 || Neo-Indian: 3.Nf3 ||= 1-0  ||= ½-½  ||~   ||= **1½**  ||~ - ||= ½  ||~ 20 ||~ - ||~ 22  ||
 * > 43 ||> 44 ||~ B63 || Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer, 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O ||= 1-0 ||= ½-½ ||~   ||= **1½** ||~ - ||= ½ ||~ 21½ ||~ - ||~ 22½ ||
 * > 45 ||> 46 ||~ E61 || King's Indian: 4.Nf3 O-O ||= ½-½ ||= ½-½ ||~   ||= 1 ||~ - ||=  1||~ 22½  ||~ - ||~ 23½ ||
 * > 47 ||> 48 ||~ B72 || Sicilian: Dragon, 6.Be3 ||= ½-½ ||= 1-0 ||~   ||= ½  ||~ - ||= **1½**  ||~ 23  ||~ - ||~ 25  ||
 * Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO)
 * [|List of chess openings - Wikipedia]

=Forum Posts=
 * [|nTCEC Season 2 information + changes] by Martin Thoresen, CCC, August 19, 2013
 * [|Lineup for nTCEC Season 2] by Martin Thoresen, CCC, August 24, 2013
 * [|nTCEC simulation] by Don Dailey, CCC, October 28, 2013
 * [|komodo wins stage 3] by Don Dailey, CCC, November 04, 2013
 * [|TCEC - Thanks Martin and congrats to the winner Komodo] by Gordon Robertson, CCC, December 05, 2013

=External Links=
 * [|Thoresen Chess Engines Competition - Wikipedia]
 * [|nTCEC - Live Computer Chess Broadcast]
 * [|TCEC - Archive Mode]
 * [|Stageview TCEC superfinal]
 * [|TCEC - Thoresen Chess Engines Competition] | [|Facebook]
 * [|Thoresen Chess Engine Competition | Denton Chess Club Blog] by Ivan Urwin, October 5, 2013
 * [|Puzzle from Thoresen Chess Engine Competition | Denton Chess Club Blog] by Ivan Urwin, October 14, 2013
 * [|Hiarcs King March – Brilliancy Prize? | Denton Chess Club Blog] by Ivan Urwin, October 14, 2013 » Hiarcs
 * [|Komodo wins the Thoresen Chess Engines Competition | Denton Chess Club Blog] by Ivan Urwin, December 01, 2013 » Komodo
 * [|Roanoke Programmer Dies Days Before Efforts Win World Chess Championship], [|The RoanokeStar.com], December 06, 2013
 * [|One chess champion per laptop] by [|Roberto Perez-Franco], MIT's [|The Tech], January 15, 2014

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