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Here is the complete rating list for the top fifty programs. Note that most of the leading programs, like Shredder, Fritz, Chess Tiger, Junior and Hiarcs, are distributed by ChessBase and can be purchased in our Online Shop.
| Rating | + | - |
Games
|
Won | Av.opp | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shredder 7.04 UCI 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2810 | 37 | -34 |
465
|
76% | 2607 |
| 2 | Shredder 7.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2770 | 27 | -25 |
801
|
70% | 2622 |
| 3 | Fritz 8.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2762 | 26 | -25 |
821
|
68% | 2627 |
| 4 | Deep Fritz 7.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2761 | 28 | -27 |
694
|
69% | 2622 |
| 5 | Fritz 7.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2742 | 30 | -29 |
574
|
64% | 2637 |
| 6 | Shredder 6.0 Pad UCI 256MB Athlon 1200 | 2724 | 23 | -22 |
991
|
63% | 2634 |
| 7 | Shredder 6.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2721 | 31 | -30 |
547
|
62% | 2632 |
| 8 | Chess Tiger 15.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2720 | 26 | -25 |
784
|
61% | 2641 |
| 9 | Shredder 7.0 UCI 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2717 | 46 | -43 |
258
|
63% | 2624 |
| 9 | Chess Tiger 14.0 CB 256MB Athlon 1200 | 2717 | 30 | -30 |
557
|
61% | 2638 |
| 11 | Deep Fritz 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2715 | 30 | -29 |
571
|
61% | 2639 |
| 12 | Gambit Tiger 2.0 256MB Athlon 1200 | 2712 | 29 | -29 |
583
|
58% | 2653 |
| 13 | Junior 7.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2697 | 25 | -25 |
761
|
55% | 2663 |
| 14 | Hiarcs 8.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2682 | 23 | -23 |
952
|
53% | 2659 |
| 15 | Rebel Century 4.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2675 | 29 | -29 |
590
|
60% | 2604 |
| 16 | Ruffian 1.0.1 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2672 | 31 | -31 |
510
|
54% | 2642 |
| 17 | Chess Tiger 15.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2668 | 36 | -35 |
391
|
54% | 2641 |
| 18 | Shredder 5.32 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2659 | 26 | -26 |
699
|
51% | 2651 |
| 18 | Gandalf 4.32h 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2659 | 31 | -31 |
514
|
53% | 2635 |
| 20 | Deep Fritz 7.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2654 | 40 | -40 |
306
|
54% | 2626 |
| 21 | Gandalf 5.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2642 | 49 | -50 |
202
|
46% | 2673 |
| 22 | Gambit Tiger 2.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2641 | 28 | -27 |
674
|
64% | 2539 |
| 23 | Gandalf 5.1 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2638 | 25 | -25 |
758
|
55% | 2604 |
| 23 | Junior 7.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2638 | 23 | -22 |
965
|
61% | 2558 |
| 25 | Fritz 7.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2632 | 38 | -37 |
348
|
53% | 2609 |
| 26 | Chess Tiger 14.0 CB 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2630 | 26 | -25 |
768
|
58% | 2571 |
| 27 | Shredder 6.0 UCI 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2617 | 43 | -43 |
264
|
52% | 2607 |
| 28 | Crafty 18.12/CB 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2614 | 27 | -27 |
647
|
52% | 2603 |
| 29 | Gromit 3.11.9 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2611 | 44 | -46 |
246
|
43% | 2664 |
| 30 | Shredder 5.32 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2606 | 25 | -25 |
759
|
54% | 2580 |
| 31 | Yace Paderborn 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz | 2605 | 35 | -35 |
389
|
48% | 2619 |
| 32 | Hiarcs 8.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2586 | 33 | -34 |
440
|
42% | 2646 |
| 33 | Rebel Century 4.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2569 | 52 | -53 |
178
|
46% | 2595 |
| 34 | Nimzo 8.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2554 | 22 | -22 |
1028
|
49% | 2561 |
| 35 | Gandalf 5.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2538 | 73 | -68 |
102
|
60% | 2465 |
| 36 | Gandalf 4.32h 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2523 | 34 | -34 |
418
|
52% | 2508 |
| 37 | SOS 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2520 | 17 | -17 |
1710
|
41% | 2581 |
| 38 | Chessmaster 8000 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2517 | 44 | -45 |
251
|
45% | 2549 |
| 39 | Goliath Light 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2516 | 21 | -21 |
1151
|
37% | 2613 |
| 40 | Crafty 17.07/CB 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2493 | 22 | -22 |
978
|
45% | 2532 |
| 41 | Crafty 18.12/CB 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2481 | 30 | -31 |
563
|
32% | 2613 |
| 42 | MChess Pro 8.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2480 | 25 | -26 |
753
|
40% | 2551 |
| 43 | Genius 6.5 128MB K6-2 450 MHz | 2476 | 29 | -29 |
565
|
48% | 2490 |
| 44 | R30 v. 2.5 | 2275 | 41 | -38 |
343
|
69% | 2136 |
| 45 | Mephisto London 68 030 36 MHz | 2216 | 71 | -63 |
122
|
68% | 2080 |
| 46 | Meph Genius 68 030 33 MHz | 2195 | 43 | -42 |
267
|
55% | 2157 |
| 47 | Chess Tiger 14.9 Palm m515 16MB 42MHz | 2101 | 69 | -74 |
100
|
39% | 2180 |
| 48 | Atlanta SH7000 20 MHz | 2087 | 29 | -27 |
667
|
68% | 1956 |
| 49 | Sapphire II | 2009 | 34 | -32 |
464
|
63% | 1918 |
| 50 | Chess Genius 1.5 Palm m515 16MB 42MHz | 1870 | 69 | -78 |
100
|
32% | 2003 |
The full list is available at the SSDF site
1 Shredder 7.04 UCI 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz, 2810
FRitz 8 A1200 22-18 CT 15.0 A1200 30-10 Junior7 A1200 24.5-17.5
Hiarcs8 A1200 29.5-14.5 Ruffian A1200 18-9 CT14 CB K6450 10.5-4.5
Junior6 K6450 31.5-8.5 Shred5 K6-450 31-6 Hiar732 K6450 23-3
SOS K6-2 450 19.5-3.5 Goliath K6450 39.5-4.5 Fritz532 P200 32.5-7.5
Craf18.12 K62 43.5-3.5
Five months ago Shredder 7.0 appeared on the first place of the SSDF Rating list after a rating increase of more than 40 points. Now Stefan Meyer-Kahlen and Sandro Necchi can be proud of another 40 points, which places them 48 points ahead of the nearest competitor!
After 465 games Shredder 7.04 UCI Athlon 1200 MHz, played under the Classic Shredder-interface, has a rating of 2810! Congratulations!
We have started to play with Deep Junior 8.0, on a single Athlon 1200 MHz, and will present the result on next rating list, which will appear in August or September.
Thoralf Karlsson
Fritz has dominated the SSDF list since 1998. Since then 30 lists have been published, and Fritz was in first place in 20 of these lists. It's closest rivals were Shredder (three times first place) and Tiger (twice). Here are the statistics on how many times each program has been first:
| Fritz |
20
|
| Shredder |
5
|
| Tiger |
2
|
| Junior |
1
|
| Hiarcs |
1
|
| Rebel |
1
|
| Chessmaster |
1
|
