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by beefman 4398 days ago
TCEC is cool but has less statistical power than many ratings lists out there, which show that Houdini, Komodo and Stockfish are very closely matched, with Houdini having a slight edge at long time controls and a moderate edge at quick time controls. Stockfish does release more frequently and I'm not sure which version competed in TCEC, but until the lists catch up this article is fluff.
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Houdini had a slight edge against Stockfish DD, which is a few months old. The latest Stockfish version (v5, very similar to the version that competed in the TCEC Superfinal) is ~60 Elo stronger, and demolishes Houdini at all time controls. It should soon start hitting the more conservative ratinglists.
"Demolishes"? Hardly. It is so far tied with H4 on IPON. Even if it winds up on top, it will not be by a large margin.