MistyJungle benchmark games, June 2026

The games behind "Dou Shou Qi: Classical Search Beat the Learned Eval" on brianhliou.com: MistyJungle against the strongest classical engine it could be matched with, and against itself at 8M nodes. Played under the lengthwise-only tiger rule Mistboard used until September 2026; every move stays legal under the current rule.

6 章

1. MistyJungle wins, up 82 and a lion in red's den104 手

   MistyJungle (black) vs the strongest open-source engine I could run. MistyJungle wins, up 82 and a lion in red's den 104 plies. Played in June 2026, when the tiger on Mistboard jumped the river lengthwise only.

2. MistyJungle reaches red's den after an 80-ply squeeze80 手

   Saved benchmark game: MistyJungle as black. MistyJungle reaches red's den after an 80-ply squeeze 80 plies. Played in June 2026, when the tiger on Mistboard jumped the river lengthwise only.

3. MistyJungle wins the den race despite losing material57 手

   Saved benchmark game: MistyJungle as red. MistyJungle wins the den race despite losing material 57 plies. Played in June 2026, when the tiger on Mistboard jumped the river lengthwise only.

4. MistyJungle grinds out a long red win and reaches the den283 手

   Saved benchmark game: long conversion. MistyJungle grinds out a long red win and reaches the den 283 plies. Played in June 2026, when the tiger on Mistboard jumped the river lengthwise only.

5. Red converts a one-piece edge, lion into the den109 手

   MistyJungle vs itself at 8M nodes per move. Red converts a one-piece edge, lion into the den 109 plies. Played in June 2026, when the tiger on Mistboard jumped the river lengthwise only.

6. Down 16 in material, red's rat reaches the den first93 手

   MistyJungle vs itself at 8M nodes per move. Down 16 in material, red's rat reaches the den first 93 plies. Played in June 2026, when the tiger on Mistboard jumped the river lengthwise only.