CHESS BENCHMARK · REASONING MEDIUM

GPT-6 Sol

Openai · released 2026-09-22 · route gpt-6-sol · Model profile

Opening gap: +527 (95%: +292 to +762). Its standard chess rating is higher. This comparison alone cannot isolate the reason.

Standard

Rating
1,68495%: 1,516 to 1,851
Record
13 won, 2 drawn, 9 lost of 24
Accuracy (open positions)
89.2
Accuracy (all moves)
91.0
Average centipawn loss
46
Blunders / mistakes / inaccuracies per 100 moves
4.8 / 2.9 / 5.2
Matched Stockfish's first choice
39%
In Stockfish's top three
65%
Legal on the first try
99.2%
Illegal / invalid
8 of 893 answers
Forfeits
0
Adjudicated games
14
API-equivalent cost per game
$0.854
API-equivalent cost per move
$0.023
Seconds per move
36.2
Model minutes per game
22.3
Tokens per move (in / out)
14,705 / 1,514
Reasoning tokens per move
1,481
Aborted on our side (not counted)
0

By phase

PhaseMovesAccuracyCentipawn lossBlunders /100Engine match
Opening24093.3221.750%
Middlegame32085.2557.241%
Endgame32589.2554.629%

Chess960

Rating
1,15795%: 991 to 1,322
Record
12 won, 1 drawn, 11 lost of 24
Accuracy (open positions)
81.6
Accuracy (all moves)
86.0
Average centipawn loss
78
Blunders / mistakes / inaccuracies per 100 moves
6.9 / 5.6 / 13.0
Matched Stockfish's first choice
29%
In Stockfish's top three
54%
Legal on the first try
98.5%
Illegal / invalid
11 of 674 answers
Forfeits
0
Adjudicated games
15
API-equivalent cost per game
$0.908
API-equivalent cost per move
$0.033
Seconds per move
53.5
Model minutes per game
24.6
Tokens per move (in / out)
16,810 / 2,351
Reasoning tokens per move
2,310
Aborted on our side (not counted)
2

By phase

PhaseMovesAccuracyCentipawn lossBlunders /100Engine match
Opening23880.5798.825%
Middlegame30580.4826.632%
Endgame12088.8664.232%

Games

Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish Skill 048 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.399Chess960 as blackLost vs Skill 0, 25% random moves51 plies · checkmate · $1.08Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 190058 plies · checkmate · $0.836Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish 150040 plies · checkmate · $0.628Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish 170076 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.858Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves34 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.341Standard as whiteDrew vs Stockfish Skill 279 plies · threefold repetition · $0.925Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish Skill 4174 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $2.26Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves29 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.372Chess960 as blackLost vs Stockfish 1320106 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.56Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 170082 plies · checkmate · $1.08Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves51 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.571Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish Skill 044 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.301Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves68 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.06Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 2100115 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.26Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish 150059 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.27Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish Skill 4122 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.65Standard as whiteWon vs Stockfish Skill 2149 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.85Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves48 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.695Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves54 plies · checkmate · $1.23Chess960 as blackLost vs Stockfish Skill 071 plies · checkmate · $1.12Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish 190023 plies · checkmate · $0.209Standard as whiteWon vs Stockfish 170069 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.731Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves65 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.16Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish Skill 062 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.547Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 210088 plies · checkmate · $1.40Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves40 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.468Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish 150059 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.13Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish 170044 plies · checkmate · $0.377Chess960 as blackLost vs Stockfish 132017 plies · checkmate · $0.215Standard as whiteWon vs Stockfish 150065 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.590Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves85 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.71Chess960 as blackLost vs Stockfish Skill 0116 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.68Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish Skill 445 plies · checkmate · $0.362Standard as whiteDrew vs Stockfish 1700127 plies · threefold repetition · $1.81Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves59 plies · checkmate · $0.936Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish 132070 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.789Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves30 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.330Chess960 as whiteDrew vs Stockfish Skill 083 plies · threefold repetition · $1.53Standard as whiteWon vs Stockfish 170051 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.496Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish 132052 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.583Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves32 plies · checkmate · $0.384Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves39 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.260Chess960 as whiteLost vs Skill 0, 10% random moves20 plies · checkmate · $0.242Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish 150049 plies · checkmate · $0.615Chess960 as blackLost vs Stockfish 150066 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.47Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves33 plies · checkmate · $0.305Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves37 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.597