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Claude Sonnet 4.6 chess benchmark results

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scored 10.7% strict accuracy on ChessBench, solving 16 of 150 fixed Lichess tactics when the answer had to match the expected UCI move line exactly.

Strict accuracy

10.7%

Correct puzzles

16 / 150

Prompt tokens

140,080

Total cost

$8.94

Benchmark updated

Mar 25, 2026, 2:14 AM

Tactical breakdown

Fork

3.3%

Find the tactical line that creates a fork.

Hanging piece

6.7%

Find the line that wins an undefended piece.

Mate in 1

40.0%

Solve a forced mate in one move.

Mate in 2

3.3%

Solve a forced mate in two moves.

Pin

0.0%

Find the tactical line that exploits a pin.

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Sample benchmark outcomes

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Mate in 1

Puzzle k82EC

Solved

Expected line: b1h7

Model line: b1h7

Parse status: loose_invalid_count

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Mate in 1

Puzzle OeL4R

Solved

Expected line: f6f7

Model line: f6f7

Parse status: repair_ok

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Mate in 1

Puzzle 2nVAT

Solved

Expected line: e5g6

Model line: e5g6

Parse status: repair_ok

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Mate in 1

Puzzle 5ZUAJ

Missed

Expected line: g2c2

Model line: g2b2

Parse status: ok

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Mate in 1

Puzzle Gxali

Missed

Expected line: b5e8

Model line: b5g5

Parse status: repair_ok

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Mate in 1

Puzzle lCsaK

Missed

Expected line: d5f7

Model line: c4f7

Parse status: ok

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