Stockfish 19 Is Now Available on Chessify
Discover what’s new in the latest Stockfish release, including 44 Elo improvement and a stronger neural network. Analyze with Stockfish 19 on Chessify.
Stockfish 19, the latest version of the world’s strongest chess engine, is now available for analysis on Chessify.
Released on September 5, 2026, Stockfish 19 brings another significant improvement in playing strength, along with updates to its neural network and training process.
Up to 44 Elo Stronger Than Stockfish 18
According to the official Stockfish testing, Stockfish 19 is up to 44 Elo stronger than Stockfish 18.
During testing, the new version won more than three times as many game pairs as it lost against its predecessor.
As with previous Stockfish releases, these improvements are the result of thousands of individual changes tested through Fishtest, Stockfish’s distributed testing system.
A New and Stronger Neural Network
One of the main changes in Stockfish 19 is the introduction of the new SFNNv16 neural network architecture.
The updated network removes some features that were no longer providing enough value and introduces new features related to pawn pairs and pawn structures. Despite being smaller than the network used by Stockfish 18, it delivers stronger evaluation.
Stockfish 19 also removes the secondary, smaller neural network used in previous versions. The engine now relies on a single network for evaluation.
Improved Neural Network Training
Stockfish 19 also introduces Quantization-Aware Training (QAT).
Stockfish uses lower-precision calculations when running its neural network to make evaluation faster. QAT allows the network to account for this during training, helping reduce the difference between how the network is trained and how it actually operates during analysis.
The training data includes hundreds of billions of chess positions, with positions evaluated using a strong Leela Chess Zero network.
Analyze With Stockfish 19 on Chessify
Stockfish 19 is already available on the Chessify Analysis board.
You can analyze with the latest Stockfish using Chessify’s cloud servers:
| Server | Access |
|---|---|
| 16 threads | Free |
| 32 threads | Amateur plan |
| 128 threads | Master plan |
| Dedicated 128 threads | 10 coins/minute |
| Dedicated 160 threads | 20 coins/minute |
| Dedicated 352 threads | 60 coins/minute |
| Dedicated 512 threads | 80 coins/minute |
With cloud analysis, the engine runs on Chessify’s hardware rather than relying on your computer’s CPU, allowing you to analyze positions at significantly higher speeds.
Simply open the Chessify Analysis board, select Stockfish 19, and start analyzing.
