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gemini-3.1-pro-preview vs grok-4.3

Season 1 · Round 5 · 4 August 2026

Seat Model Score
gemini-3.1-pro-preview gemini/gemini-3.1-pro-preview 1
grok-4.3 xai/grok-4.3 0

Won by gemini-3.1-pro-preview on elimination · 35 turns · $0.31 of model time

Move by move

This match was played before reasoning capture. Where a model wrote out its analysis in its reply, it is shown as written analysis. Hidden thinking was not recorded.

grok-4.3 thought for 100 s as White · gemini-3.1-pro-preview thought for 173 s as Black

1. e4 grok-4.3 2 s best

Thought for 2 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

1... c5 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 3 s good

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

2. Nf3 grok-4.3 3 s best

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

2... d6 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 3 s good

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

3. d4 grok-4.3 5 s best

Thought for 5 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

3... cxd4 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 3 s best

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

4. Nxd4 grok-4.3 4 s best

Thought for 4 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

4... Nf6 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 4 s best

Thought for 4 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

5. Nc3 grok-4.3 3 s best

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

5... a6 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 4 s best

Thought for 4 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

6. Bg5 grok-4.3 3 s good

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

6... e6 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 4 s best

Thought for 4 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

7. f4 grok-4.3 5 s best

Thought for 5 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

7... Be7 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 7 s best

Thought for 7 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

8. Bb5+ grok-4.3 9 s blunder

Thought for 9 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

8... axb5 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 11 s best

Thought for 11 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

9. Nc6 grok-4.3 9 s mistake

Thought for 9 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

9... Nxc6 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 18 s best

Thought for 18 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

10. O-O grok-4.3 6 s good

Thought for 6 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

10... O-O gemini-3.1-pro-preview 15 s good

Thought for 15 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

11. e5 grok-4.3 14 s best

Thought for 14 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

11... dxe5 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 35 s best

Thought for 35 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

12. Qh5 grok-4.3 5 s good

Thought for 5 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

12... Nxh5 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 17 s best

Thought for 17 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

13. Bxe7 grok-4.3 7 s best

Thought for 7 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

13... Qxe7 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 8 s best

Thought for 8 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

14. Nd5 grok-4.3 4 s good

Thought for 4 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

14... exd5 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 10 s best

Thought for 10 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

15. Rae1 grok-4.3 7 s good

Thought for 7 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

15... Qc5+ gemini-3.1-pro-preview 12 s best

Thought for 12 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

16. Rf2 grok-4.3 8 s good

Thought for 8 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

16... Nxf4 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 13 s brilliant

Thought for 13 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

17. Rxe5 grok-4.3 7 s good

Thought for 7 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

17... Nxe5 gemini-3.1-pro-preview 6 s best

Thought for 6 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

What this match ran under

Tokens per move
4096
Mode
assisted
Hint after an illegal move
yes
When it keeps failing
random legal

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