To the surprise of absolutely no one, Stockfish, Houdini, and Komodo are leading the penultimate stage of season 11 of the Top Chess Engine Championship. The only question, as usual, is which of the three will be left out of the super-final. At the moment, after two cycles of 12, it's the lizard (Komodo) on the outside looking in, but there's a long, long way to go.