The winner of this cycle was RDChess 3.23. Congratulations to Rudolf Posch!
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Score RD Sm La Ss Sa Gu Sh Pl Si Fr BS Ku Ma Ra Wa Cl No Ro Gc Ph Ju Si Po Ne Ex Pe Ce Ex Ta Ge Bl St Si St Ki Sh Bu Ra De Ra
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1: RDchess 3.23 71.0 / 78 XX 01 11 11 00 11 11 11 == 11 11 =0 11 1= 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
2: Smallpotato 0.6.1 64.0 / 78 10 XX 0= 01 01 01 11 0= 10 11 11 =1 11 10 11 11 1= 11 =1 10 11 11 01 11 11 11 11 11 11 1= 11 01 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
3: Laurifer 1.0 63.0 / 78 00 1= XX 11 10 =1 =0 1= =0 01 11 10 10 10 11 01 =1 11 =1 01 11 11 =1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
4: Ssechess 2.05 61.0 / 78 00 10 00 XX 0= =0 01 11 01 10 1= 01 == 11 =1 11 11 10 11 11 01 =1 11 =1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
5: SamChess 60.5 / 78 11 10 01 1= XX 0= 11 00 0= 01 00 10 =1 11 11 1= 01 10 11 11 10 =1 11 1= 11 =1 11 =1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
6: Gully 2.16pl1 60.0 / 78 00 10 =0 =1 1= XX 11 01 == 10 00 =1 == 1= 11 01 =1 1= 1= == 11 00 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
7: Sharper 0.17 60.0 / 78 00 00 =1 10 00 00 XX 11 =1 01 11 01 1= 10 11 0= 11 11 10 11 11 =1 =1 11 11 01 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
8: Plywood 1.73X 58.5 / 78 00 1= 0= 00 11 10 00 XX 11 11 10 == 11 11 0= 11 10 0= =0 11 1= 11 =0 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 01 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
9: Sierzant 0.26 57.0 / 78 == 01 =1 10 1= == =0 00 XX 01 00 == 01 =1 1= =1 01 0= =1 1= 11 1= 11 11 1= =1 11 11 11 11 1= 11 11 11 11 =1 11 11 11 11
10: Freyr 1.068 ja 56.5 / 78 00 00 10 01 10 01 10 00 10 XX 10 == 11 =1 10 10 11 =1 11 00 10 11 1= =1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 1= 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
11: BSC 3.7+f 56.0 / 78 00 00 00 0= 11 11 00 01 11 01 XX == =1 =1 10 11 00 01 11 =1 00 11 11 11 11 11 == 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
12: Kurt 271009 55.5 / 78 =1 =0 01 10 01 =0 10 == == == == XX 00 == =0 =0 =0 11 10 11 11 =1 11 0= 11 11 11 11 1= 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
13: MatMoi v7.15.0-cct 53.0 / 78 00 00 01 == =0 == 0= 00 10 00 =0 11 XX 10 =0 1= 01 =1 =1 11 01 11 =1 10 11 11 11 11 01 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
14: Ranita 2.4 52.0 / 78 0= 01 01 00 00 0= 01 00 =0 =0 =0 == 01 XX 10 00 00 11 11 1= =1 11 =1 11 01 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
15: Warrior 1.03 51.0 / 78 00 00 00 =0 00 00 00 1= 0= 01 01 =1 =1 01 XX =0 =0 11 1= 11 =1 11 11 1= 11 11 1= 10 11 11 01 1= 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
16: Clueless 1.4 50.5 / 78 00 00 10 00 0= 10 1= 00 =0 01 00 =1 0= 11 =1 XX 11 =0 =0 =1 11 =1 11 =0 11 11 11 01 11 01 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 01 11 11
17: Noonian 3.206 50.5 / 78 00 0= =0 00 10 =0 00 01 10 00 11 =1 10 11 =1 00 XX 10 11 == 00 == =1 10 =1 11 =1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 1= 11 11 11 11
18: Robin 0.983 42.5 / 78 00 00 00 01 01 0= 00 1= 1= =0 10 00 =0 00 00 =1 01 XX 1= 00 01 1= =0 1= 0= 11 =1 1= 11 =0 11 11 11 01 11 1= 11 11 11 11
19: GchessIV 0.2.0 40.0 / 78 01 =0 =0 00 00 0= 01 =1 =0 00 00 01 =0 00 0= =1 00 0= XX =0 1= =1 1= 01 10 0= =1 11 == =1 1= 11 1= 1= 11 10 =1 11 11 11
20: Philemon 0.5 39.5 / 78 00 01 10 00 00 == 00 00 0= 11 =0 00 00 0= 00 =0 == 11 =1 XX =0 00 == 10 11 10 1= 00 11 11 11 == == 11 == 11 11 11 11 11
21: Jupiter 0.01 37.5 / 78 00 00 00 10 01 00 00 0= 00 01 11 00 10 =0 =0 00 11 10 0= =1 XX 00 10 11 00 == 10 01 0= 11 11 10 01 11 11 10 1= 11 11 11
22: Simple 0048 37.5 / 78 00 00 00 =0 =0 11 =0 00 0= 00 00 =0 00 00 00 =0 == 0= =0 11 11 XX 0= == 11 == 1= 11 01 11 01 01 1= 11 == =1 11 =1 11 11
23: PolarEngine 1.3 37.5 / 78 00 10 =0 00 00 00 =0 =1 00 0= 00 00 =0 =0 00 00 =0 =1 0= == 01 1= XX 1= 01 00 10 11 10 01 11 =1 1= 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
24: Needle 0.531 34.5 / 78 00 00 00 =0 0= 00 00 00 00 =0 00 1= 01 00 0= =1 01 0= 10 01 00 == 0= XX 10 11 1= 00 01 11 0= 11 == 11 0= 11 11 11 11 11
25: Excelsior 3.16 33.5 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 =0 1= 01 00 11 00 10 01 XX =1 1= 10 =1 11 11 11 == 10 =1 11 11 11 11 11
26: Pentagon 1.2 29.5 / 78 00 00 00 00 =0 00 10 00 =0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1= 01 == == 11 00 =0 XX 11 == 01 10 11 01 1= 01 00 11 11 11 11 11
27: Cefap 0.72 29.0 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 == 00 00 00 0= 00 =0 =0 =0 0= 01 0= 01 0= 0= 00 XX 11 1= 1= == 1= 1= 11 1= 11 11 =1 11 11
28: Exacto 0.d 26.5 / 78 00 00 00 00 =0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 10 00 0= 00 11 10 00 00 11 01 == 00 XX 00 == 10 11 1= 0= 1= 1= 1= 11 11 11
29: TarraschToyEngine 0.906 26.5 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= 10 00 00 00 00 00 == 00 1= 10 01 10 =0 10 0= 11 XX 00 01 00 11 1= 11 =1 1= 11 11 11
30: Gedeone 1620 25.5 / 78 00 0= 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 10 00 =1 =0 00 00 00 10 00 00 01 0= == 11 XX =1 == 10 11 0= 11 11 1= 11 11
31: Blikskottel 0.8 24.5 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 0= 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 0= 00 00 10 00 1= 00 00 == 01 10 =0 XX 01 =1 11 =1 1= 11 11 11 11
32: StAndersen 1.31c rev2ja 24.0 / 78 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= 00 00 00 00 == 01 10 =0 00 00 10 0= 00 11 == 10 XX =1 10 01 11 11 11 11 11
33: Sinapse 1.0 22.0 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= == 10 0= 0= == == 0= 0= 0= 00 01 =0 =0 XX 11 01 11 11 11 1= 11
34: Stan's chess 1.42 18.0 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 0= 00 00 00 00 00 01 10 00 1= 0= 00 00 01 00 XX 11 11 11 11 =1 11
35: KillerQueen 2.0b3 17.0 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 == 00 == 00 1= =0 11 0= 0= 00 1= =0 10 10 00 XX 00 01 01 11 11
36: SharpChess 0.06 15.5 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 =0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= 0= 01 00 01 =0 00 00 00 00 00 0= =0 00 0= 00 00 00 11 XX 11 11 11 11
37: Butterfly 0.1.7_alpha 7.5 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 =0 00 0= 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= 0= 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 XX 1= 01 11
38: Raffaela 0.14 7.0 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 =0 00 00 00 00 =0 00 00 0= 00 00 00 00 10 00 0= XX == 11
39: Dendron 0.42b ja 4.0 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0= =0 00 00 10 == XX ==
40: Ram 2.0 1.0 / 78 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 == XX
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1560 games: +711 =217 -632
- Butterfly lost 52 games on time and 18 games by illegal moves.
- Raffaela lost 18 games on time and 1 game by illegal move.
- Dendron lost 5 games by illegal moves.
- Sierzant lost 4 games on time.
- Killerqueen lost 4 games by illegal move and 1 game on time.
- Kurt lost 4 games by illegal moves and 2 on time.
- Freyr lost 2 games on time because it could not start.
Thanks to everyone who followed the tournament, specially to the authors of these engines, some people who contribute with suggestions and some who showed interest in it.
What is next now? I plan to run 2 tournaments, a Top 30 and a Bottom 30 engines tournaments, according to my rating list. There are 2 reasons for this:
1. Because is fun for me.
2. To tune up a little the rating list.
About the second reason, I know that hundreds of games for each engine would be needed to get an accurate rating list, but this is not my purpose and I don't have the resources to do it neither. OTOH, Adam Hair is testing a big number of engines of all levels with lots of games. It is a very interesting and I hope he publish his rating list soon. Anyway, in my experience having around 100 games for each engine gives you a good approximation on how strong these engines are.
Best regards,
Carlos
PS:
The following engines showed some of these bugs during the tournament:
Can't make them work under Arena/Crash:
Chess0 v0.3.2 (crash)
Darmenios 0.2.0
EvilKnightIII apr042009 (does not work due to date limit)
iChess 1.0 (does not work)
RoboKewlper 0.047a
Usurper 0.5 (reports of being buggy)
Yawce 0.16 (freezes Arena after losing on time)
Zochova 0.1
Lose on time (and/or do not support 1'+1" TC) :
Alice 0.3.5
Armageddon 3.08
AviChess 0.8 (does not support 1'+1" TC)
Ax 0.8 (does not support incremental time control)
Blitzkibitz rev4
Blitzter 2.0 (also resigns in even positions)
Butterfly 0.1.7_alpha (also makes illegal moves)
Brama 051204
Carballo 0.3
Cassandre 0.24
Chad's Chess 0.15 (does not support incremental time control)
Cheoss 0.649
ChessBin 0.0.6.2
Cilian 4.14se
Deep Trouble 1.00
DelphiMax 2.9
DimitriWBE 2.01
Felpo 1.001b
Frank 0.58
Gringo 1.49b
Hanzo The Razor 1.1.1.1
Hippocampe 0.4.2
Ildtiadar 0.8c
JChecs 0.1.0
Joanna 2002 1.04JA
KnightmareBP
LaMosca 1.0 (also reports of making illegal moves)
Lovelace 1.0r1
Luzhin 0.1
Mainsworthy 64.01.7
MFChess 1.3
Murderhole 1.0.10
Neurone I
NSVChess 0.14
Numpty 0.5pr
Pos 1.20
Prechess 0.7.8 (also loses by illegal moves.)
Predateur 0.1.5
Raffaela 0.14
Rainman 0.75
RataAeroespacial 0.05
Rival 1.18
Sachy 0.2.01
Sharpchess2 2.52
Slibo 0.4.9
Strategicdeep 1.25
Suff 0.3a
Surprise 4.3-beta 13
Talvmenni
Testina 2.2
The Lightning 2.04 (also hangs and crashes, freezing arena)
Tiffanys 0.5 ja
Tikov 0.6.3 (also loses by illegal move.)
Toledo Nanochess 201109
Tony's Chess 0.02 (does not support incremental tc)
Tri-OS
Vanillachess 2.6g
Zephyr 0.61
Illegal moves:
AtlanChess 3.3 (can't play with black pieces)
Awesome 1.73 (can't play with white pieces)
BabyChess 11.1
Belzebub 0.67
Cpp1
Deep Duke 1.00ja
Dendron 0.42ja (castles under check)
Dendron 0.42b ja
EvolutionChess 0.05 (hash keeps growing as the game progress)
Fianchetto (does not start in some games)
GFC v2 (resigns for his opponent)
GrayMatter rev1569
Joana DC (also loses on time)
Kace 0.82
KillerQueen 2.0b3
Kurt 271009
Microchess1976 (also loses on time)
MooBoo 0.04E (could not get 0.2b, although it seems that version has problems too)
Nanook 1.7
Neophyte 0.1 (refuses to play with white pieces)
Omar 3.1 (also loses on time)
Ozwald 0.43
Pierre 1.7 (resigns for his opponent)
PulChess 0.2i (does not play with black/loses on time)
Qutechess 1.01t rev3
Trynyty 1.0
Always ponder:
Apilchess 1.05-r1b ja
Braincrack alpha JA
CPW 050908ja
Plisk 0.12
Tristram 4.16 (command ponder=off does not work, version 3.36 works fine)