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I'll post the final four games later today. Sorry for the delay.

ROUND 1 PAIRINGS GopherCheck 0.2.3 64-bit 8CPU Pirarucu 2.6.9 64-bit 8CPU ChessBrainVB 3.70 8CPU Invictus r228 64-bit 8CPU Weini 0.0.24 64-bit 8CPU Pedone 1.8 64-bit 8CPU Vajolet2 2.6.1 64-bit 8CPU FireFly 2.7.2 64-bit 8CPU Myrddin 0.87 64-bit 8CPU Texel 1.07 64-bit 8CPU Nemorino 5.0 64-bit 8CPU Te...

Progress will be updated and games will be made available after each round from the following link: http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10542 If you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be abl...

EIGHT-HEADED MONSTERS IX 8CPU Intel Xeon X5430x2 Octal ChessGUI 2048mb hash where possible 3-4-5 piece tablebases Ponder off GBSelect2018.cgb book 40 moves in 30 minutes repeating All engines 64-bit where available All engines using 8 cores 9 Round Swiss Participants Stockfish 181117 64-bit 8CPU Su...

SUPER TOURNAMENT XXXI 1CPU Intel i5 Quad ChessGUI 256mb hash each where possible 3-4-5 piece tablebases Ponder off CCRL-U-Lines-2018.cgb book 40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL) 6 cycles 54 rounds Standings after Round 18 12.0 - SugaR XPrO 1.5.3 64-bit 11.5 - Komodo 12.2.2 64-bi...

Napoleon 1.8 64-bit Mediafire: napoleon-18-64-tp.zip Tinyupload: napoleon-18-64-tp.zip The official v1.8 exec needs a Haswell (or later) CPU. This release provides execs that work on older archs. The changes to the latest code required to make that work are in the included .diff patch. Thanks Tirsa...

GAME 22 - Quiet game despite Komodo's efforts to create an edge. Opening line used: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 h6 4. Nf3 c6 5. O-O d6 6. a4 Komodo tried in various ways to create an edge, but the nature of the game didn't really lend itself to anything. Another draw sees Stockfish maintain its five ...

GAME 21 - Komodo holds Stockfish at bay for another draw. Opening line used: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 h6 4. Nf3 c6 5. O-O d6 6. a4 It looked as though Stockfish might initially be looking for an advantage on the queenside, but it quickly became apparent that nothing much was on offer there. After ...

GAME 20 - Komodo opts for a quieter approach with an eventual drawn ending. Opening line used: 1. c4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. a3 f5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Bh3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. d5 Qe8 Komodo opted for a quieter approach, focusing on central control. Stockfish tried to counter on the...

GAME 19 - Long tactical sequence initiated by Stockfish leads to queenside pawn majority in endgame, but Komodo prevents progress. Opening line used: 1. c4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. a3 f5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Bh3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. d5 Qe8 Following the opening line, Stockfish opted ...