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2nd InfinityChess Engine Masters on 27th July
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:03 am
by Steamhammer
The
1st Engine Masters was held by InfinityChess on 29th June.
Marco Zerbinati ("Amos") from Italy won the 1st money prize of $ 500 USD ahead of the tied Dutch
Gerrit Hoogeveen ("Victorious"), who won $ 200 USD.
See my detailed report on this rapid tour (scores in progress, infos on hard- and software, annotated game):
Amos and Victorious win the 1st Engine Masters
The high draw rate of 79 % indicates the high and balanced level of play! Most of the participants welcomed the almost perfect organisation before and during the tournament.
The
2nd Engine Masters is scheduled for the
27th July (14:00 CEST / 16:00 server time) with almost the same conditions:
Announcement of the 2nd Engine Masters
As this tournament series is intended for those players, who regularly play on InfinityChess, registration requires a minimum of
50 tournament games in the last 2 months before tour start. This is however not a big deal, as there are blitz and rapid tournaments on the server every day.
See also:
- Tournament Rules
- FAQ
Kibitzers are welcome!
Re: 2nd InfinityChess Engine Masters on 27th July
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:17 am
by Steamhammer
Last call for latecomers!
We expect again 20-30 players to compete for the dollar prizes.
1st $ 500, 2nd $ 200.
Re: 2nd InfinityChess Engine Masters on 27th July
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 1:06 pm
by Steamhammer
Zorchamp and Akhtar win the 2nd Engine Masters
By Arno Nickel and Christopher Lutz
The big question of the 2nd Engine Masters on 27th July was, whether one of the winners of the 1st tournament, Amos (Marco Zerbinati / Italy) and Victorious (Gerrit Hoogeveen / Netherlands), could repeat his success, and indeed after the 2nd round Amos was in front again...
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Re: 2nd InfinityChess Engine Masters on 27th July
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 2:34 pm
by elcabesa
hi, I don't understand. Players can play your tournament with the engine and hardware they want?
Re: 2nd InfinityChess Engine Masters on 27th July
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:50 pm
by Steamhammer
Yes, why not? The sponsor likes to attract strong computer chess players to regularly playing on the InfinityChess server. It's neither a contest by developers nor an official championship. But I admit, it might be a good idea to have other tournaments too.
Re: 2nd InfinityChess Engine Masters on 27th July
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 1:54 am
by laoliveirajr
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And I even thought about that sign up for the tournament, using a derivative of a strong engine, but built with some ideas Capivara style.
Too bad I do not have a machine strong enough to win the tournament ... I need to raise funds to buy motherboards for a new cluster ... With the award of each tournament would be enough for two motherboards (the tax on imports is very high in Brazil)
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Re: 2nd InfinityChess Engine Masters on 27th July
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:17 am
by Sedat Canbaz
Steamhammer wrote:The
1st Engine Masters was held by InfinityChess on 29th June.
Marco Zerbinati ("Amos") from Italy won the 1st money prize of $ 500 USD ahead of the tied Dutch
Gerrit Hoogeveen ("Victorious"), who won $ 200 USD.
See my detailed report on this rapid tour (scores in progress, infos on hard- and software, annotated game):
Amos and Victorious win the 1st Engine Masters
The high draw rate of 79 % indicates the high and balanced level of play! Most of the participants welcomed the almost perfect organisation before and during the tournament.
The
2nd Engine Masters is scheduled for the
27th July (14:00 CEST / 16:00 server time) with almost the same conditions:
Announcement of the 2nd Engine Masters
As this tournament series is intended for those players, who regularly play on InfinityChess, registration requires a minimum of
50 tournament games in the last 2 months before tour start. This is however not a big deal, as there are blitz and rapid tournaments on the server every day.
See also:
- Tournament Rules
- FAQ
Kibitzers are welcome!
Dear Arno,
Thanks for your efforts...
InfinityChess server seems to be another good place for running exiting tournaments!
And I'd like to congratulate Marco Zerbinati, who is regular participant in SCCT too
Btw, I never played at InfinityChess server, that's why I wonder,
Does InfinityChess server require a serial number like Playchess, or is it a free server ?
Who knows...maybe InfinityChess server can be another alternative choice for running serious competitions (similar as WCCC)
Best,
Sedat
Re: 2nd InfinityChess Engine Masters on 27th July
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 1:33 pm
by Cumnor
The membership is free and so is the software
Also we do daily free to enter Fini (IC currency) Engine tours alternating each day with Blitz 4+2 and Rapid 15+1 at 16:00 server time (Abu Dhabi time)
And also if someone is available later on that day there maybe another tour as our regular TD at that time is off ill.