85th Amateur Series Division 8

[Graham Banks]

85TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 8 )

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
JDSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Participants

Cosette 5.0 64-bit
Raven 1.10 64-bit
Loki 3.0.0 64-bit
NoC 4.20 64-bit
Hedgehog 2.0 64-bit
CT800 1.42 64-bit
Ares GB 1.1 64-bit
Googleplex Starthinker 1.6 64-bit
Isa 2.0.83 64-bit
Ceibo 0.6 64-bit
Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
FoxSee 7.8.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12922

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 able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

85TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 8 )

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
JDSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 6

5.5 - Raven 1.10 64-bit
4.0 - Ares GB 1.1 64-bit
3.5 - NoC 4.20 64-bit
3.5 - Hedgehog 2.0 64-bit
3.5 - Isa 2.0.83 64-bit
3.0 - Googleplex Starthinker 1.6 64-bit
3.0 - Loki 3.0.0 64-bit
3.0 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
2.5 - FoxSEE 7.8.0 64-bit
2.0 - Cosette 5.0 64-bit
1.5 - CT800 1.42 64-bit
1.0 - Ceibo 0.6 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12922

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 able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

85TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 8 )

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
JDSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 12

10.5 - Raven 1.10 64-bit
10.0 - NoC 4.20 64-bit
7.0 - Ares GB 1.1 64-bit
6.5 - Isa 2.0.83 64-bit
6.0 - FoxSEE 7.8.0 64-bit
6.0 - Loki 3.0.0 64-bit
5.5 - CT800 1.42 64-bit
5.5 - Hedgehog 2.0 64-bit
4.5 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
3.5 - Cosette 5.0 64-bit
3.5 - Ceibo 0.6 64-bit
3.5 - Nalwald 1.8 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12922

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 able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

85TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 8 )

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
JDSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 18

14.0 - NoC 4.20 64-bit
13.5 - Raven 1.10 64-bit
10.0 - Loki 3.0.0 64-bit
9.5 - Hedgehog 2.0 64-bit
9.5 - Ares GB 1.1 64-bit
9.0 - CT800 1.42 64-bit
9.0 - Nalwald 1.8 64-bit
7.5 - Ceibo 0.6 64-bit
7.5 - Isa 2.0.83 64-bit
7.5 - FoxSEE 7.8.0 64-bit
6.0 - Cosette 5.0 64-bit
5.0 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12922

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 able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius//

[Graham Banks]

85TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 8 )

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
JDSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 24

16.5 - Raven 1.10 64-bit
16.0 - NoC 4.20 64-bit
15.0 - CT800 1.42 64-bit
13.0 - Loki 3.0.0 64-bit
12.5 - Hedgehog 2.0 64-bit
12.5 - Nalwald 1.8 64-bit
12.5 - Ares GB 1.1 64-bit
10.5 - Ceibo 0.6 64-bit
9.0 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
9.0 - Isa 2.0.83 64-bit
9.0 - FoxSEE 7.8.0 64-bit
8.5 - Cosette 5.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12922

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 able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

85TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 8 )

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
JDSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 30

20.0 - Raven 1.10 64-bit
19.5 - NoC 4.20 64-bit
17.5 - CT800 1.42 64-bit
16.5 - Loki 3.0.0 64-bit
16.5 - Nalwald 1.8 64-bit
16.0 - Hedgehog 2.0 64-bit
16.0 - Ares GB 1.1 64-bit
13.5 - Ceibo 0.6 64-bit
11.5 - Cosette 5.0 64-bit
11.5 - Isa 2.0.83 64-bit
11.0 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
10.5 - FoxSEE 7.8.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12922

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 able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

85TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 8 )

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
JDSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 36

23.5 - Raven 1.10 64-bit
22.5 - NoC 4.20 64-bit
22.0 - CT800 1.42 64-bit
20.0 - Loki 3.0.0 64-bit
19.0 - Hedgehog 2.0 64-bit
19.0 - Ares GB 1.1 64-bit
19.0 - Nalwald 1.8 64-bit
17.0 - Ceibo 0.6 64-bit
14.5 - FoxSEE 7.8.0 64-bit
13.5 - Cosette 5.0 64-bit
13.5 - Isa 2.0.83 64-bit
12.5 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12922

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 able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

85TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 8 )

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
JDSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Final Standings

28.0 - Raven 1.10 64-bit
27.5 - NoC 4.20 64-bit
26.5 - CT800 1.42 64-bit
24.5 - Hedgehog 2.0 64-bit
24.5 - Loki 3.0.0 64-bit
24.5 - Nalwald 1.8 64-bit
23.0 - Ares GB 1.1 64-bit
19.0 - Ceibo 0.6 64-bit
18.5 - Cosette 5.0 64-bit
18.5 - FoxSEE 7.8.0 64-bit
15.0 - Isa 2.0.83 64-bit
14.5 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=48310

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Steve (Raven author) for winning what was a most enjoyable tournament.
Promotion for Raven.

It was fantastic seeing most of the engine authors chatting in the broadcast.
Thanks to all who took an interest.