TCEC Match 5 - Long TC Live Broadcast! R4 vs Stockfish 1.9

[Martin Thoresen]

TCEC MATCH 5

http://www.tcec-chess.org/live.php

STARTS SUNDAY OCTOBER 3rd @ 11:00 CEST

For chat please visit http://chessbomb.com/
Note: Don't pay too much attention to their built-in computer analysis
since it's running multi pv which slows it down considerably.

Misc:
Match length: 32 games
Openings: PGN can be viewed from the live page. Randomly selected - and each engines will play both black & white per opening.
See the Info page for more details.
For news and updates check the News page regularly.

Participants:
Rybka 4 64-bit 4CPU
Stockfish 1.9 64-bit 4CPU

Time Control:
120 Minutes for the first 40 moves - 60 minutes for the next 20 moves then
15 minutes for the rest + 30 seconds added per move from move 61

Graphical User Interface:
Type: ChessGUI 0.201
Resign: +/- 5.50 eval for 3 moves in a row (both engines)
Draw: After move 40 an eval of +0.05/-0.05 for 4 moves in a row (both engines) - if there is a pawn advance, or a capture by any kind, this draw counter will reset.
Ponder: Off
Hash: 2048 MB
Nalimov tablebases: "3 4 5 Men"

[Damir]

Hi Martin

Is it not a little bit unfair to use single core engines VS 4 core engines ?

I think that single core Houdini can beat 4 core Hannibal if it was available,

not the other way around...

Regards

Damir

[Martin Thoresen]

Hi Martin

Is it not a little bit unfair to use single core engines VS 4 core engines ?

I think that single core Houdini can beat 4 core Hannibal if it was available,

not the other way around...

Regards

Damir

The world isn't fair, Damir.

Do you ask that same question when Rybka cluster participates in an "official" event with 128 processor cores?

The thing is - watching the same engines over and over again can get a bit boring when the rate of play is so slow - that's why I want to include other engines from people I respect. Since, in this particular case, Hannibal doesn't support more than one core then one core it is.

Hiarcs doesn't come in a 64-bit version - is that fair or unfair?

Since TCEC is about the games and not the ratings - just enjoy it for what it is.

Best Regards,
Martin

[Martin Thoresen]

TCEC Tournament 3 isn't finished yet - the last game is playing out now,
currently at move 85. The new start for TCEC Match 5 will be 12:30 CEST.

[Martin Thoresen]

TCEC - Match 5 has now started. The first moves will appear in a few minutes.

[mhurd]

Hi Martin

I enjoyed the first game, not sure what Rybka was up to with the queen manoeuvre in the middle game though. Good result in the end. I felt that Stockfish showed the better understanding of the game overall.

Mike

[Martin Thoresen]

This match is now finished.

Rybka 4 beat Stockfish 1.9 by 18 to 14.
Check out game 32 - it's a very nice win by Stockfish.

You can find it in the archive page.

The next tournament/match will start later this week - keep an eye on the news page for updated information.

PS: The hardware used in TCEC will be upgraded before the next event as well!

[S.Taylor]

Is this result by SF, the best result vs Rybka 4 so far, TCEC?

I'm away, so i cannot see it 24 hours like when at home. But I like S Fishes results towards the end!