CCET - a new difficult test suite

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Re: CCET - a new difficult test suite

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We have two new excellent entries in the Open Ranking !

Daniel Reist managed to draw level with the previous leader with a score of 86 points.

A little later, Mark Young even managed to top this and is now the sole leader again with a very strong 94 points!

Details for the new top scorers:
Crystal 9, 64Threads, 65536MB Hash
AMD 7970X
900 secs/position
94 Points = 59%
Submitted by Mark Young - Kingpin1

Crystal 8, 8Threads, 8000MB Hash
AMD RYZEN 9 3900X
300 secs/position
86 Points = 54%
Submitted by Daniel Reist

Congratulations to Mark and Daniel :)
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Re: CCET - a new difficult test suite

Post by chessica »

fkarger wrote: Tue Jun 17, 2025 12:23 pm We have two new excellent entries in the Open Ranking !

Daniel Reist managed to draw level with the previous leader with a score of 86 points.

A little later, Mark Young even managed to top this and is now the sole leader again with a very strong 94 points!

Details for the new top scorers:
Crystal 9, 64Threads, 65536MB Hash
AMD 7970X
900 secs/position
94 Points = 59%
Submitted by Mark Young - Kingpin1

Crystal 8, 8Threads, 8000MB Hash
AMD RYZEN 9 3900X
300 secs/position
86 Points = 54%
Submitted by Daniel Reist

Congratulations to Mark and Daniel :)
Don't let those two naysayers drive you crazy. Do your thing and you'll be fine.
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Re: CCET - a new difficult test suite

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chessica wrote: Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:36 pm Don't let those two naysayers drive you crazy. Do your thing and you'll be fine.
Thank you for your kind words :)
I will follow your advice.
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Re: CCET - a new difficult test suite

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fkarger wrote: Tue Jun 17, 2025 4:02 pm
chessica wrote: Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:36 pm Don't let those two naysayers drive you crazy. Do your thing and you'll be fine.
Thank you for your kind words :)
I will follow your advice.
Have you become a chess blitz master?
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Re: CCET - a new difficult test suite

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chessica wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 9:36 am Have you become a chess blitz master?
I wouldn't call myself a blitz champion, but I have won a few tournaments :)

Recently, I came to the conclusion that suffering fades faster when blitzing,
because the next game comes immediately.
That's why I've been a bit more active there recently.
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Re: CCET - a new difficult test suite.

Post by Ajedrecista »

Hello Peter:
peter wrote: Tue Jun 17, 2025 9:58 am[...]

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2b1r3/r2ppN2/8/1p1p1k2/pP1P4/2P3R1/PP3PP1/2K5 w - - bm Nd6+; c0 "Nd6+=10"; id "Simkhovich 1923.??.??";
4k1nr/n1K1p1bp/2pP1p1p/1pP1PP1P/7P/P7/Q1P5/3q4 w k - bm Qf7+; c0 "Qf7+=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
k6b/qp1NK3/np2p3/1Np5/7B/8/3P4/8 w - - bm Bf6; c0 "Bf6=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
8/6pp/2Qp1p2/pPpPp3/k7/2K3P1/P1PP4/5q2 w - - bm Kb2; c0 "Kb2=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
8/P6K/6pp/3P2pk/p2P4/1Pp3P1/2Bp3n/1b6 w - - bm Bd1+; c0 "Bd1+=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
8/8/p6B/1p6/rp6/bP6/Kppq4/1Bkb2Q1 w - - bm Qg6; c0 "Qg6=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
7k/8/pp2p1p1/bN1p2pb/1p4p1/1P6/6P1/4K2R w - - bm g3; c0 "g3=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
2q1k1b1/7p/4p1r1/Pp1pP2Q/1P1P2PB/2P5/1KP5/8 w - - bm Qxg6+; c0 "Qxg6+=10"; id "Wotawa, A. ????.??.??";
4k2q/p4p1B/1pp3pP/2N2pP1/2P2P1N/8/PP2P3/2K5 w - - bm Nxg6; c0 "Nxg6=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
8/5p2/1p2r1p1/1p1pR3/1P3KN1/8/7p/3N2kr w - - bm Rxe6; c0 "Rxe6=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
8/p7/p7/3N1p2/2K4r/7p/p2N1R2/2k5 w - - bm Kd3; c0 "Kd3=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
8/2p1rpk1/pp2Brp1/3p3p/1P6/3p3P/1P1P1BP1/5R1K w - - bm Bd4; c0 "Bd4=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
nq6/pPpB4/2K5/1P2BN2/3Pk2p/5p2/8/6bN w - - bm b6; c0 "b6=10"; id "Bazlo, Yuri ????.??.??";
1B4bk/p4n1p/6pP/3p4/7p/3Pp2P/1p2P1K1/bB6 w - - bm Bh2; c0 "Bh2=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
8/6Pp/7p/7k/5Pp1/P5P1/1pK5/qB6 w - - bm g8=B; c0 "g8=B=10"; id "Korolkov, V.. 2024.??.??";
4q1kn/2Bp1p2/1N1PpPp1/1P2P1P1/2N3b1/6p1/1P4Pb/7K w - - bm Na5; c0 "Na5=10"; id "Neghina, M. 2018.??.??";
k7/pp6/8/P6p/8/P6p/P2K3B/8 w - - bm a4; c0 "a4=10"; id "Horning=G 2001.??.??";
1n6/Pp1p1p1p/1P1P1P1P/4K3/2p5/p7/rpp1P3/qkb1R3 w - - bm axb8=N; c0 "axb8=N=10"; id "Babic=M 1996.??.??";
n1N5/B1N5/2n5/k4pp1/p6p/P6K/8/8 w - - bm Bb6+; c0 "Bb6+=10"; id "Soukup Bardon=B 1983.??.??";
8/8/p7/8/1p6/1Np5/pkp1K3/qb3N1Q w - - bm Nc1; c0 "Nc1=10"; id "Gorgiev=T 1970.05.08";
6Q1/PK1kn3/p1p2b2/1bb1b3/6p1/8/5b1b/8 w - - bm a8=B; c0 "a8=B=10"; id "Gatti=D 2018.??.??";
6k1/1qr1p2p/ppN5/3p1N2/6p1/1P1P2Pp/PP2PP1P/2RK4 w - - bm Ncxe7+; c0 "Ncxe7+=10"; id "Neghina=M 2017.??.??";
n6r/b7/1R4R1/2k5/2pppppp/8/1PPPPPP1/r4NK1 w - - bm b4+; c0 "b4+=10"; id "Korolkov=V 1940.??.??";
2N3q1/pp1N4/5K2/7k/7P/3Q4/1P6/r7 w - - bm Ne7; c0 "Ne7=10"; id "Vinichenko=V 1982.??.??";
4n3/8/8/8/4pNp1/8/1p2K1pk/B2Q3b w - - bm Nh3; c0 "Nh3=10"; id "Yakimchik=V 1972.??.??";
7k/pp1pBp1N/1p3Pp1/b3K1PR/P3P2p/R1n4P/2P1N1P1/3q4 w - - bm Rxc3; c0 "Rxc3=10"; id "Josten=G 2001.06.16";
1q6/4p3/6Q1/2N1n3/p2P2P1/P2PP1k1/4Kp1p/2B5 w - - bm Ne4+; c0 "Ne4+=10"; id "Gorgiev=T Bondarenko=F 1959.??.??";
3k4/2pq3p/pp5R/4P3/P6P/2PN4/1PN3K1/8 w - - bm Nd4; c0 "Nd4=10"; id "Neghina=M 2009.??.??";
Q7/3p3q/p2p4/p7/2p5/K7/4P3/k1N5 w - - bm Nb3+; c0 "Nb3+=10"; id "Prokop=F 1938.??.??";
1B3B1B/2B5/p6B/8/8/8/8/1k1K4 w - - bm Bce5; c0 "Bce5=10"; id "Troitzky=A 1915.01.24";
8/4Pr1N/8/6PN/8/3K1ppp/4prkb/4Bbnn w - - bm Nf8; c0 "Nf8=10"; id "Neghina=M Rusz=A 2012.??.??";
5n2/p3p2p/3p1bP1/PKRPP3/2p3pP/1k4P1/prrB4/qbQB4 w - - bm a6; c0 "a6=10"; id "Krug=P 2011.??.??";
5r2/NBk4P/8/8/1P2K3/pp6/1p6/1N6 w - - bm Bd5; c0 "Bd5=10"; id "Infantozzi=J 1971.??.??";
7r/5n1n/ppp4k/4NK2/5N2/8/8/8 w - - bm Ng4+; c0 "Ng4+=10"; id "Kraemer=A 1969.??.??";
6B1/2N5/1n6/8/6p1/3b2p1/3K1prp/5kbQ w - - bm Na8; c0 "Na8=10"; id "Krug=P 2007.??.??";
nr1br3/4n1pK/1p2k1p1/P7/1Pb1N1N1/8/3P1Q2/8 w - - bm Qf7+; c0 "Qf7+=10"; id "Gorgiev=T 1964.??.??";
5N1r/5n1n/ppp3R1/5K2/7k/6p1/6PN/8 w - - bm Rg4+; c0 "Rg4+=10"; id "Kraemer=A 1949.??.??";
8/kP2Rp2/6pB/p6p/P4PPP/5P2/6K1/2q5 w - - bm f5; c0 "f5=10"; id "Gerhold=J 2006.??.??";
8/6Qp/p5pP/P2n4/8/5p2/p2K1P2/1k2Bb2 w - - bm Qa1+; c0 "Qa1+=10"; id "Sivkov=N 1927.09.07";
8/5bb1/N1r2k2/3p1p1p/p1pPpP2/PpP1P2P/1P5P/6RK w - - bm Nb8; c0 "Nb8=10"; id "Smyslov=V 2005.??.??";
5B2/8/3P2p1/p7/7p/P7/PpK5/b4k2 w - - bm Kb1; c0 "Kb1=10"; id "Kovalenko=V 2011.??.??";
1r6/1n1R1b2/8/1p1p3k/pPpPp1p1/2P1P3/P2K1PP1/8 w - - bm Rxb7; c0 "Rxb7=10"; id "Illescas=M 2018.??.??";
r1n5/k3pp2/2Rr4/1p6/1p6/p4pp1/QP4Pn/4RBK1 w - - bm Rec1; c0 "Rec1=10"; id "Krug=P 2018.03.02";
8/5p2/1p1r2p1/1p1p1R2/1P3KN1/8/7p/3N2kr w - - bm Re5; c0 "Re5=10"; id "Krug=P 2011.??.??";
8/8/2pppN2/p1q2kpP/p4p2/P2P1PP1/P1P1NP2/1K6 w - - bm Nd7; c0 "Nd7=10"; id "Dorogov=Y Kuznetsov=AP 1970.05.08";
8/q2pB3/p2N2r1/p1N5/p1p5/k7/P1P1PPPP/K7 w - - bm c3; c0 "c3=10"; id "Bron=V 1959.??.??";
2nB1k2/2p3pp/3p2p1/n2K4/3Qp1N1/1Np4R/rb1p4/1Rq3r1 w - - bm Ke6; c0 "Ke6=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
1k1qBQ1n/p1p4p/1PK5/7p/8/8/P7/8 w - - bm Bf7; c0 "Bf7=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
8/1p1p4/1p6/1p1B4/1P6/3PP1PP/2Np1kpP/3Kbrrb w - - bm e4; c0 "e4=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
rrk1N2N/pRn3p1/PbBp1pp1/3P4/K1pP3n/2p5/2P3p1/6Bb w - - bm Nf7; c0 "Nf7=10"; id "? ????.??.??";
8/8/3k4/6b1/4R2p/5b2/8/5K2 w - - bm Rd4+; c0 "Rd4+=10"; id "Loustau=J 2009.??.??";
1n6/N7/8/pP3K1k/5p1P/1R5n/6bP/8 w - - bm Nc6; c0 "Nc6=10"; id "Akopyan=V 2005.??.??";
1B3b1B/2B5/8/p7/p7/k7/P7/2K5 w - - bm Kb1; c0 "Kb1=10"; id "Sumbatyan=K 2005.??.??";
7n/3P3k/n2K3p/2p5/1b4N1/2p1p1P1/8/3B4 w - - bm Nf6+; c0 "Nf6+=10"; id "Van Breukelen=G 1990.??.??";
k6K/p7/8/P4b2/8/8/1P6/8 w - - bm a6; c0 "a6=10"; id "Vlasenko=V 1989.??.??";
8/2p2p1p/5p2/p7/2k4p/P1p2p1P/K1P2P2/B7 w - - bm a4; c0 "a4=10"; id "Dolgov=V 1988.??.??";
7K/3p4/4p3/1p5p/p3n3/1p1N3p/rp2N1br/bR3n1k w - - bm Kg7; c0 "Kg7=10"; id "Kabiev=K 1973.??.??";
8/8/8/8/1k1p3p/4pQ1p/3prppp/3Kbqrb w - - bm Qe4; c0 "Qe4=10"; id "Halumbirek=J 1965.??.??";
6k1/1p3p1p/1Pb1pPpP/1pPpP1P1/1P1P1K2/2b5/8/2B2Q2 w - - bm Ba3; c0 "Ba3=10"; id "Hasek=J 1965.??.??";
3kBQRB/3PRPPP/4P3/8/1K6/3q4/3P4/8 w - - bm Ka5; c0 "Ka5=10"; id "Halumbirek=J 1964.??.??";
5k2/7p/4Kp1p/7B/7P/7P/8/8 w - - bm Bf7; c0 "Bf7=10"; id "Evreinov=V 1961.??.??";
4RNbq/p2p2p1/1k1K2P1/6P1/p7/P2p4/3P4/8 w - - bm Rb8+; c0 "Rb8+=10"; id "Nadareishvili=G 1955.??.??";
K3B3/b4p2/pp3p2/rr6/kp6/pN2P3/B7/8 w - - bm e4; c0 "e4=10"; id "Krejcik=J 1953.??.??";
7r/p3k3/2p5/1pPp4/3P4/PP4P1/3P1PB1/2K5 w - - bm Kd1; c0 "Kd1=10"; id "Chekhover=V 1947.??.??";
8/1p4P1/bP6/rp4kN/rp6/bP6/1pP5/1K6 w - - bm Ng3; c0 "Ng3=10"; id "Mandinyan=R 1946.??.??";
8/p7/8/P7/2K5/8/6b1/2k5 w - - bm Kb5; c0 "Kb5=10"; id "Rauzer=V 1928.08.10";
6b1/5p2/8/6K1/4N3/7k/1N6/8 w - - bm Kf6; c0 "Kf6=10"; id "Troitzky=A 1928.03.30";
6kr/7p/3K3P/8/3N4/5b2/4B3/8 w - - bm Ke7; c0 "Ke7=10"; id "Cohn=H 1927.??.??";
8/8/8/3B2K1/8/8/5p1p/2k2Nbr w - - bm Kf6; c0 "Kf6=10"; id "Behting=C 1905.??.??";
8/p3p3/8/5p2/3Ppn1Q/1P6/pp3PP1/kn2K2R w K - bm Qg3; c0 "Qg3=10"; id "Timman=J 2015.??.??";
1nR5/p1N5/p7/5p2/7r/7p/p1k1KR2/2r2N2 w - - bm Nd5+; c0 "Nd5+=10"; id "Garcia=M Krug=P 2014.??.??";
6k1/q1r1p2p/ppp5/3p1Np1/3N4/1P1P2Pp/PP2PP1P/2RK4 w - - bm Nxc6; c0 "Nxc6=10"; id "Neghina=M 2013.??.??";
2b5/1pr4p/3bp1pk/8/1PpN2PP/K1P1n3/P3N1R1/3R4 w - - bm Nb5; c0 "Nb5=10"; id "Neghina=M 2012.??.??";
kb6/pp3p2/6B1/2N1P3/6p1/8/4K2P/8 w - - bm e6; c0 "e6=10"; id "Neishtadt=V 2011.12.21";
8/2p2K2/7k/1qrP3p/1p5B/p1pN4/3R3N/2R5 w - - bm Bg5+; c0 "Bg5+=10"; id "Krug=P 2010.??.??";
1Q6/8/8/p1p4p/4K3/2P2N1q/1P4pp/5Rbk w - - bm Qxh2+; c0 "Qxh2+=10"; id "Gurgenidze=D Mitrofanov=L 1981.??.??";
6n1/3Rp3/rrNp1p1p/bkp1P1pP/1p1P1PP1/p1P5/PP2K3/3B4 w - - bm Ba4+; c0 "Ba4+=10"; id "Rudolph=W 1911.??.??";
7K/3p4/8/3p1B2/1BpP4/8/ppp1p3/qk1bR3 w - - bm Bf8; c0 "Bf8=10"; id "Robertson=G 1883.08.29";
4bkrb/1K2p1r1/4P2B/8/8/8/8/7R w - - bm Ra1; c0 "Ra1=10"; id "Weber=F 1945.??.??";
qnb5/rp1p4/pPpP4/P1P5/2P5/6K1/8/6Nk w - - bm Kf2; c0 "Kf2=10"; id "Amelung=F 1891.??.??";
1B1K1k2/4N2p/3pP1pP/6p1/p7/3N2b1/2r2p2/8 w - - bm Nc6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 1";
1B1r4/rp2npkp/2b1pbp1/1qp5/nPN1R3/1P1P1QP1/2P2PBP/5R1K w - - bm Qxf6+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 2";
1N4K1/1pp1p3/7k/2r3pP/p2pp1P1/P6N/8/2B5 w - - bm Nc6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 3";
1k6/3p4/1B6/4Pp1p/1p5R/1p4p1/pP3n2/K6n w - - bm Rxh1; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 4";
1nb3rr/2pp3p/p1k2P2/n1q1PN2/P1pR3N/b4PBp/1R2P3/1KQ5 w - - bm Rd6+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 5";
1q1r3k/3P1pp1/ppBR1n1p/4Q2P/P4P2/8/5PK1/8 w - - bm Rxf6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 6";
1r1q1rk1/1p2b2p/pN6/P1pP1bp1/5p2/2B2Q2/1P4PP/R4RK1 w - - bm g4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 7";
1r1rb1k1/5ppp/4p3/1p1p3P/1q2P2Q/pN3P2/PPP4P/1K1R2R1 w - - bm Rxg7+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 8";
1r2kb1r/p5p1/1np1p1N1/3pPnB1/1p1P2B1/qP6/2PQ1P1P/1K1R3R b k - bm Nc4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 9";
1r3r2/4bpkp/1qb1p1p1/3pP1P1/p1pP1Q2/PpP2N1R/1Pn1B2P/3RB2K w - - bm Qf6+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 10";
1r3rk1/3bbppp/1qn2P2/p2pP1P1/3P4/2PB1N2/6K1/qNBQ1R2 w - - bm Bxh7+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 11";
1r3rk1/5p1p/p2pb1p1/3Np1P1/2pRPR2/qP2Q1N1/P1PK3P/8 w - - bm Nf5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 12";
1r4k1/pb3p1p/r1p1p1p1/2p1P3/P1P2P2/1PB5/2K3PP/5R2 w - - bm a5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 13";
1r6/4k3/r2p2p1/2pR1p1p/2P1pP1P/pPK1P1P1/P7/1B6 b - - bm Rxb3+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 14";
1rb1qrk1/2b2pp1/p3pBn1/3pP1Pp/1ppP4/2P1QN2/PP3P1P/R2BR1K1 w - - bm Nh4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 15";
1rbq1r1k/7p/2np2p1/p2N1p2/R1B1PP1b/1PP1N3/8/3Q1K1R w - - bm Ra2; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 16";
1rbq1rk1/1p2ppbn/p2p2p1/P1pP4/4P3/2PB1N2/2P3PP/R1B1QRK1 w - - bm e5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 17";
2R5/k1p1p1K1/P1p1Pp2/5P2/7P/pB6/2p5/2r5 w - - bm Rxc7+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 18";
2b1rk2/5p2/p1P5/2p2P2/2p5/7B/P7/2KR4 w - - bm f6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 19";
2b3r1/1p1p2pk/2nBp2p/2P1Ppq1/R7/4QBPP/5P2/5K2 w - - bm Qxg5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 20";
2bk2r1/5q2/1p2pP1Q/pP1pP1P1/P2P4/8/2RK4/8 w - - bm Kc1; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 21";
2k2Br1/p6b/Pq1r4/1p2p1b1/1Ppp2p1/Q1P3N1/5RPP/R3N1K1 b - - bm Rf6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 22";
2q2r1k/p1p1b1pp/br1p1n2/2p1N1BP/Q1P1P3/8/PP1N1PP1/2KR3R w - - bm Ng6+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 23";
2r2bk1/pNq3p1/2Pp3p/1p1Prp2/1P2p1P1/6Q1/P4P1P/2RR2K1 w - - bm Qxe5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 24";
2r2r1k/qb3p1p/p2p1Np1/np1Pp1P1/2P5/3RP2P/5R2/4Q1K1 w - - bm Rf4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 25";
2r2rk1/1bpR1p2/1pq1pQp1/p3P2p/P1PR3P/5N2/2P2PPK/8 w - - bm Kg3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 26";
2r2rk1/2q2p1p/p1p1nPpQ/3p4/4p1B1/8/PPP3PP/R4R1K w - - bm Rf5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 27";
2r4r/3n1pk1/pq1p1bp1/3B4/1p2P1N1/7P/PP1Q1PK1/3RR3 w - - bm Bxf7; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 28";
2r5/prkpR1p1/2p1ppK1/P1p1N1B1/P1P1P3/8/8/8 w - - bm Bf4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 29";
3B4/1r2p3/r2p1p2/bkp1P1p1/1p1P1PPp/p1P1K2P/PPB5/8 w - - bm Ba4+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 30";
3b2n1/1q3p1k/6pp/np2N3/2bBPN2/1pP4P/4QPP1/1B4K1 w - - bm Nexg6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 31";
3k4/4pp2/n2n4/5BN1/3N4/b7/4K3/8 w - - bm Nxf7+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 32";
3kB3/5K2/7p/3p4/3pn3/4NN2/8/1b4B1 w - - bm Nf5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 33";
3q1r1k/6rp/3p4/P2Pbp1Q/N3Pp1n/2P5/P1B2RPP/R6K b - - bm f3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 34";
3rqbk1/2p3p1/b6p/Q1p5/2N1PP2/1P1P2P1/2P4P/5R1K b - - bm Bc8; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 35";
4B3/1Pb4p/8/4p1k1/3p1p2/5K2/2P5/8 b - - bm e4+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 36";
4K1k1/8/1p5p/1Pp3b1/8/1P3P2/P1B2P2/8 w - - bm f4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 37";
4K2k/1pQp3p/1R4p1/1P4P1/8/3P3P/1q3r2/8 w - - bm Qd8; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 38";
4b1k1/P4pPp/1R3P1P/2r5/8/1P6/1K6/8 w - - bm a8=B; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 39";
4b3/7p/4k3/B4pPP/5K2/P4P2/8/8 w - - bm g6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 40";
4k1br/1K1p1n1r/2p2pN1/P2p1N2/2P3pP/5B2/P2P4/8 w - - bm Kc8; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 41";
4q1kr/p6p/1prQPppB/4n3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - - bm Qxe5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 42";
4r1rk/p3qpp1/1pnp1n1p/5P2/P1PPP3/4Q2P/2BB2R1/6RK w - - bm Rxg7; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 43";
5k2/8/pppppppp/8/PPPPPPPP/8/8/5K2 w - - bm d5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 44";
5nr1/2Pp2pk/3Pp1p1/4P1P1/6P1/5K2/8/7n w - - bm c8=N; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 45";
5rk1/pp3p1p/7b/2pR4/8/2P4P/P1PNr1P1/2K4R b - - bm Rxd2; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 46";
6R1/8/2pB3k/2P4p/5p1q/5P2/4P1K1/8 w - - bm Bf8+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 47";
6br/1KNp1n1r/2p2p2/P1ppRP2/1kP3pP/3PBB2/PN1P4/8 w - - bm Bxc5+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 48";
6k1/8/1pK4p/bPp5/8/1P6/P1B2P2/8 w - - bm b4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 50";
6k1/p7/8/4B3/Pp3p1P/qP5P/P1Rb2K1/8 w - - bm Kf3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 51";
6k1/ppn2p2/8/2P2P1p/1P2K3/2N5/P7/8 w - - bm Nd5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 52";
6r1/6r1/2p1k1pp/p1pbP2q/Pp1p1PpP/1P1P2NR/1KPQ3R/8 b - - bm Qf5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 53";
7k/4PBNp/7P/2p5/2P5/2rq2Pp/1P3P1K/8 b - - bm Qxg3+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 54";
7k/pp2Np1p/2p2P1N/5pP1/7K/P4n2/1q3Q2/5n2 w - - bm Kh5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 55";
8/1B3b1p/7P/p2p4/P2pp1kp/Q7/1N1Pq2P/7K w - - bm Qh3+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 56";
8/1p1pNpbk/1q1P4/pP2p2K/P3N3/4P1P1/3P4/8 w - - bm Nc8; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 57";
8/2N4r/1p3pkp/8/5K1p/2P4N/P3Bn2/8 w - - bm Bh5+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 58";
8/2p1q3/p3P3/2P4p/1PBP2kP/2N3P1/7K/8 w - - bm Be2+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 59";
8/2pN1k2/p4p1p/Pn1R4/3b4/6Pp/1P3K1P/8 w - - bm Ke1; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 60";
8/3P3k/n2K3p/2p3n1/1b4N1/2p1p1P1/8/3B4 w - - bm Nf6+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 61";
8/3ppp1p/3P4/4N3/8/3n1pKp/8/7k w - - bm Nxd3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 62";
8/4nk2/1p3p2/1r1p2pp/1P1R1N1P/6P1/3KPP2/8 w - - bm Nd3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 63";
8/4nk2/1p3p2/2rp2pp/1P1R1N1P/6P1/3KPP2/8 b - - am Rb5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 64";
8/5p2/N1p3p1/3pP1P1/7P/2kP4/Pb6/7K w - - bm h5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 65";
8/6pp/1K6/N5P1/3N4/8/npn1P3/k7 w - - bm Nab3+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 66";
8/8/4kpp1/3p1b2/p6P/2B5/6P1/6K1 b - - bm Bh3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 67";
8/8/p2k1p2/1p1p3p/1P1P3p/P3NPP1/5K2/1b6 w - - bm Ng2; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 68";
8/bp4Pk/4KB2/R6p/2pNp1P1/p7/3p1Pnq/2r5 w - - bm Nc6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 69";
8/p3N3/1n3N2/2n3pP/pkP5/8/3P4/K7 b - - bm Nxc4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 70";
8/p7/qkpN1p2/8/1B1P4/PP3K2/5P2/8 w - - bm Ba5+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 71";
N7/8/2KQ2rp/6k1/3p3p/2p4P/4PP2/5N2 w - - bm f4+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 72";
Nq3n1k/8/P1p2Npp/2Kp3R/pp6/n3p3/8/4Q3 w - - bm Nc7; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 73";
br1r2k1/5pp1/R6p/2pN4/P1P1q3/2P1p1P1/P3P2P/3RQ1K1 b - - bm Qxc4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 74";
k7/p1pR4/1p3p2/2P2rpB/PbP4p/2N1p2p/KP6/8 w - - bm Bf3+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 75";
n1QBq1k1/5p1p/5KP1/p7/8/8/8/8 w - - bm Bc7; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 76";
q7/7R/k7/1p6/1p6/1P2B3/7K/8 w - - bm Bd4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 77";
r1b1qr1k/2p3pp/4p3/1pb1PpN1/pn3N1P/8/PPP1QPP1/2KR3R w - - bm Rd8; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 78";
r1b1qr1k/2p3pp/4p3/1pb1PpN1/pn3N1P/P7/1PP1QPP1/2KR3R w - - bm Rd8; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 79";
r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/1n2p3/3pP3/2P2B2/b1PB1qP1/P1Q1NP1P/1K1R3R w - - bm Nd4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 80";
r1b3k1/ppp1q1pp/2n1p3/3pP2P/8/2NB2Q1/PPP3P1/2K2R2 w - - bm Bg6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 81";
r1b3k1/ppppn1pp/4n1q1/8/5P2/2N1B3/PPP3QP/3R1RK1 w - - bm f5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 82";
r1bq1b1r/pp1pp1pp/2n1k3/8/4nQ2/N1p1BN1P/PP3PP1/R3K2R w KQ - bm Nb5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 83";
r1bq1rk1/1p1nbppp/p3p3/2ppP3/5B1P/2PBP3/PP1N1PP1/R2QK2R w - - bm Bxh7+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 84";
r1bq1rk1/pp2b2p/2p1pppQ/8/1n1PN2P/3B1N2/PPP2PP1/2KR3R w - - bm Neg5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 85";
r1br2k1/1p1nqppp/p1p1pn2/3p4/1bPP4/PPN1PN2/2BB1PPP/R2Q1RK1 b - - am Bxa3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 86";
r1n2N1k/2n2K1p/3pp3/5Pp1/b5R1/8/1PPP4/8 w - - bm Ng6+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 87";
r2q1r2/1b2bpkp/n3p1p1/2ppP1P1/p6R/1PN1BQR1/NPP2P1P/4K3 w - - bm Qf6+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 88";
r2q1r2/1b2bpkp/p3p1p1/2ppP1P1/7R/1PN1BQR1/1PP2P1P/4K3 w - - bm Qf6+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 89";
r2r2k1/pqp1bppp/1pn1pn2/8/2NP1B2/2N1P1P1/PPQ2P1P/R4RK1 b - - bm Rxd4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 90";
r3kb1r/4Pp2/pn3P2/1pp3B1/2p5/2N3P1/PP3P1P/3RKB1b w - - bm h4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 91";
r3r1k1/1b1n1pbp/pq1p2p1/1pp1P3/3P1B2/nP1B1NNP/P4PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - bm Nh5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 92";
r3r1k1/1b1nbp1p/1qn1p3/1p1pPp2/p2P4/P2BNN2/1P1Q1BPP/R4RK1 w - - bm Ng4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 93";
r3r1k1/pp1q1p2/2p2npb/PPPp1bnp/3PpN2/2N1P1PP/1R1B1PBK/3Q1R2 b - - bm Bg4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 94";
r3r2k/1pq2pp1/4b2p/3pP3/p1nB3P/P2B1RQ1/1PP3P1/3R3K w - - bm Rf6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 95";
r4rk1/1bq1bppp/p1npp3/2nB1NP1/1p2P3/2N1B3/PPP1QP1P/2KR2R1 w - - bm Qh5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 96";
r4rk1/4bppp/bq2p3/npnpP3/p2B1P2/P1PB1N2/1P2QNPP/R4RK1 w - - bm Bxh7+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 97";
r5k1/6b1/2Nq4/2pP1p2/p1P1pPr1/Pp6/3R2PQ/1K3R2 b - - bm e3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 98";
r5k1/p1pb2bp/3p3r/P1pPp1p1/2B1Pq2/1R2QPp1/1P4PP/5RBK b - - bm Rxh2+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 99";
r5rk/1bq1bpp1/1p1ppn1p/pP5P/2P1P3/P1N2P2/1B1Q1P2/1K1R1BR1 w - - bm Nd5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 100";
r7/1QP1N1Kp/pn2P1b1/Nnk2p2/7p/p4BP1/1rPPp2q/8 w - - bm Nd5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 101";
r7/1q1r1p1k/3p1Qpp/pbpP4/1nB1P1P1/1P3NBP/5P1K/4R3 w - - bm Bf4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 102";
rn2kr2/1pp1b1p1/4p3/1Pp1P2p/p1P1NP1P/P7/1B4P1/3RR1K1 w - - bm g3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 103";
rnb2rk1/1pq1bppp/p3p3/2npP1P1/3N1P2/2NBB3/PPP4P/R2QK2R w KQ - bm Bxh7+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 104";
rnbq1rk1/p3bp2/2p1p1p1/1p1nP1P1/2pP1P2/2N5/PP4P1/RBBQK2R w KQ - bm Bd2; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 105";
rnbq3r/pppp4/3b1pkp/5p2/2BP4/4P3/PPP2PPP/RN1QK2R w KQ - bm Qh5+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 106";
rnbqk2r/p4p2/2p1p3/1p2N1pp/PbpPn2P/2N1P1B1/1P3PP1/R2QKB1R w KQkq - bm Qf3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 107";
rqn2rk1/1p2ppb1/p1b3pp/2R1P1N1/8/4BB1Q/3R1PPP/6K1 w - - bm Nxf7; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 108";
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Here are some missing sources:

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8/8/p6B/1p6/rp6/bP6/Kppq4/1Bkb2Q1 w - - bm Qg6; c0 "Qg6=10"; id "Kovács 1952.??.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#92465
7k/8/pp2p1p1/bN1p2pb/1p4p1/1P6/6P1/4K2R w - - bm g3; c0 "g3=10"; id "Timman 1971.??.??";  // Some moves are cut off → https://talkchess.com/viewtopic.php?p=964669#p964669
8/5p2/1p2r1p1/1p1pR3/1P3KN1/8/7p/3N2kr w - - bm Rxe6; c0 "Rxe6=10"; id "Krug 2011.??.??";  // Some moves are cut off → https://forum.computerschach.de/cgi-bin/mwf/topic_show.pl?pid=67666#pid67666
1k1qBQ1n/p1p4p/1PK5/7p/8/8/P7/8 w - - bm Bf7; c0 "Bf7=10"; id "Matouš 1975.??.??";  // Mirror position + some pawns added + some moves are cut off → https://yacpdb.org/#276295
rrk1N2N/pRn3p1/PbBp1pp1/3P4/K1pP3n/2p5/2P3p1/6Bb w - - bm Nf7; c0 "Nf7=10"; id "Skrzek 1993.??.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#302976
3kB3/5K2/7p/3p4/3pn3/4NN2/8/1b4B1 w - - bm Nf5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 33; Bron 1971.??.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#283797
4K1k1/8/1p5p/1Pp3b1/8/1P3P2/P1B2P2/8 w - - bm f4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 37; Salai 2011.04.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#384828
4K2k/1pQp3p/1R4p1/1P4P1/8/3P3P/1q3r2/8 w - - bm Qd8; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 38; Amann 2011.10.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#511397
4b1k1/P4pPp/1R3P1P/2r5/8/1P6/1K6/8 w - - bm a8=B; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 39; 'Sokolsky vs. Ravinsky' 193?.??.??";  // Krabbé → https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess2/minor.htm
4b3/7p/4k3/B4pPP/5K2/P4P2/8/8 w - - bm g6; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 40; 'CG Exclusive vs. Tasc R30 V2.2' 2017.??.??"; // Source → https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/showthread.php?p=70344
5k2/8/pppppppp/8/PPPPPPPP/8/8/5K2 w - - bm d5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 44; Cathignol 1981.??.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#285833
5nr1/2Pp2pk/3Pp1p1/4P1P1/6P1/5K2/8/7n w - - bm c8=N; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 45; Randviir 1974.??.??";  // Sources → https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27191239 && https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCpPtYOhT9o
6R1/8/2pB3k/2P4p/5p1q/5P2/4P1K1/8 w - - bm Bf8+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 47; Troitsky 1907.??.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#277484
6br/1KNp1n1r/2p2p2/P1ppRP2/1kP3pP/3PBB2/PN1P4/8 w - - bm Bxc5+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 48; van Essen 2004.??.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#275467
8/5p2/N1p3p1/3pP1P1/7P/2kP4/Pb6/7K w - - bm h5; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 65; Platov and Platov 1912.??.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#289284
8/8/4kpp1/3p1b2/p6P/2B5/6P1/6K1 b - - bm Bh3; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 67; 'Topalov vs. Shirov' 1998.03.04";  // ChessGames → https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1143956
k7/p1pR4/1p3p2/2P2rpB/PbP4p/2N1p2p/KP6/8 w - - bm Bf3+; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 75; Josten 2008.10.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#295060
n1QBq1k1/5p1p/5KP1/p7/8/8/8/8 w - - bm Bc7; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 76; Matouš 1975.??.??";  // Some moves are cut off → https://yacpdb.org/#276295
q7/7R/k7/1p6/1p6/1P2B3/7K/8 w - - bm Bd4; hmvc 0; id "HTC114, 77; Bennó 2006.09.??";  // YACPDB → https://yacpdb.org/#277937
I am sure you already have got some or all of these ones plus others that I have not found.

Regards from Spain.

Ajedrecista.
peter
Posts: 3390
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Full name: Peter Martan

Re: CCET - a new difficult test suite.

Post by peter »

Ajedrecista wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 9:40 pm I am sure you already have got some or all of these ones plus others that I have not found.
Thanks, Jesus.
Yes, as for the examples I looked at in databases of mine out of those you give, I have some more info stored but I gave in .epd- collection above, in this one case I just took the shortest .epd- strings I have, to get the output shortest, having all the HTC114- ones marked as such anyhow, regards
Peter.
fkarger
Posts: 69
Joined: Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:08 am
Full name: Frank Karger

Re: CCET - a new difficult test suite

Post by fkarger »

We have two new remarkable entries!

Huge kudos to Mark Young for topping the leaderboard with an impressive 106 points!
He’s the first to hit this milestone using an improved configuration.
Well done, Mark!

A warm welcome goes to Andreas, who made a strong start with RubiChess,
scoring 35 points in the standardized ranking.

Leader in the Open Ranking
Crystal 8, 64Threads, 65536MB Hash
AMD Ryzen 7970X
900 secs/position
106 Points = 66%
Submitted by Mark Young - Kingpin1

Second place in the Standardized Ranking
RubiChess 20250606, 8Threads, 8000MB Hash
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
180 secs/position
35 Points = 22%
Submitted by Andreas

Happy solving :)

Frank
Rom77
Posts: 48
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Full name: Roman Zhukov

Re: CCET - a new difficult test suite

Post by Rom77 »

CCET.cbh, Time = 15 sec/pos, 128 MB Hash, Core i5-760, 2.95 GHz, 1 Thread, Fritz 12

Houdini 1.5a x64
Result: 33 / 160 = 20.6%. Av. time = 3.30s / 16.06

Stockfish 2025-05-13 sse41
Result: 14 / 160 = 8.7%. Av. time = 3.20s / 18.85