[CCB] Edition 8: Updates, Registeration and New Rules

[swami]

EDITION 8

Division 1:

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Rybka
Glaurung
Toga
Spike
Slowchess
Naum
Fruit
Alaric
Ruffian 1.05
Delfi 5.1           
Frenzee
Wildcat
Bright-0.2a  
Booot
Pharaon

Division 2:

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The King
Colossus
Pro Deo
SOS
Anmon
ETChess 
Pseudo
Thinker
The Baron
Zappa 
Scorpio
Bugchess
Sloppy
Movei
Aristarch
Crafty

Division 3:

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Danasah
Yace
Ufim
Abrok
Nejmet 
Gromit 
Petir
Hamsters
Arasan
King of Kings
WbNimzo
GLC
Chiron
Lambchop
Alfil
LG Revival

Division 4

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Wchess
Amyan
Twisted Logic
Spiderchess
Phalanx
Bruja
Eeyore 
Diablo
Amy
Post Modernist
KnightD3
Delphil
Typhoon
Quark
Arion
Muse

Division 5

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Deep Patzer
Leila
TCB 
Snitch
Romichess
Thor's Hammer
Horizon
Der Bringer
Queen 
Averno 
Dragon
Greko
Djnnn
Xpdnt
Counter
Flux

Division 6

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Aice
Resp 
Amateur
Joker
BBChess
KnightX 
Homer
ESC
Natwarlal
Sage 
Tytan
NOW
Chispa
cyrano
little thought
beowulf

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gibbon 
pupsi
alichess
chezz
caligula
anechka
scidlet
pikoscazhy
exchess
uragano
neurosis
Latista 
cheese
mediocre
RattateChess
merlin

Division 8

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dorky
buthcer
inmichess
Woodpecker
Alarm
dirty
Nesik
Bearded
Black Bishop
chessalex
alf
Wing
brutus
Asterisk
bestia
Monarch

Division 9

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Lime
Requiem
Deuterium
Wjchess
Buzz
bibichess 
gk
bison
clarabit
Gerbil
Jan Willem
biglion
Mustang
RDChess
kkfchess
ax

Division 10

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Fauce
King's Out
eagle
MicroMAx
marvin
Feurestein
smash
Freyr
heracles
clueless
rival chess
Bikjump
surprise
Eden
amundsen 

Engines added to Waiting List: Edition 8:

List D1
Jonny D2
Pepito D2
Hermann D3
Gaia D4
Nanoszachy D5
Popochin D5
fortress D7
Matant D6
Rotor D6
sunsetter D8
prophet D8
SSE Chess D9
plywood D9
Hoichess D10
elephant D10

If any engine authors do not find their engine in this list, and would like to see their engine play in this edition, they can always reply to the message here or contact me via email.

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Tournament Set Up:

60 rounds, 4 round robin, Blitz 1/1, Opening test suite: Noomen,Sedat and other pgns.

I will include ratings list from this edition onwards.

if any engine get >50/60 in the division it is playing then double promotion in the next edition.(Division 1,2 excluded)

If any engine get < 10/60 in particular division then double demotion (Division 9,10 excluded)

Usual Tournament time: 4 days

Overall average score calculation:

for regular members, Average of Best of 7(out of 10) will be taken into account.
for members who take part less frequently, minimum 4 scores needed to qualify.

Regards.

[Ovyron]

What happened to rules regarding order of engines when someone follows someone else? In the past tourney Harun would have had unshared first if he was awarded a bonus for picking Spike first (As Spike got 18.5 after modification) while I picked Fruit first (and it only got 16.)

[swami]

What happened to rules regarding order of engines when someone follows someone else? In the past tourney Harun would have had unshared first if he was awarded a bonus for picking Spike first (As Spike got 18.5 after modification) while I picked Fruit first (and it only got 16.)

Good point you raised, as for that rule I have now yet to decide:

In a group of 10 participants, those who picked the highest score-pair of engines earlier, they get 0.5 points addition in case of shared first place.

Or

(your suggestion) to award the points based on engine order in case of shared first place.

I'm awaiting others response on this. Jim,Tony,Graham?what do you guys think, suggestion are most welcome!

Thanks.

[Graham Banks]

What happened to rules regarding order of engines when someone follows someone else? In the past tourney Harun would have had unshared first if he was awarded a bonus for picking Spike first (As Spike got 18.5 after modification) while I picked Fruit first (and it only got 16.)

Good point you raised, as for that rule I have now yet to decide:

In a group of 10 participants, those who picked the highest score-pair of engines earlier, they get 0.5 points addition in case of shared first place.

Or

(your suggestion) to award the points based on engine order in case of shared first place.

I'm awaiting others response on this. Jim,Tony,Graham?what do you guys think, suggestion are most welcome!

Thanks.

No bonuses because then time zones would be either an advantage or disadvantage.

[Ovyron]

No bonuses because then time zones would be either an advantage or disadvantage.

The bonus is for picking the engines on the right order, not for picking them first.

[swami]

No bonuses because then time zones would be either an advantage or disadvantage.

The bonus is for picking the engines on the right order, not for picking them first.

Good point, but do you think members here pick 3 engines in order when they write the engine names?

if so, it makes sense.

[Ovyron]

Good point, but do you think members here pick 3 engines in order when they write the engine names?

if so, it makes sense.

Yes.

The bonus can be very small (0.1), only be applied if there's a shared first place, and only for tie-breaking purposes (So people don't get obsessed into getting the engines in the right order.)

[swami]

Good point, but do you think members here pick 3 engines in order when they write the engine names?

if so, it makes sense.

Yes.

The bonus can be very small (0.1), only be applied if there's a shared first place, and only for tie-breaking purposes (So people don't get obsessed into getting the engines in the right order.)

0.1 is low a number, almost unnoticeable, 0.5 would be better, don't you think? or maybe 0.25?

[Graham Banks]

No bonuses because then time zones would be either an advantage or disadvantage.

The bonus is for picking the engines on the right order, not for picking them first.

A bonus is a good idea for picking the engines in the correct order.

[Graham Banks]

do you think members here pick 3 engines in order when they write the engine names?

I do and I'm sure that some others do too.