The Snail And The Stallion

[Graham Banks]

THE SNAIL AND THE STALLION

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Participants

Ynode 0184 64-bit
Sapling 1.2.7 64-bit
Stash 37.0 64-bit
Bagatur 5.2 64-bit
Schneckbert 3.0 64-bit
Illumina 3.0 64-bit
Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
Tarnished 2.1-Ambition 64-bit
Schoenemann 0.4.0 64-bit
Hiarcs 15.4 64-bit
Protej 0.6.8 64-bit
Stallion EAS 20250423 64-bit (private)


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

Alternatively, 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 - 16070
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]

THE SNAIL AND THE STALLION

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 6

4.0 - Ynode 0194 64-bit
4.0 - Sapling 1.2.7 64-bit
3.5 - Stash 37.0 64-bit
3.5 - Schoenemann 0.4.0 64-bit
3.5 - Schneckbert 3.0 64-bit
3.0 - Stallion EAS 20250423 64-bit
3.0 - Bagatur 5.2a 64-bit
3.0 - Illumina 3.0 64-bit
2.5 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
2.5 - Tarnished 2.1-Ambition 64-bit
2.0 - Hiarcs 15.4 64-bit
1.5 - Protej 0.6.8 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

Alternatively, 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 - 16070
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]

THE SNAIL AND THE STALLION

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 12

7.5 - Sapling 1.2.7 64-bit
7.0 - Ynode 0194 64-bit
7.0 - Stash 37.0 64-bit
6.5 - Bagatur 5.2a 64-bit
6.5 - Schoenemann 0.4.0 64-bit
6.5 - Schneckbert 3.0 64-bit
6.0 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
5.5 - Illumina 3.0 64-bit
5.5 - Tarnished 2.1-Ambition 64-bit
5.0 - Stallion EAS 20250423 64-bit
4.5 - Hiarcs 15.4 64-bit
4.5 - Protej 0.6.8 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

Alternatively, 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 - 16070
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]

THE SNAIL AND THE STALLION

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 18

11.5 - Ynode 0194 64-bit
11.5 - Stash 37.0 64-bit
11.0 - Bagatur 5.2a 64-bit
10.5 - Sapling 1.2.7 64-bit
10.0 - Schneckbert 3.0 64-bit
9.5 - Schoenemann 0.4.0 64-bit
9.0 - Illumina 3.0 64-bit
8.5 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
8.0 - Tarnished 2.1-Ambition 64-bit
6.5 - Hiarcs 15.4 64-bit
6.0 - Stallion EAS 20250423 64-bit
6.0 - Protej 0.6.8 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

Alternatively, 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 - 16070
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]

THE SNAIL AND THE STALLION

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 24

16.5 - Ynode 0194 64-bit
15.5 - Bagatur 5.2a 64-bit
14.0 - Stash 37.0 64-bit
13.0 - Schneckbert 3.0 64-bit
13.0 - Sapling 1.2.7 64-bit
12.5 - Illumina 3.0 64-bit
12.5 - Schoenemann 0.4.0 64-bit
11.5 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
10.0 - Tarnished 2.1-Ambition 64-bit
9.5 - Hiarcs 15.4 64-bit
8.0 - Stallion EAS 20250423 64-bit
8.0 - Protej 0.6.8 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

Alternatively, 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 - 16070
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]

THE SNAIL AND THE STALLION

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 30

20.0 - Ynode 0194 64-bit
19.0 - Bagatur 5.2a 64-bit
17.0 - Illumina 3.0 64-bit
17.0 - Schneckbert 3.0 64-bit
16.5 - Stash 37.0 64-bit
15.0 - Schoenemann 0.4.0 64-bit
15.0 - Sapling 1.2.7 64-bit
15.0 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
13.0 - Tarnished 2.1-Ambition 64-bit
12.0 - Hiarcs 15.4 64-bit
11.0 - Protej 0.6.8 64-bit
9.5 - Stallion EAS 20250423 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

Alternatively, 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 - 16070
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]

THE SNAIL AND THE STALLION

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 36

24.0 - Ynode 0194 64-bit
22.5 - Bagatur 5.2a 64-bit
20.0 - Schneckbert 3.0 64-bit
19.5 - Illumina 3.0 64-bit
19.5 - Stash 37.0 64-bit
18.5 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
18.0 - Schoenemann 0.4.0 64-bit
17.5 - Sapling 1.2.7 64-bit
15.5 - Tarnished 2.1-Ambition 64-bit
15.0 - Hiarcs 15.4 64-bit
13.5 - Stallion EAS 20250423 64-bit
12.5 - Protej 0.6.8 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

Alternatively, 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 - 16070
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]

THE SNAIL AND THE STALLION

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 42

27.5 - Ynode 0194 64-bit
26.5 - Bagatur 5.2a 64-bit
25.0 - Schneckbert 3.0 64-bit
22.5 - Illumina 3.0 64-bit
22.0 - Stash 37.0 64-bit
21.5 - Sapling 1.2.7 64-bit
21.0 - Schoenemann 0.4.0 64-bit
20.0 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
18.0 - Tarnished 2.1-Ambition 64-bit
17.0 - Stallion EAS 20250423 64-bit
17.0 - Hiarcs 15.4 64-bit
14.0 - Protej 0.6.8 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16070

Alternatively, 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 - 16070
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]

THE SNAIL AND THE STALLION

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Final Standings

28.5 - Ynode 0194 64-bit
28.0 - Bagatur 5.2a 64-bit
26.5 - Schneckbert 3.0 64-bit
23.0 - Illumina 3.0 64-bit
23.0 - Stash 37.0 64-bit
22.5 - Sapling 1.2.7 64-bit
22.0 - Schoenemann 0.4.0 64-bit
20.5 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
19.0 - Tarnished 2.1-Ambition 64-bit
18.5 - Stallion EAS 20250423 64-bit
17.5 - Hiarcs 15.4 64-bit
15.0 - Protej 0.6.8 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=59621

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Orhan (Ynode author) for the tournament victory.

Thanks to everybody who followed the tournament, especially those that visited the broadcast.