TCEC S29 division P started

[Jouni]

Interesting to see how Torch and Reckless fare against LCZero. That 5000 W(!) monster already won Torch. Here https://tcec-chess.com/#div=p&game=2&season=29 .

[Jouni]

After only 15 games probability to position 1-2:

1. Stockfish dev-20260228-702d4b8c 94.433%
2. LCZero 0.33-dev-f6ec55c-BT4-6147500-it332 52.995%
3. Reckless 0.9.0-dev-b32e0895 21.183%

[Norm Pollock]

Based on 22 completed games (out of 224), and a likely draw between Stockfish and Lc0, it looks like:

1. The two promoted engines: Reckless and Torch will probably stay up in Premier Division;

2. Berserk and Integral will be demoted;

3. Stockfish and Lc0 will make it to the finals;

4. Plenty Chess will finish in 3rd place.

[ernest]

Based on 22 completed games (out of 224)...

Ok Norm, see ya in a few weeks with your predictions !

[Jouni]

[d]8/2p5/2Pk4/5K2/8/7B/8/8 w - - 7 89

LZero evaluates this 1.34 with 7 piece tablebases .

[Jouni]

I was sure Reckless has crashed, but no. It made 334 Gnodes search in 24 minutes! https://tcec-chess.com/#div=p&game=90&season=29 move 28. Division P is very interesting. Superfinal not at all, because Stockfish wins for sure .

[chesskobra]

I am sometimes following what is going on on tcec-chess.com, but it is hard to tell what stage of the championship is being played. What is S29 division P? Are these the 8 engines that have reached the top through various elimination tournaments? Will the top 2 in the current tournament play the final?

[peter]

https://wiki.chessdom.org/Rules

[ernest]

Based on 22 completed games (out of 224), and a likely draw between Stockfish and Lc0, it looks like:

1. The two promoted engines: Reckless and Torch will probably stay up in Premier Division;
YES
2. Berserk and Integral will be demoted;
NOT Integral
3. Stockfish and Lc0 will make it to the finals;
NOT Lc0
4. Plenty Chess will finish in 3rd place.
NOT PlentyChess, but Lc0

[Jouni]

There are plans already to update GPU server to 16xRTX 6090 to give LCZero still chance .