The Best And The Aspiring

[Graham Banks]

THE BEST AND THE ASPIRING

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
AVT8moves50-65.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 60 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 40

24.0 - Stockfish 18 64-bit
23.5 - Torch v4d 64-bit
22.0 - Reckless 0.9.0 64-bit
21.5 - PlentyChess 7.0.0 64-bit
21.0 - pawnocchio 1.9.1 64-bit
20.5 - Obsidian 16.0 64-bit
20.5 - Viridithas 19.0.1 64-bit
20.0 - Alexandria 9.0.0 64-bit
19.5 - Caissa 1.25 64-bit
19.5 - Halogen 16 64-bit
19.5 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit
19.0 - Quanticade Cronus 3.0 64-bit
19.0 - Tarnished 5.0-Hero 64-bit
18.5 - Hobbes 1.0 64-bit
17.5 - Berserk 13 64-bit
14.5 - Raphael 4.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16067

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 - 16067
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 BEST AND THE ASPIRING

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
AVT8moves50-65.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 60 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 44

27.0 - Stockfish 18 64-bit
25.5 - Torch v4d 64-bit
24.5 - Reckless 0.9.0 64-bit
23.5 - PlentyChess 7.0.0 64-bit
23.0 - pawnocchio 1.9.1 64-bit
22.5 - Obsidian 16.0 64-bit
22.0 - Alexandria 9.0.0 64-bit
21.5 - Caissa 1.25 64-bit
21.5 - Halogen 16 64-bit
21.5 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit
21.5 - Viridithas 19.0.1 64-bit
21.5 - Tarnished 5.0-Hero 64-bit
21.0 - Quanticade Cronus 3.0 64-bit
20.5 - Hobbes 1.0 64-bit
19.0 - Berserk 13 64-bit
16.0 - Raphael 4.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16067

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 - 16067
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 BEST AND THE ASPIRING

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
AVT8moves50-65.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 60 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 48

30.0 - Stockfish 18 64-bit
27.5 - Torch v4d 64-bit
26.5 - Reckless 0.9.0 64-bit
25.5 - PlentyChess 7.0.0 64-bit
25.0 - Obsidian 16.0 64-bit
25.0 - pawnocchio 1.9.1 64-bit
24.0 - Alexandria 9.0.0 64-bit
23.5 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit
23.5 - Halogen 16 64-bit
23.0 - Quanticade Cronus 3.0 64-bit
23.0 - Caissa 1.25 64-bit
23.0 - Viridithas 19.0.1 64-bit
23.0 - Hobbes 1.0 64-bit
23.0 - Tarnished 5.0-Hero 64-bit
21.0 - Berserk 13 64-bit
17.5 - Raphael 4.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16067

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 - 16067
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 BEST AND THE ASPIRING

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
AVT8moves50-65.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 60 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 52

33.5 - Stockfish 18 64-bit
30.0 - Torch v4d 64-bit
29.5 - Reckless 0.9.0 64-bit
27.5 - PlentyChess 7.0.0 64-bit
26.5 - pawnocchio 1.9.1 64-bit
26.5 - Obsidian 16.0 64-bit
26.0 - Alexandria 9.0.0 64-bit
25.0 - Viridithas 19.0.1 64-bit
25.0 - Halogen 16 64-bit
25.0 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit
25.0 - Hobbes 1.0 64-bit
25.0 - Tarnished 5.0-Hero 64-bit
24.5 - Caissa 1.25 64-bit
24.5 - Quanticade Cronus 3.0 64-bit
23.0 - Berserk 13 64-bit
19.5 - Raphael 4.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16067

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 - 16067
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 BEST AND THE ASPIRING

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
AVT8moves50-65.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 60 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 56

36.0 - Stockfish 18 64-bit
32.5 - Torch v4d 64-bit
31.5 - Reckless 0.9.0 64-bit
29.5 - PlentyChess 7.0.0 64-bit
28.5 - Obsidian 16.0 64-bit
28.5 - pawnocchio 1.9.1 64-bit
28.0 - Alexandria 9.0.0 64-bit
27.5 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit
27.5 - Viridithas 19.0.1 64-bit
27.0 - Tarnished 5.0-Hero 64-bit
26.5 - Hobbes 1.0 64-bit
26.5 - Halogen 16 64-bit
26.0 - Quanticade Cronus 3.0 64-bit
26.0 - Caissa 1.25 64-bit
25.0 - Berserk 13 64-bit
21.5 - Raphael 4.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16067

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 - 16067
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 BEST AND THE ASPIRING

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
AVT8moves50-65.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 60 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Final Standings

38.5 - Stockfish 18 64-bit
34.5 - Torch v4d 64-bit
33.5 - Reckless 0.9.0 64-bit
32.0 - PlentyChess 7.0.0 64-bit
30.5 - Obsidian 16.0 64-bit
30.5 - pawnocchio 1.9.1 64-bit
30.0 - Alexandria 9.0.0 64-bit
30.0 - Viridithas 19.0.1 64-bit
29.0 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit
29.0 - Tarnished 5.0-Hero 64-bit
28.5 - Quanticade Cronus 3.0 64-bit
28.0 - Halogen 16 64-bit
28.0 - Hobbes 1.0 64-bit
27.5 - Caissa 1.25 64-bit
27.0 - Berserk 13 64-bit
23.5 - Raphael 4.0 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=62332

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to the Stockfish team for the tournament victory.

Thanks to all who took an interest.