Night Of The Jackal

[Graham Banks]

NIGHT OF THE JACKAL

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2026Small.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 32

21.5 - Schoenemann 0.5.0 64-bit
20.0 - Leorik 3.2 64-bit
19.5 - Jackal 2.0.0 64-bit
19.0 - Grail 2.0.0 64-bit
18.5 - Molybdenum 4.1 64-bit
18.5 - Cheng 4.48 64-bit
16.5 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
16.5 - Chessnix 1.4 64-bit
15.5 - Tunguska 2.1 64-bit
13.5 - Petrel 3.4 64-bit
13.5 - Mr Bob 1.3.0 64-bit
11.5 - Protej dev_20251228a 64-bit
11.0 - EveAnn 5.0 64-bit
9.0 - Maelstrom 3.3.0 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]

NIGHT OF THE JACKAL

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2026Small.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 36

24.0 - Schoenemann 0.5.0 64-bit
22.0 - Jackal 2.0.0 64-bit
21.5 - Grail 2.0.0 64-bit
21.5 - Leorik 3.2 64-bit
21.0 - Molybdenum 4.1 64-bit
20.5 - Cheng 4.48 64-bit
19.5 - Chessnix 1.4 64-bit
18.0 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
16.5 - Tunguska 2.1 64-bit
15.5 - Mr Bob 1.3.0 64-bit
15.5 - Petrel 3.4 64-bit
13.5 - Protej dev_20251228a 64-bit
12.0 - EveAnn 5.0 64-bit
11.0 - Maelstrom 3.3.0 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]

NIGHT OF THE JACKAL

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2026Small.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 40

27.0 - Schoenemann 0.5.0 64-bit
24.0 - Jackal 2.0.0 64-bit
24.0 - Cheng 4.48 64-bit
23.5 - Molybdenum 4.1 64-bit
23.5 - Grail 2.0.0 64-bit
23.5 - Leorik 3.2 64-bit
21.5 - Chessnix 1.4 64-bit
19.0 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
18.0 - Tunguska 2.1 64-bit
17.5 - Mr Bob 1.3.0 64-bit
17.5 - Petrel 3.4 64-bit
14.0 - Protej dev_20251228a 64-bit
14.0 - EveAnn 5.0 64-bit
13.0 - Maelstrom 3.3.0 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]

NIGHT OF THE JACKAL

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2026Small.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 44

29.0 - Schoenemann 0.5.0 64-bit
26.5 - Cheng 4.48 64-bit
26.0 - Leorik 3.2 64-bit
25.5 - Jackal 2.0.0 64-bit
25.5 - Grail 2.0.0 64-bit
25.0 - Molybdenum 4.1 64-bit
23.5 - Chessnix 1.4 64-bit
20.5 - Tunguska 2.1 64-bit
20.0 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
20.0 - Mr Bob 1.3.0 64-bit
19.5 - Petrel 3.4 64-bit
16.0 - EveAnn 5.0 64-bit
15.5 - Maelstrom 3.3.0 64-bit
15.5 - Protej dev_20251228a 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]

NIGHT OF THE JACKAL

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2026Small.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Standings after Round 48

30.5 - Schoenemann 0.5.0 64-bit
29.5 - Cheng 4.48 64-bit
28.5 - Jackal 2.0.0 64-bit
28.5 - Leorik 3.2 64-bit
28.0 - Grail 2.0.0 64-bit
26.5 - Molybdenum 4.1 64-bit
26.0 - Chessnix 1.4 64-bit
22.5 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
22.5 - Tunguska 2.1 64-bit
21.5 - Mr Bob 1.3.0 64-bit
21.0 - Petrel 3.4 64-bit
17.5 - Maelstrom 3.3.0 64-bit
17.5 - EveAnn 5.0 64-bit
16.0 - Protej dev_20251228a 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]

NIGHT OF THE JACKAL

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2026Small.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU


Final Standings

33.0 - Schoenemann 0.5.0 64-bit
31.5 - Jackal 2.0.0 64-bit
31.5 - Cheng 4.48 64-bit
30.5 - Leorik 3.2 64-bit
30.5 - Grail 2.0.0 64-bit
28.5 - Chessnix 1.4 64-bit
28.0 - Molybdenum 4.1 64-bit
25.0 - Tunguska 2.1 64-bit
24.0 - Pedantic 2.1.0 64-bit
22.5 - Mr Bob 1.3.0 64-bit
22.5 - Petrel 3.4 64-bit
19.0 - Maelstrom 3.3.0 64-bit
19.0 - EveAnn 5.0 64-bit
18.5 - Protej dev_20251228a 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=62562

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Jochen (Schoenemann author) for the tournament victory.

Thanks to those of who followed this event.

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hi Graham,

I prefer tournaments with “special” names to your league system. The league system is a bit tricky because of all the updates and new engines that somehow need to be integrated on an ongoing basis.

What I don't understand is why some engines are included by unknown programmers and others aren't. I'm sure there's a rule for this that I'm not aware of.

Anyway, whenever I look at your tournaments, I keep realizing how much I still missed so far in my new system. That's why I often pay more attention to your tournaments than to my own test runs. It's kind of crazy but I like your tournaments.

Honestly, if I found an engines (your tourneys), missed in my overview ... with a real name of a programmer and stronger as Quazar ... in absolutley secret mission, I add in in my overview. OK, I am looking also in RWBC Excel file by Günther (the only two sources I am using). I am no Discord member, so I don't use that many sources to keep my engine overview up to date. I'm slowly starting to copy things from other people. I don't feel like going out on the hunt anymore. I used to scour every flea market to find a PD version for the Gambit Soft site, long time ago. These days, I can't even bring myself to get up from my chair. Of course, it's not that bad. Every now and then, the mailman rings the doorbell and brings me a chess computer. Today I am waiting of Designer 2100 Display, comes from U.S. after long time of waiting. I should never have given away so much of my chess computer.

Best
Frank

Congratualations to the programmer of Schoenemann ... should be clear.
Also an engine, not tested yet from my site.

[Frank Quisinsky]

Do you play vs. chess computer from the very old and good times?

[Graham Banks]

Do you play vs. chess computer from the very old and good times?

Of course!