On-line engine blitz tourney March

[JVMerlino]

Summer already started in the U.S.?

It is not even spring here yesterday! Did they move it to another planet?

Don't get me started. "Daylight Savings Time" should be abolished across the globe.

[hgm]

Did you know I once missed my trans-Atlantic flight to Boston/Amsterdam because of this in San Diego? I was flying on the day that DST started (April 7), and no one had bothered to inform me of that fact. Of course all clocks in the shop windows I encountered on my walk to the airport were still showing winter time, as no one had bothered to resync them on a Sunday morning...

[JVMerlino]

Did you know I once missed my trans-Atlantic flight to Boston/Amsterdam because of this in San Diego? I was flying on the day that DST started (April 7), and no one had bothered to inform me of that fact. Of course all clocks in the shop windows I encountered on my walk to the airport were still showing winter time, as no one had bothered to resync them on a Sunday morning...

No surprise at all. Americans are terrible at a lot of things.

Did you see my other post about my password not working for your ICS server?

[brtzsnr]

Does anyone have a good opening book that I can use with xboard+polyglot?

[Graham Banks]

Does anyone has a good opening book that I can use with xboard+polyglot?

Look in here - http://www.chess2u.com/f4-computer-chess-opening-books

[hgm]

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:Tourney Players: Round 9 of 9 
:
:     Name              Rating Score Perfrm Upset  Results 
:     ----------------- ------ ----- ------ ------ ------- 
:  1 +unthinkable       [2340]  7.5  [2206] [   0] +17w +09w +03b +06w =07b =08w +05b =02w +13b 
:  2 +NightmareX        [2056]  6.5  [2071] [ 142] +18w +10w -07b -08b +19w +15w +12b =01b +03w 
:  3 +Fizbo             [2023]  6.5  [2098] [  30] +20w +17b -01w +19b +05w =06w +09b +08w -02b 
:  4 +swallowthinker    [2231]  6.0  [1942] [   0] +13w =07w -11b +18b -09w =10b +19w +12w +06b 
:  5 +ChengRB           [2039]  6.0  [2027] [   0] +19w +15w =09b =07w -03b +13b -01w +18b +08w 
:  6 +Gaviota           [2032]  6.0  [2076] [   0] +16w +12w +15b -01b =08w =03b +11w +07b -04w 
:  7 -Goldbar           [1973]  5.5  [2083] [ 469] +21w =04b +02w =05b =01w +11w =08b -06w =09b 
:  8 -ArasanX           [2033]  5.0  [2014] [ 176] +14w +11w =10b +02w =06b =01b =07w -03b -05b
:  9 +WaDuuttie         [1996]  5.0  [1961] [ 256] +24w -01b =05w +13w +04b =12b -03w =15b =07w 
: 10 +Baron             [1898]  5.0  [1834] [ 233] +22w -02b =08w -15w +18b =04w +14b -11b +17w 
: 11 +Almere            [1802]  5.0  [1879] [ 539] +25w -08b +04w +14b =12w -07b -06b +10w =15w 
: 12 +Tinker            [1730]  5.0  [1794] [ 169] +23w -06b +24b +16w =11b =09w -02w -04b +20w 
: 13 +PuppetMaster      [1636]  5.0  [1827] [  31] -04b +21w +17w -09b +16b -05w +27w +19b -01w 
: 14 -Joker             [1568]  5.0  [1651] [  48] -08b +25w +27b -11w -15b +22w -10w +16b +18w 
: 15 -Tornado           [1830]  4.5  [1794] [ 151] +27w -05b -06w +10b +14w -02b =16b =09w =11b 
: 16 +Lozza             [1524]  4.5  [1586] [ 296] -06b +23w +25b -12b -13w +17b =15w -14w +24b
: 17 +Myrddin           [1667]  4.0  [1617] [   0] -01b -03w -13b +20b +24w -16w +23b +21w -10b 
: 18 -NebiyuHG          [1616]  4.0  [1676] [   0] -02b +22w +21b -04w -10w +20b +24b -05w -14b 
: 19 -Spartacus         [1601]  4.0  [1634] [   0] -05b +27w +22b -03w -02b +24w -04b -13w +23b 
: 20 +Barbarossa        [1522]  4.0  [1463] [   0] -03b -24w +23b -17w +21b -18w +22b +25w -12b 
: 21 +TheMachine        [1422]  3.5  [1424] [  25] -07b -13b -18w +24b -20w =27b +25w -17b +22w 
: 22 +rpiBikjump        [1304]  3.0  [1359] [ 143] -10b -18b -19w +23w +25b -14b -20w +24w -21b 
: 23 +NumptyX           [1143]  2.0  [1175] [  78] -12b -16b -20w -22b -27w +25b -17w +26b -19w 
: 24 -microMax          [1447]  1.0  [1286] [  75] -09b +20b -12w -21w -17b -19b -18w -22b -16w
: 25 +Skipper           [1221]  1.0  [1039] [   0] -11b -14b -16w -27b -22w -23w -21b -20b +26w 
: 26 +_BYE_             [   0]  0.0  [ 782] [   0] -23w -25b 
: 27 -Zurichess         [forf]  2.5  [1374] [  95] -15b -19b -14w +25w +23b =21w -13b 
:
:     Average Rating    1726.3 
:

unthinkable was a Stockfish 6 on an 8-core Zeon
swallowthinker a 1-core Stockfish 6 on a Raspberry Pi
ZuriChess had to leave after round 6

[op12no2]

Thx HG, good fun.

[michiguel]

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:Tourney Players: Round 9 of 9 
:
:     Name              Rating Score Perfrm Upset  Results 
:     ----------------- ------ ----- ------ ------ ------- 
:  1 +unthinkable       [2340]  7.5  [2206] [   0] +17w +09w +03b +06w =07b =08w +05b =02w +13b 
:  2 +NightmareX        [2056]  6.5  [2071] [ 142] +18w +10w -07b -08b +19w +15w +12b =01b +03w 
:  3 +Fizbo             [2023]  6.5  [2098] [  30] +20w +17b -01w +19b +05w =06w +09b +08w -02b 
:  4 +swallowthinker    [2231]  6.0  [1942] [   0] +13w =07w -11b +18b -09w =10b +19w +12w +06b 
:  5 +ChengRB           [2039]  6.0  [2027] [   0] +19w +15w =09b =07w -03b +13b -01w +18b +08w 
:  6 +Gaviota           [2032]  6.0  [2076] [   0] +16w +12w +15b -01b =08w =03b +11w +07b -04w 
:  7 -Goldbar           [1973]  5.5  [2083] [ 469] +21w =04b +02w =05b =01w +11w =08b -06w =09b 
:  8 -ArasanX           [2033]  5.0  [2014] [ 176] +14w +11w =10b +02w =06b =01b =07w -03b -05b
:  9 +WaDuuttie         [1996]  5.0  [1961] [ 256] +24w -01b =05w +13w +04b =12b -03w =15b =07w 
: 10 +Baron             [1898]  5.0  [1834] [ 233] +22w -02b =08w -15w +18b =04w +14b -11b +17w 
: 11 +Almere            [1802]  5.0  [1879] [ 539] +25w -08b +04w +14b =12w -07b -06b +10w =15w 
: 12 +Tinker            [1730]  5.0  [1794] [ 169] +23w -06b +24b +16w =11b =09w -02w -04b +20w 
: 13 +PuppetMaster      [1636]  5.0  [1827] [  31] -04b +21w +17w -09b +16b -05w +27w +19b -01w 
: 14 -Joker             [1568]  5.0  [1651] [  48] -08b +25w +27b -11w -15b +22w -10w +16b +18w 
: 15 -Tornado           [1830]  4.5  [1794] [ 151] +27w -05b -06w +10b +14w -02b =16b =09w =11b 
: 16 +Lozza             [1524]  4.5  [1586] [ 296] -06b +23w +25b -12b -13w +17b =15w -14w +24b
: 17 +Myrddin           [1667]  4.0  [1617] [   0] -01b -03w -13b +20b +24w -16w +23b +21w -10b 
: 18 -NebiyuHG          [1616]  4.0  [1676] [   0] -02b +22w +21b -04w -10w +20b +24b -05w -14b 
: 19 -Spartacus         [1601]  4.0  [1634] [   0] -05b +27w +22b -03w -02b +24w -04b -13w +23b 
: 20 +Barbarossa        [1522]  4.0  [1463] [   0] -03b -24w +23b -17w +21b -18w +22b +25w -12b 
: 21 +TheMachine        [1422]  3.5  [1424] [  25] -07b -13b -18w +24b -20w =27b +25w -17b +22w 
: 22 +rpiBikjump        [1304]  3.0  [1359] [ 143] -10b -18b -19w +23w +25b -14b -20w +24w -21b 
: 23 +NumptyX           [1143]  2.0  [1175] [  78] -12b -16b -20w -22b -27w +25b -17w +26b -19w 
: 24 -microMax          [1447]  1.0  [1286] [  75] -09b +20b -12w -21w -17b -19b -18w -22b -16w
: 25 +Skipper           [1221]  1.0  [1039] [   0] -11b -14b -16w -27b -22w -23w -21b -20b +26w 
: 26 +_BYE_             [   0]  0.0  [ 782] [   0] -23w -25b 
: 27 -Zurichess         [forf]  2.5  [1374] [  95] -15b -19b -14w +25w +23b =21w -13b 
:
:     Average Rating    1726.3 
:

unthinkable was a Stockfish 6 on an 8-core Zeon
swallowthinker a 1-core Stockfish 6 on a Raspberry Pi
ZuriChess had to leave after round 6

I hope that participants next time sign up one copy of a given engine, tell whatever it is in the finger notes (particularly if it is not obvious from the name handle), and most importantly, kibitz. I do not think I am alone on this "wish". It is important to compare the thinking process of both engines on the fly to detect problems. If we cannot see that, half of the fun is gone.

Miguel

[jorose]

Just wanted to thank you for hosting the tournament again, as well as share the following bottom table half brilliancy with everyone

[pgn]
[Event "ICS Rated blitz match"]
[Site "winboard.nl"]
[Date "2015.03.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "microMax"]
[Black "TheMachine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1452"]
[BlackElo "1396"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Qd7 8.
Bf4 Rd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. Nb5 dxc4 11. Nxc7 g5 12. Nxa8 gxf4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14.
dxe5 f3 15. exf3 Qc6 16. Qc1 Nd5 17. bxc4 Nb4 18. Qxh6 Qxc4 19. Qc1 Qd4 20.
Qc7 Nd5 21. Qa5 Nc3 22. a3 Bc5 23. Qc7 b6 24. Rfe1 a5 25. Qc6 Bd7 26. Qb7
Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 Ba4 28. Rf1 Qb2 29. Rae1 Nd1 30. h4 Rd2 31. f4 Qxa3 32. Qc8+
Bf8 33. Rf3 Qb2 34. Rg1 Bd7 35. Qc7 Qd4 36. Qxb6 Bc5 37. Qd8+ Kh7 38. Re1
Re2 39. Ref1 Qd2 40. Qf6 Be8 41. Qg5 Rxg2 42. Qh5+ Kg8 43. Qg5+ Kf8 44.
Qh6+ Ke7 45. Qf6+ Kd7 46. Rd3+ Qxd3 47. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 48. Kxg2 a4 49. f5 Kc8
50. fxe6 Bc6+ 51. Kh3 Bf3 52. Qxf3 Qxf3 53. e7 Kd7 54. Nc7 Kxe7 55. Nd5+
Qxd5 56. h5 Qh1+ 57. Kg4 Ke6 58. h6 Qf1 59. h7 Qf5+ 60. Kh4 Be7#
0-1
[/pgn]

[Chris Tatham]

Thanks HG for joining Numpty, sorry for non-attendance - Dad's taxi on an unscheduled call out!