Harry Schnapp Tribute 4CPU (live broadcast)

[Graham Banks]

HARRY SCHNAPP TRIBUTE (4CPU)

Intel Xeon X5430x2 Octal
ChessGUI
256mb hash each core used
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HarrySchnapp.cgb book (limited to depth of 8 moves)
40 moves in 29 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
All engines 64-bit where available
4 cycles 36 rounds

Harry's generic opening books are among the finest (some would say the finest) for engine v engine testing.
This tournament is my tribute to Harry and a way of showing my appreciation for his efforts. You'll note that I'm using the final book that Harry produced for ChessGUI.

Participants

Houdini 2.0c 64-bit 4CPU
Rybka 4.1 64-bit 4CPU
Stockfish 2.2.2 64-bit 4CPU
Critter 1.4 64-bit 4CPU
Vitruvius 1.11C 64-bit 4CPU
Ivanhoe 9.46h 64-bit 4CPU
Chiron 1.1a 64-bit 4CPU
Strelka 5.5 64-bit
Komodo 4 64-bit
Deep Junior 13 64-bit 4CPU

[Graham Banks]

I will post the results and standings here after each two rounds (plus a link to the games).

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://home.pacific.net.au/~tommyinoz/client.zip
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16083

[velmarin]

Nice initiative. Graham.

We all enjoyed her books the Harry at some point,
or are on our hard drives.

Closely follow the tournament, promises a lot.
Thank you.

[Graham Banks]

Nice initiative. Graham.

We all enjoyed her books the Harry at some point,
or are on our hard drives.

Closely follow the tournament, promises a lot.
Thank you.

Hope you enjoy the games.

[Le Fou numerique]

Hi Graham,

Nice idea but I'm not sure that Harry would have appreciated some of the participants in the tournament.

Regards,
Patrick

[gleperlier]

Thanks Graham for this tournament.

Gab

[Graham Banks]

Hi Graham,

Nice idea but I'm not sure that Harry would have appreciated some of the participants in the tournament.

Regards,
Patrick

I'm really not sure about that Patrick, but we shouldn't be arguing about that anyway under the circumstances.
This is just my way of recognising Harry's time consuming and thoughtful bookmaking efforts.
I exchanged many emails with Harry over the years and was deeply saddened by his passing away.

Have a nice day and I hope that all is well with you.

Graham.

[Izak Pretorius]

hi Graham

Thanks for this initiative.
Harry lives on in our memories.
He will be missed by many.

cheers
Izak

[Graham Banks]

HARRY SCHNAPP TRIBUTE (4CPU)

Intel Xeon X5430x2 Octal
ChessGUI
256mb hash each core used
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HarrySchnapp.cgb book (limited to depth of 8 moves)
40 moves in 29 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
All engines 64-bit where available
4 cycles 36 rounds

Harry's generic opening books are among the finest (some would say the finest) for engine v engine testing.
This tournament is my tribute to Harry and a way of showing my appreciation for his efforts. You'll note that I'm using the final book that Harry produced for ChessGUI.

Round 1

Houdini 2.0c 64-bit 4CPU v Deep Junior 13 64-bit 4CPU (1-0)
Deep Rybka 4.1 64-bit 4CPU v Komodo 4 64-bit (1-0)
Stockfish 2.2.2 64-bit 4CPU v Strelka 5.5 64-bit (draw)
Critter 1.4 64-bit 4CPU v Chiron 1.1a 64-bit 4CPU (draw)
Vitruvius 1.11C 64-bit 4CPU v IvanHoe 9.46h 64-bit 4CPU (draw)


Round 2

Deep Rybka 4.1 64-bit 4CPU v Deep Junior 13 64-bit 4CPU (draw)
Stockfish 2.2.2 64-bit 4CPU v Houdini 2.0c 64-bit 4CPU (draw)
Critter 1.4 64-bit 4CPU v Komodo 4 64-bit (draw)
Vitruvius 1.11C 64-bit 4CPU v Strelka 5.5 64-bit (draw)
IvanHoe 9.46h 64-bit 4CPU v Chiron 1.1a 64-bit 4CPU (draw)


Standings after Round 2

1.5 - Houdini 2.0c 64-bit 4CPU
1.5 - Deep Rybka 4.1 64-bit 4CPU
1.0 - Stockfish 2.2.2 64-bit 4CPU
1.0 - Vitruvius 1.11C 64-bit 4CPU
1.0 - IvanHoe 9.46h 64-bit 4CPU
1.0 - Chiron 1.1a 64-bit 4CPU
1.0 - Strelka 5.5 64-bit
1.0 - Critter 1.4 64-bit 4CPU
0.5 - Deep Junior 13 64-bit 4CPU
0.5 - Komodo 4 64-bit


Games from Rounds 1-2 - http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=26575

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://home.pacific.net.au/~tommyinoz/client.zip
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16083

[ATOMICC]

Nice of you to run this tournament in his honor, Graham.