Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
WorldClass2012-3.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)
The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will gain automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.
Not bad for DiscoCheck, despite the apparent stagnation (DC finished 2nd at the previous D3 tournament also). The level keeps increasing, so stagnating is improving:
* Gaviota, Crafty, EXcehss downgraded to D3 (from D2 previously). Probably a mechanical effect from more and more IvanHoe and Stockfish clones competing in D1...
* Also other engines improving. In particular, Pro Deo has made some significant progress recently, it seems.
PS: All that is to be taken with a grain of salt, few games, large error bars, etc.
Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time.
Graham Banks wrote:41ST AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)
Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
WorldClass2012-3.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)
The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will gain automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.
Thanks, Graham! It is great fun to see how EXchess plays at these longer time controls, and I enjoyed logging in daily to see how it was progressing in the tournament.
dchoman wrote:Thanks, Graham! It is great fun to see how EXchess plays at these longer time controls, and I enjoyed logging in daily to see how it was progressing in the tournament.
- Dan
Fun for me too, but even better knowing that the engine authors are enjoying it as well.
