TCEC Season 7 - Main Thread

[mar]

And congratulations to Cheng! it already deserved to qualify last season, and this one did it.

Miguel

Thanks Miguel, it was soo close (SB) and soo lucky...

[S.Taylor]

The top 7 from each of Stage 1a/1b will qualify for Stage 2.
The top 7 from Stage 2 will qualify for Stage 3.
The top 4 from Stage 3 will qualify for Stage 4.
The top 2 from Stage 4 will qualify for the Superfinal.
The winner of the Superfinal will be the new TCEC Grand Champion.

So this means that it starts getting more interesting from stage 2?

(I'm only now thinking about it as i didn't pay too much attention to the system, in earlier years)

[S.Taylor]

The top 7 from each of Stage 1a/1b will qualify for Stage 2.
The top 7 from Stage 2 will qualify for Stage 3.
The top 4 from Stage 3 will qualify for Stage 4.
The top 2 from Stage 4 will qualify for the Superfinal.
The winner of the Superfinal will be the new TCEC Grand Champion.

So this means that it starts getting more interesting from stage 2?

(I'm only now thinking about it as i didn't pay too much attention to the system, in earlier years)

I mean, it's a bit like random games, from mostly the non top players (which provide a lower amount of actual chess interest), and in 2 seperate groups in which nothing can be proven from one group to the other.
And only when they are brought together we can start to see some competition. So before stage 2, it would not be very interesting, except for people with personal connections to the engines participating.

[Martin Thoresen]

Stage 1b standings after 6 of 13 rounds:

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N Engine          Rtng Pts Gm    SB Ho Ko Na Jo Cr Te Ju Sp Th Se Ni Sc Ex Ar

 1 Houdini 4       3145 6.0  6 15.00 ··          1        1  1  1  1  1       
 2 Komodo 8        3151 5.0  6 12.75    ··    1     1  =        1     =  1    
 3 Naum 4.6        3001 4.5  6 12.00       ·· =  =        1  =  1     1       
 4 Jonny 6         2859 4.0  6  8.25    0  =  ··    1  =                 1  1 
 5 Crafty 24.1     2466 3.5  6  7.50 0     =     ··       =  =     1     1    
 6 Texel 1.05a7    2916 3.5  6  4.00    0     0     ·· =              1  1  1 
 7 Junior 13.3     2921 3.0  6  9.50    =     =     =  ··    1  0     =       
 8 Spark 1.1       2749 3.0  6  3.75 0     0     =        ··       =     1  1 
 9 The Baron 3.36  2638 2.5  6  5.50 0     =     =     0     ··    =        1 
10 Senpai 1        2973 2.5  6  4.50 0  0  0           1        ·· =        1 
11 Nightmare 7.82a 2808 2.0  6  4.25 0           0        =  =  =  ··    =    
12 Scorpio 2.77    2754 1.5  6  4.25 0  =  0        0  =              ··    = 
13 Exchess 7.31b   2670 0.5  6  1.00    0     0  0  0     0        =     ··   
14 Arminius 090314 2454 0.5  6  0.75          0     0     0  0  0     =     ··

Live page:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php

Game archive:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/archive.php

[Martin Thoresen]

Stage 1b standings after 8 of 13 rounds:

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 N Engine          Rtng Pts Gm    SB Ho Ko Na Jo Cr Te Ju Sp Th Se Ni Sc Ar Ex

 1 Houdini 4       3145 7.5  8 23.25 ··    =     1        1  1  1  1  1     1 
 2 Komodo 8        3151 7.0  8 24.00    ··    1     1  =  1  1  1     =     1 
 3 Naum 4.6        3001 5.5  8 20.25 =     ·· =  =        1  =  1  =  1       
 4 Jonny 6         2859 5.5  8 16.25    0  =  ··    1  =        1     =  1  1 
 5 Crafty 24.1     2466 4.5  8 13.25 0     =     ··    =  =  =     1     =  1 
 6 Texel 1.05a7    2916 4.5  8 10.00    0     0     ·· =     =  =     1  1  1 
 7 Junior 13.3     2921 4.0  8 16.50    =     =  =  =  ·· =  1  0     =       
 8 Spark 1.1       2749 3.5  8  8.75 0  0  0     =     =  ··       =     1  1 
 9 The Baron 3.36  2638 3.0  8 10.25 0  0  =     =  =  0     ··    =     1    
10 Senpai 1        2973 3.0  8  9.25 0  0  0  0     =  1        ·· =     1    
11 Nightmare 7.82a 2808 3.0  8  9.00 0     =     0        =  =  =  ··    =  = 
12 Scorpio 2.77    2754 2.0  8  9.00 0  =  0  =     0  =              ·· =  0 
13 Arminius 090314 2454 1.5  8  4.75          0  =  0     0  0  0  =  =  ··   
14 Exchess 7.31b   2670 1.5  8  3.50 0  0     0  0  0     0        =  1     ··

Live page:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php

Game archive:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/archive.php

[Martin Thoresen]

Stage 1b standings after 11 of 13 rounds:

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 N Engine          Rtng  Pts  Gm    SB Ko Ho Jo Na Te Ju Cr Se Th Sp Sc Ni Ar Ex

 1 Komodo 8        3151 10.0  11 52.75 ·· 1  1     1  =  1  1  1  1  =  1     1 
 2 Houdini 4       3145  9.5  11 39.25 0  ··    =     1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1 
 3 Jonny 6         2859  7.5  11 33.75 0     ·· =  1  =  =  1  =  1  =     1  1 
 4 Naum 4.6        3001  7.5  11 31.75    =  =  ··    0  =  1  =  1  1  =  1  1 
 5 Texel 1.05a7    2916  7.0  11 25.50 0     0     ·· =  1  =  =  =  1  1  1  1 
 6 Junior 13.3     2921  6.0  11 33.75 =  0  =  1  =  ·· =  0  1  =  =  1       
 7 Crafty 24.1     2466  5.0  11 21.00 0  0  =  =  0  =  ··    =  =     1  =  1 
 8 Senpai 1        2973  5.0  11 19.00 0  0  0  0  =  1     ·· =     =  =  1  1 
 9 The Baron 3.36  2638  4.5  11 21.25 0  0  =  =  =  0  =  =  ··    =  =  1    
10 Spark 1.1       2749  4.5  11 16.25 0  0  0  0  =  =  =        ·· =  =  1  1 
11 Scorpio 2.77    2754  3.5  11 19.75 =  0  =  0  0  =     =  =  =  ··    =  0 
12 Nightmare 7.82a 2808  3.0  11 12.75 0  0     =  0  0  0  =  =  =     ·· =  = 
13 Arminius 090314 2454  2.0  11  6.75    0  0  0  0     =  0  0  0  =  =  ·· = 
14 Exchess 7.31b   2670  2.0  11  6.00 0  0  0  0  0     0  0     0  1  =  =  ··

Live page:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php

Game archive:
http://tcec.chessdom.com/archive.php

[S.Taylor]

COME on Jonny!!!

[Martin Thoresen]

Congratulations to Komodo, Houdini, Naum, Jonny, Junior, Texel & Senpai for qualifying for Stage 2.

Stage 2 is now live and can be followed on the live page: http://tcec.chessdom.com/live.php

This is the first time EVER in TCEC history that a Stage is played without books. Yes, that's right, in Stage 2 the engines are on their own from the very first move.

The rating list has also been updated after Stage 1a & 1b, you can find the new rating list in the archive page: http://tcec.chessdom.com/archive.php

Updated engines for Stage 2:
Hannibal 1.5x12
Protector 1.8b1
Komodo 1318
Stockfish 231014
Texel 1.05a9

Enjoy!

[S.Taylor]

14 came through to stage 2, yet i think it is clear that there are a few which did no participate at all, which are stronger than some that are now playing in this stage. Like Hiarcs 14b, Rybka etc.

[S.Taylor]

This is the first time EVER in TCEC history that a Stage is played without books. Yes, that's right, in Stage 2 the engines are on their own from the very first move.

Does anyone think this might not be fair in that some programs may be designed to play from a position AFTER enough opening moves, and were not equipped to play the first few very intelligently whilst others are?