CCRL 40/40, 40/4 and FRC lists updated (6th October 2018)

[Graham Banks]

The latest CCRL Rating Lists and Statistics are available for viewing from the following links:
http://computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/ (40/40)
http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/404/ (40/4)
http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/404FRC/ (FRC 40/4)

Please note that the three lists are often updated separately to each other. The FRC list is only updated when a new engine or engine version is being/has been tested.

40/40 testing this week that I'm aware of will include (with live broadcast port for TLCV noted where applicable):

71st Amateur Series Division 4 Tournament (continuing 16053)
71st Amateur Series Division 5 Tournament (continuing 16002)
Arasan Army v Wasp Swarm Teams Match (continuing 16001)
Counter 2.9 64-bit Gauntlet (continuing 16063)
Godel 4.4.5 64-bit Gauntlet (continuing 16065)
The Baron 3.43 64-bit Gauntlet (continuing 16066)
Xiphos 0.4 64-bit Gauntlet (continuing 16091)
Schooner 1.83 64-bit Gauntlet (starting Monday 16092)
Sting SF 9.99 Gauntlet (continuing 16093)
ChessBrainVB 3.70 Gauntlet (starting Monday 16094)
Xiphos 0.4 64-bit 4CPU Gauntlet (continuing 16083)
Vajolet2 2.6 64-bit 4CPU Gauntlet (finishing Tuesday 16084)
Ethereal 11.00 64-bit 4CPU Gauntlet (starting Tuesday 16084)
Stockfish 270918 64-bit 4CPU Matches (being run by Ray)
Various 4CPU and 1CPU Gauntlets (being run by Tirsa)
Various Tournaments (being run by Sergio)

40/4 testing since the last update report has included (thanks to Gabor, Sergio and Tirsa):

Tom Thumb 0.1 64-bit
Xiphos 0.4 64-bit
Ethereal 11.00 64-bit 4CPU
ChessBrainVB 3.70
Squared-chess 1.2.0 64-bit
feeks 2018-01-31 LM
Various Tournaments (run by Sergio)

[Stock]

Where can I download Stockfish 270918?

[Modern Times]

Where can I download Stockfish 270918?

http://abrok.eu/stockfish/

[Stock]

When I'm downloading Stockfish 270918 at:

http://abrok.eu/stockfish/

what happens is that it downloads a file named stockfish_18092721_64.exe. When I double click on that file, a black window pops up saying "Stockfish 270918 64 by T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott" and that was it. Nothing else happens. What are the steps that I need to take to get a usable UCI engine?

Thanks much for your help in anticipation!

[Ras]

what happens is that it downloads a file named stockfish_18092721_64.exe.

That is the UCI engine.

[cdani]

When I'm downloading Stockfish 270918 at:

http://abrok.eu/stockfish/

what happens is that it downloads a file named stockfish_18092721_64.exe. When I double click on that file, a black window pops up saying "Stockfish 270918 64 by T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott" and that was it. Nothing else happens. What are the steps that I need to take to get a usable UCI engine?

Thanks much for your help in anticipation!

Hi!
For example:
http://www.playwitharena.com/

[Stock]

what happens is that it downloads a file named stockfish_18092721_64.exe.

That is the UCI engine.

Thanks for the explanation! Still I have the issue that the computer shows the file in the explorer as the file type "application" and not as "UCI" as all my other engines that I use. And Chess base doesn't recognize the file as a UCI engine. What are the steps that I need to take to use this file as an UCI engine in Chess Bases?

[Ras]

Still I have the issue that the computer shows the file in the explorer as the file type "application"

That's normal.

and not as "UCI" as all my other engines that I use.

There is no file type "UCI" because UCI engines are just executables.

What are the steps that I need to take to use this file as an UCI engine in Chess Bases?

Usually, chess GUIs offer some menu item for installing new engines. You copy the Stockfish executable so some path where you want to have it. Then in a chess GUI, click "install engine" or whatever it's named, then a file selector dialogue opens. Navigate to the path where you put the engine executable and select it.

[Graham Banks]

Here are the three exes.

http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42892

[Modern Times]

I think he has those already, he just doesn't know how to install them in his GUI.