Explosive Potential

[Graham Banks]

EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Participants

Rofchade 2.3 64-bit
Schooner 2.2 64-bit
Combusken 1.4.0 64-bit
Arasan 22.1 64-bit
Roc 1.7 64-bit
Lc0 0.26.2 w703810 64-bit
Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit
Winter 0.9 64-bit
Pedone 2.1 64-bit
Houdini 1.5a 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12607

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Standings after Round 6

3.5 - RofChade 2.3 64-bit
3.5 - Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit
3.5 - Houdini 1.5a 64-bit
3.0 - Lc0 0.26.2 w703810 64-bit
3.0 - Arasan 22.2 64-bit
3.0 - Winter 0.9 64-bit
3.0 - Pedone 2.1 64-bit
2.5 - Combusken 1.4.0 64-bit
2.5 - Roc 1.7 64-bit
2.5 - Schooner 2.2 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12607

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Standings after Round 12

8.0 - RofChade 2.3 64-bit
6.5 - Pedone 2.1 64-bit
6.5 - Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit
6.0 - Combusken 1.4.0 64-bit
6.0 - Houdini 1.5a 64-bit
6.0 - Schooner 2.2 64-bit
6.0 - Winter 0.9 64-bit
5.5 - Arasan 22.2 64-bit
5.0 - Roc 1.7 64-bit
4.5 - Lc0 0.26.2 w703810 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12607

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Standings after Round 18

12.5 - RofChade 2.3 64-bit
10.0 - Pedone 2.1 64-bit
10.0 - Schooner 2.2 64-bit
9.0 - Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit
8.5 - Lc0 0.26.2 w703810 64-bit
8.5 - Houdini 1.5a 64-bit
8.5 - Arasan 22.2 64-bit
8.5 - Combusken 1.4.0 64-bit
7.5 - Roc 1.7 64-bit
7.0 - Winter 0.9 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12607

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Standings after Round 24

17.0 - RofChade 2.3 64-bit
13.5 - Schooner 2.2 64-bit
12.5 - Pedone 2.1 64-bit
12.0 - Combusken 1.4.0 64-bit
12.0 - Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit
11.5 - Arasan 22.2 64-bit
11.0 - Houdini 1.5a 64-bit
10.5 - Lc0 0.26.2 w703810 64-bit
10.0 - Roc 1.7 64-bit
10.0 - Winter 0.9 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12607

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Standings after Round 30

22.5 - RofChade 2.3 64-bit
17.5 - Schooner 2.2 64-bit
16.5 - Pedone 2.1 64-bit
15.0 - Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit
14.5 - Winter 0.9 64-bit
14.0 - Combusken 1.4.0 64-bit
13.0 - Arasan 22.2 64-bit
13.0 - Lc0 0.26.2 w703810 64-bit
12.5 - Houdini 1.5a 64-bit
11.5 - Roc 1.7 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12607

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2019.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Final Standings

26.0 - RofChade 2.3 64-bit
22.0 - Schooner 2.2 64-bit
18.5 - Pedone 2.1 64-bit
18.5 - Nirvanachess 2.5 64-bit
17.0 - Winter 0.9 64-bit
17.0 - Lc0 0.26.2 w703810 64-bit
15.5 - Combusken 1.4.0 64-bit
15.5 - Houdini 1.5a 64-bit
15.0 - Arasan 22.2 64-bit
15.0 - Roc 1.7 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=47614

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Ronald (RofChade author) for the convincing victory.

Thanks to everybody who took an interest in the tournament.

[Ronald]

Hi Graham,

Thanks for the tournament!