86th Amateur Series Division 1

[Graham Banks]

86TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GM2700+.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Participants

Stockfish 13 64-bit
SugaR AI 2.00 64-bit
ShashChess 16.0 64-bit
Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
Pedone 3.1 64-bit
RubiChess 2.1 64-bit
Slow Chess Blitz 2.54 64-bit
Fire 8.1 64-bit
Ethereal 12.75 64-bit
Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
Xiphos 0.6 64-bit
Booot 6.5 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13004

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 - 16092

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]

86TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GM2700+.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 6

5.0 - ShashChess 16 64-bit
4.0 - Stockfish 13 64-bit
4.0 - SugaR AI 2.00 64-bit
3.5 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
3.5 - RubiChess 2.1 64-bit
3.0 - Ethereal 12.75 64-bit
3.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.54 64-bit
2.5 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
2.5 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
2.5 - Pedone 3.1 64-bit
1.5 - Xiphos 0.6 64-bit
1.0 - Booot 6.5 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13004

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 - 16092

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]

86TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GM2700+.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 12

8.0 - Stockfish 13 64-bit
8.0 - SugaR AI 2.00 64-bit
7.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.54 64-bit
7.0 - ShashChess 17 64-bit
6.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
6.0 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
6.0 - Pedone 3.1 64-bit
5.5 - Ethereal 12.75 64-bit
5.5 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
5.5 - RubiChess 2.1 64-bit
4.0 - Xiphos 0.6 64-bit
3.5 - Booot 6.5 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13004

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 - 16092

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]

86TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GM2700+.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 18

13.0 - Stockfish 13 64-bit
12.0 - SugaR AI 2.00 64-bit
11.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.54 64-bit
10.5 - ShashChess 17 64-bit
9.5 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
9.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
8.5 - Pedone 3.1 64-bit
8.0 - Ethereal 12.75 64-bit
7.5 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
7.5 - RubiChess 2.1 64-bit
6.0 - Xiphos 0.6 64-bit
5.5 - Booot 6.5 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13004

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 - 16092

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]

[pgn][Event "86th Amateur D1"]
[Site "ChessGUI2"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[Round "23.5"]
[White "Pedone 3.1 64-bit"]
[Black "Fire 8.1 64-bit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Time "12:43:42 AM"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Opening "King's Indian Attack; Reti; Zukertort; A05"]
[TimeControl "40/1500:40/1500:40/1500"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Number "137"]
[Termination "GUI adjudication"]
[BlackType "program"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[Variant "normal"]

{ Intel i7 Quad }
1.Nf3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nf6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
2.c4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Nc6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
3.d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} e6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
4.a3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} d6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
5.Nc3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} g6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
6.e4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} Bg7 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
7.Bg5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} h6 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
8.Be3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]} O-O {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 00:00:00]}
9.h3 {[%eval 64,29] [%emt 00:01:00]} e5 {(e5) [%eval -18,27] [%emt 00:00:56]}
10.d5 {(d5) [%eval 85,30] [%emt 00:00:50]} Nd4 {(Nd4) [%eval -19,24] [%emt 00:00:06]}
11.Nxd4 {(Nxd4) [%eval 77,31] [%emt 00:00:47]} exd4 {(exd4) [%eval -12,26] [%emt 00:00:20]}
12.Qxd4 {(Qxd4) [%eval 55,33] [%emt 00:02:16]} Ng4 {(Ng4) [%eval -9,26] [%emt 00:00:28]}
13.hxg4 {(Qd2) [%eval 58,31] [%emt 00:02:30]} Bxd4 {(Bxd4) [%eval 7,23] [%emt 00:00:27]}
14.Bxd4 {(Bxd4) [%eval 56,30] [%emt 00:01:17]} h5 {(Kh7) [%eval 19,24] [%emt 00:00:27]}
15.gxh5 {(gxh5) [%eval 123,29] [%emt 00:01:07]} g5 {(g5) [%eval 7,25] [%emt 00:01:07]}
16.c5 {(O-O-O) [%eval 123,28] [%emt 00:01:17]} Bd7 {(Qe7) [%eval -4,26] [%emt 00:01:20]}
17.O-O-O {(O-O-O) [%eval 112,26] [%emt 00:00:27]} f6 {(f6) [%eval 0,25] [%emt 00:00:39]}
18.f3 {(f3) [%eval 123,30] [%emt 00:01:33]} Qe7 {(Qe7) [%eval 0,26] [%emt 00:00:33]}
19.Bc4 {(cxd6) [%eval 119,30] [%emt 00:00:35]} Kg7 {(Kh8) [%eval -4,27] [%emt 00:00:48]}
20.cxd6 {(cxd6) [%eval 143,27] [%emt 00:00:27]} cxd6 {(cxd6) [%eval -4,26] [%emt 00:00:08]}
21.Bd3 {(Bd3) [%eval 132,29] [%emt 00:01:01]} Rac8 {(Kh6) [%eval -9,28] [%emt 00:01:44]}
22.h6 {(Kb1) [%eval 151,29] [%emt 00:01:09]} Kh8 {(Kh8) [%eval 0,25] [%emt 00:00:32]}
23.Kb1 {(Rdf1) [%eval 165,32] [%emt 00:01:30]} Rg8 {(Rg8) [%eval -4,27] [%emt 00:00:52]}
24.h7 {(g4) [%eval 149,33] [%emt 00:00:55]} Rg6 {(Rg6) [%eval -4,28] [%emt 00:00:46]}
25.Bxa7 {(Bxa7) [%eval 170,32] [%emt 00:00:48]} Qg7 {(Qf8) [%eval -4,28] [%emt 00:00:09]}
26.Bd4 {(Bf2) [%eval 185,28] [%emt 00:00:27]} Rh6 {(Rh6) [%eval -4,25] [%emt 00:00:51]}
27.Ka2 {(Ne2) [%eval 168,29] [%emt 00:00:23]} Rf8 {(Rf8) [%eval -56,25] [%emt 00:03:01]}
28.Ne2 {(Ne2) [%eval 201,29] [%emt 00:00:22]} Rf7 {(Rf7) [%eval -38,25] [%emt 00:00:44]}
29.Ng3 {(Ng3) [%eval 214,29] [%emt 00:00:25]} Rh4 {(Rh4) [%eval -48,27] [%emt 00:01:02]}
30.Nh5 {(Rc1) [%eval 209,30] [%emt 00:00:18]} Qh6 {(Qh6) [%eval -140,27] [%emt 00:01:21]}
31.g4 {(g4) [%eval 344,32] [%emt 00:00:49]} Be8 {(Ba4) [%eval -131,27] [%emt 00:00:23]}
32.Rxh4 {(Rc1) [%eval 370,31] [%emt 00:00:11]} gxh4 {(gxh4) [%eval -123,26] [%emt 00:00:28]}
33.f4 {(f4) [%eval 363,33] [%emt 00:00:48]} h3 {(Rf8) [%eval -164,29] [%emt 00:01:02]}
34.Rh1 {(Rh1) [%eval 504,34] [%emt 00:00:08]} Bd7 {(Bd7) [%eval -177,30] [%emt 00:00:48]}
35.Be2 {(Be2) [%eval 504,36] [%emt 00:00:10]} Kxh7 {(Kxh7) [%eval -160,29] [%emt 00:00:19]}
36.Rxh3 {(Rxh3) [%eval 451,35] [%emt 00:00:19]} Kg8 {(Kg8) [%eval -170,32] [%emt 00:00:50]}
37.Nxf6 {(Nxf6) [%eval 444,37] [%emt 00:00:29]} Rxf6 {(Rxf6) [%eval -170,31] [%emt 00:00:00]}
38.Rxh6 {(Rxh6) [%eval 573,35] [%emt 00:00:16]} Rxh6 {(Rxh6) [%eval -167,33] [%emt 00:00:35]}
39.e5 {(e5) [%eval 585,31] [%emt 00:00:02]} Rh2 {(Rh2) [%eval -180,33] [%emt 00:01:13]}
40.Bc4 {(Bc4) [%eval 585,34] [%emt 00:00:01]} Bxg4 {(Bxg4) [%eval -180,32] [%emt 00:00:40]}
41.exd6 {(exd6) [%eval 582,42] [%emt 00:00:33]} Bd7 {(Bd7) [%eval -281,36] [%emt 00:02:51]}
42.Kb3 {(Kb3) [%eval 582,52] [%emt 00:02:03]} Rd2 {(b5) [%eval -283,34] [%emt 00:01:25]}
43.Kc3 {(Be5) [%eval 750,45] [%emt 00:00:52]} Rd1 {(Rd1) [%eval -281,32] [%emt 00:00:53]}
44.a4 {(Be5) [%eval 750,46] [%emt 00:01:17]} Kf7 {(Ra1) [%eval -470,33] [%emt 00:03:42]}
45.a5 {(a5) [%eval 750,41] [%emt 00:00:26]} Ke8 {(Ke8) [%eval -626,33] [%emt 00:04:27]}
46.Be5 {(Bf6) [%eval 896,42] [%emt 00:00:33]} Ra1 {(Bf5) [%eval -607,31] [%emt 00:00:48]}
47.Kb4 {(Kb4) [%eval 992,44] [%emt 00:01:12]} Ra4 {(Kd8) [%eval -750,31] [%emt 00:02:08]}
48.Kc5 {(Kc5) [%eval 1138,44] [%emt 00:01:11]} Rxa5 {(Kd8) [%eval -734,25] [%emt 00:00:03]}
1-0[/pgn]

[Graham Banks]

86TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GM2700+.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 24

17.5 - Stockfish 13 64-bit
15.5 - SugaR AI 2.00 64-bit
14.5 - SlowChess Blitz 2.54 64-bit
13.5 - ShashChess 17 64-bit
13.0 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
12.5 - Pedone 3.1 64-bit
12.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
10.5 - RubiChess 2.1 64-bit
10.0 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
10.0 - Ethereal 12.75 64-bit
7.5 - Booot 6.5 64-bit
7.5 - Xiphos 0.6 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13004

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 - 16092

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]

86TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GM2700+.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 30

21.5 - Stockfish 13 64-bit
19.5 - SugaR AI 2.00 64-bit
17.5 - SlowChess Blitz 2.54 64-bit
17.5 - ShashChess 17 64-bit
15.5 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
15.0 - Pedone 3.1 64-bit
14.5 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
13.5 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
13.5 - RubiChess 2.1 64-bit
13.0 - Ethereal 12.75 64-bit
10.0 - Booot 6.5 64-bit
9.0 - Xiphos 0.6 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13004

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 - 16092

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]

86TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GM2700+.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 36

26.5 - Stockfish 13 64-bit
24.5 - SugaR AI 2.00 64-bit
20.5 - ShashChess 17 64-bit
20.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.54 64-bit
18.5 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
17.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
17.0 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
16.5 - RubiChess 2.1 64-bit
16.0 - Pedone 3.1 64-bit
15.5 - Ethereal 12.75 64-bit
12.0 - Booot 6.5 64-bit
12.0 - Xiphos 0.6 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13004

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 - 16092

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]

86TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GM2700+.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will face automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Final Standings

32.0 - Stockfish 13 64-bit
30.0 - SugaR AI 2.00 64-bit
24.5 - SlowChess Blitz 2.54 64-bit
24.5 - ShashChess 17 64-bit
22.0 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
21.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
20.5 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
20.0 - RubiChess 2.1 64-bit
19.5 - Ethereal 12.75 64-bit
19.5 - Pedone 3.1 64-bit
16.5 - Booot 6.5 64-bit
14.0 - Xiphos 0.6 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=48447

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to the Stockfish team for winning the tournament.

Thanks to all who took an interest.