Live Game Notice

[brinan]

3pm Tuesday, 21st December 2010 (UTC+0/GMT).

Deep Rybka 4 v Houdini 1.5

Challenger Houdini needs half a point from four games to topple Rybka from rank 3.

Just two draws from eight games.

[brinan]

3pm Thursday, 23rd December 2010 (UTC+0/GMT).

Houdini 1.5 v IvanHoe 50

Challenger Houdini needs half a point from three games to topple IvanHoe from rank 1.

Just two draws from nine games.

[brinan]

7pm Saturday, 1st January 2011 (UTC+0/GMT).

Stockfish 1.9.1 v Deep Rybka 4

Round 1, game 3, of new category 39 tournament.

Opening books in use rather than start positions for ladder matches.

Three points for win. Engines play each other four times. Six competing.

[brinan]

3pm Sunday, 2nd January 2011 (UTC+0/GMT).

IvanHoe 50 v Stockfish 1.9.1

Round 1, game 6, of new category 39 tournament.

Opening books in use rather than start positions for ladder matches.

Three points for win. Engines play each other four times. Six competing.

[brinan]

11am Monday, 3rd January 2011 (UTC+0/GMT).

Houdini 1.5 (3/6) v Deep Rybka 4 (2/6)

Round 1, game 7, of category 39 tournament.

Opening books in use rather than start positions for ladder matches.

Three points for win. Engines play each other four times. Six competing.

[brinan]

2pm Saturday, 8th January 2011 (UTC+0/GMT).

Deep Rybka 4 (5/24) v IvanHoe 50 (13/21)

Rybka yet to win a game.

Round 2, game 26, of category 39 tournament.

Opening books in use. Three points for win.

[brinan]

11am Sunday, 9th January 2011 (UTC+0/GMT).

IvanHoe 50 (17/27) v Houdini 1.5 (14/27)

Top two.

Round 2, game 28, of category 39 tournament.

Opening books in use. Three points for win.

[brinan]

Round 4, games 55 and 56, of category 39 tournament.
Opening books in use. Three points for win.


11am Thursday, 20th January 2011 (UTC+0/GMT).

Houdini 1.5 (28/54) v Stockfish 1.9.1 (23/54)

If Houdini successful, wins tournament (has better head-to-head record against IvanHoe).
Stockfish has lost just once in eighteen games (14 draws).


3pm Thursday.

Deep Rybka 4 (17/54) v IvanHoe 50 (25/54)

IvanHoe must win, and at least draw, from two remaining games, to have any chance of winning tournament.
Rybka might finish bottom even though has better head-to-head record against Houdini.

[brinan]

3pm Friday, 21st January 2011 (UTC+0/GMT).

IvanHoe 50 (28/57, 11.0/19) v Houdini 1.5 (31/57, 11.5/19)

Houdini has already won tournament (will have better head-to-head record even if lose). However, if it were 1 point for win, IvanHoe could still overtake.

Round 4, game 60, of category 39 tournament.
Last game. Same opening book. Three points for win.

[Dann Corbit]

The result for Rybka in this tournament seems strange.