To engine programmers: next TCEC Season starting in ~ 1month

[Adam Hair]

Brining this back to the first page. If it is possible to sticky it, it would be great. If not, no problem. Thanks.

Done.

[Adam Hair]

Has Evert Glebbeek, author of Jazz, shown any interest? I noticed that Jazz aka Jazz Orchestra (that is funny, Evert ) is capable of running 16 cores.

[Graham Banks]

Has Evert Glebbeek, author of Jazz, shown any interest? I noticed that Jazz aka Jazz Orchestra (that is funny, Evert ) is capable of running 16 cores.

Never knew that.

[Martin Thoresen]

Has Evert Glebbeek, author of Jazz, shown any interest? I noticed that Jazz aka Jazz Orchestra (that is funny, Evert ) is capable of running 16 cores.

Hi Adam,

No he has not contacted me. For sure it would be interesting.

edit: Testing the latest beta 799 now.

[Adam Hair]

Has Evert Glebbeek, author of Jazz, shown any interest? I noticed that Jazz aka Jazz Orchestra (that is funny, Evert ) is capable of running 16 cores.

Never knew that.

The Linux version does. I assume the Windows version does also.

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xbjazz-799-linux64-sse3
Jazz Orchestra version 799 (x86_64), built Jun 23 2013
Type 'help' for a list of commands and help topics
Machine has 8 cores
Locks are implemented as POSIX spinlock
#[-]>uci
id name Jazz Orchestra 799 (x86_64)
id author Evert Glebbeek
option name Hash type spin default 48 min 1 max 4096
option name Cores type spin default 1 min 1 max 16
option name Ponder type check default true
uciok

[Martin Thoresen]

The Linux version does. I assume the Windows version does also.

Yes, it works fine with 16 cores in Win as well. It's definitely in the lower end of the ratings though, but nice find.

[Evert]

Has Evert Glebbeek, author of Jazz, shown any interest? I noticed that Jazz aka Jazz Orchestra (that is funny, Evert ) is capable of running 16 cores.

Jazz Orchestra is the multi-core version of Jazz (I thought it sounded better than "Deep Jazz" or something like that). I've never tried to run it on more than four cores (for lack of a machine that would allow me to test things properly), so scalability is probably awful. The data structures are there to handle 16 threads though.

I've also never tried it on Windows (not having a Windows machine to test on), so I'd consider it experimental.

There is one minor SMP related change in my development version, but otherwise r799 is "current".

All that said, I'd think Jazz is still a bit too weak to play with the "big boys".

[Evert]

Yes, it works fine with 16 cores in Win as well. It's definitely in the lower end of the ratings though, but nice find.

Awesome, great to hear that it works!

[Graham Banks]

......There is one minor SMP related change in my development version, but otherwise r799 is "current".

Evert - am I right in assuming that Jazz 721 is still the latest official version?
I see on your website that Jazz 799 is marked as a beta.

[Martin Thoresen]

All that said, I'd think Jazz is still a bit too weak to play with the "big boys".

You never know.

[pgn][Event "TCEC - Test"]
[Site "http://tcec.chessdom.com"]
[Date "2014.01.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jazz 799"]
[Black "Octochess 5356"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2367"]
[BlackEngineOptions "Hash=16384; Threads=16; OwnBook=false; Ponder=false;"]
[ECO "B52"]
[GameDuration "00:06:43"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Termination "adjudication"]
[TerminationDetails "TCEC win rule"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]
[Variation "Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7"]
[WhiteElo "2371"]
[WhiteEngineOptions "Hash=4096; Cores=16; OwnBook=false; Ponder=false;"]

1. e4 {book} c5 {book} 2. Nf3 {book} d6 {book} 3. Bb5+ {book} Bd7 {book}
4. Bxd7+ {book} Nxd7 {book} 5. c4 {book} Ngf6 {book} 6. Nc3 {book} e6 {book}
7. O-O {book} Be7 {book} 8. a3 {book} Ne5 {book}
9. d3 { d=15, pd=O-O, mt=00:00:04, tl=00:04:13, s=2571 kN/s, n=11473124, pv=d3 O-O Be3 Neg4 Bf4 Nh5 Bd2 Nhf6 Bf4, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.30, }
O-O { d=15, pd=Nxe5, mt=00:00:06, tl=00:04:11, s=1474 kN/s, n=6187407, pv=O-O Nxe5 dxe5 f4 h5 Qe2 b6 fxe5 Ng4 Bf4 Qd4+ Kh1 Rad8 Rad1 a6, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.30, }
10. Rb1 { d=14, pd=Nc6, mt=00:00:04, tl=00:04:11, s=1765 kN/s, n=7710125, pv=Rb1 Nc6 b4 b6 Bf4 Qd7 bxc5 dxc5 Nb5 h6 h3 Rad8 Bc7 Ra8, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.28, }
Nfg4 { d=15, pd=Nxe5, mt=00:00:10, tl=00:04:03, s=2544 kN/s, n=6788977, pv=Nfg4 Nxe5 Nxe5 f4 Nc6 Be3 Bf6 Qd2 Bd4 b4 cxb4 axb4 Qb6 Bxd4 Nxd4, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.24, }
11. b4 { d=16, pd=b6, mt=00:00:10, tl=00:04:02, s=2674 kN/s, n=27991321, pv=b4 b6 Ne1 Nf6 Nc2 a5 f4 Ng6 f5 axb4 axb4 exf5 Rxf5 Qd7 bxc5 bxc5, tb=0, R50=49, wv=0.30, }
Bf6 { d=16, pd=Nxe5, mt=00:00:06, tl=00:03:58, s=2730 kN/s, n=12436428, pv=Bf6 Nxe5 Nxe5 f4 Nc6 Bd2 Qd7 bxc5 Bd4+ Kh1 Bxc5 Qa4 a6 f5 h6 Ne2, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.17, }
12. Ne1 { d=15, pd=Nd7, mt=00:00:06, tl=00:03:58, s=2473 kN/s, n=16402352, pv=Ne1 Nd7 Na2 Nge5 bxc5 dxc5 f4 Nc6 e5 Be7 Rxb7 Qc8 Qb3 Nd4 Qb2, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.92, }
b6 { d=16, pd=Bd2, mt=00:00:14, tl=00:03:46, s=2726 kN/s, n=35128918, pv=b6 Bd2 a6 h3 Nh6 f4 Ng6 Nc2 Qd7 g3 Rfd8 Kh1 Qc6 Ne3 Bd4 bxc5, tb=0, R50=49, wv=0.43, }
13. Na4 { d=14, pd=Kh8, mt=00:00:11, tl=00:03:48, s=2439 kN/s, n=12251862, pv=Na4 Kh8 Kh1 cxb4 Rxb4 Bh4 g3 f5, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.99, }
Nh6 { d=16, pd=h3, mt=00:00:07, tl=00:03:40, s=2735 kN/s, n=17411010, pv=Nh6 h3 Rc8 f4 Nc6 Nf3 Nd4 Be3 Nxf3+ Rxf3 Qd7 bxc5 dxc5 e5 Be7 g4, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.26, }
14. Bxh6 { d=11, pd=gxh6, mt=00:00:00, tl=00:03:50, s=2815 kN/s, n=1142117, pv=Bxh6 gxh6 Kh1 Qd7 f4 Ng6 g3 Bd4 Nf3 f5 Nxd4 cxd4, tb=0, R50=49, wv=1.05, }
gxh6 { d=17, pd=f4, mt=00:00:06, tl=00:03:35, s=2719 kN/s, n=16545653, pv=gxh6 f4 Nc6 Kh1 Rc8 Nc2 Bg7 Qd2 Qe7 Nc3 Rfd8 bxc5 bxc5 Ne3 Nd4 Nb5 h5, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.37, }
15. Kh1 { d=16, pd=Bg7, mt=00:00:10, tl=00:03:41, s=3608 kN/s, n=37945216, pv=Kh1 Bg7 f4 Nc6 Nc2 Kh8 Qh5 Nd4 Rbc1 f5 Nxd4 Bxd4 bxc5 bxc5 Nc3 Qa5, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.71, }
Qd7 { d=18, pd=f4, mt=00:00:10, tl=00:03:27, s=2830 kN/s, n=26804017, pv=Qd7 f4 Ng6 g3 cxb4 Rxb4 Ne7 Rb1 Nc6 Nc2 Rac8 Ne3 Kh8 Qh5 Bg7 h3 Na5 Qd1, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.24, }
16. f4 { d=16, pd=Nc6, mt=00:00:05, tl=00:03:37, s=2668 kN/s, n=15651628, pv=f4 Nc6 Nf3 Bg7 b5 Na5 Qd2 f5 e5 Rad8 Rfd1 h5 Nc3 Kh8 a4 Rg8, tb=0, R50=49, wv=0.95, }
Ng6 { d=16, pd=g3, mt=00:00:10, tl=00:03:19, s=2700 kN/s, n=126395, pv=Ng6 g3 cxb4 Rxb4 Ne7 Rb1 Nc6 Nc2 Rac8 Ne3 Kh8 Qh5 Bg7 h3 Na5 Qd1, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.24, }
17. e5 { d=17, pd=dxe5, mt=00:00:10, tl=00:03:29, s=3825 kN/s, n=39024290, pv=e5 dxe5 bxc5 bxc5 Nxc5 Qe7 fxe5 Bxe5 d4 Rfd8, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.85, }
dxe5 { d=18, pd=fxe5, mt=00:00:06, tl=00:03:14, s=2846 kN/s, n=15142020, pv=dxe5 fxe5 Be7 bxc5 bxc5 Nf3 Rad8 Nb2 f5 Qd2 f4 Qc2 Qc7 Rbe1 Qd7 h3 Rb8 Na4, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.08, }
18. bxc5 { d=18, pd=bxc5, mt=00:00:05, tl=00:03:26, s=2974 kN/s, n=15825710, pv=bxc5 bxc5 Nxc5 Qe7 fxe5 Bxe5 d4 Rfd8 Rb7 Rxd4 Qf3, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.94, }
exf4 { d=18, pd=cxb6, mt=00:00:09, tl=00:03:06, s=2901 kN/s, n=20321023, pv=exf4 cxb6 Rab8 c5 Rfd8 Nf3 Qc6 Re1 axb6 cxb6 Bd4 Rc1 Qb5 Rb1 Qc6 Rc1 Qb5 Rb1, tb=0, R50=50, wv=-0.00, }
19. cxb6 { d=19, pd=Rab8, mt=00:00:06, tl=00:03:21, s=2856 kN/s, n=19519552, pv=cxb6 Rab8 c5 axb6 Nxb6 Qc7 d4 Rfd8 Rb4 Bg7 Nc2 e5, tb=0, R50=50, wv=1.27, }
Rab8 { d=17, pd=c5, mt=00:00:10, tl=00:02:58, s=2942 kN/s, n=6976331, pv=Rab8 c5 Rfd8 Nf3 Qc6 Re1 axb6 cxb6 Bd4 Rc1 Qb5 Rb1 Qc6 Rc1 Qb5 Rb1 Qc6, tb=0, R50=50, wv=-0.00, }
20. c5 { d=18, pd=axb6, mt=00:00:10, tl=00:03:13, s=4101 kN/s, n=14011961, pv=c5 axb6 Nxb6 Qc7 d4 Rfd8 Rb4 Bg7 Nf3 e5 Qd2 exd4 Rc1 d3 Ne1 Ne5 Rxf4 Kf8, tb=0, R50=50, wv=1.34, }
Rfd8 { d=18, pd=Nf3, mt=00:00:07, tl=00:02:52, s=2924 kN/s, n=14369769, pv=Rfd8 Nf3 axb6 Nxb6 Qc7 Qe2 Bd4 Nxd4 Rxd4 Rfc1 Ne5 Rc3 Kg7 Rbb3 f6 a4 Qa7 h4, tb=0, R50=50, wv=-0.02, }
21. Qb3 { d=17, pd=axb6, mt=00:00:05, tl=00:03:10, s=2823 kN/s, n=15198313, pv=Qb3 axb6 cxb6 h5 Nf3 Qxd3 b7 Qe2 Qb5 Qe3 Rb3 Qa7 Qc6 Ne7 Qe4 Ng6 Rb6, tb=0, R50=50, wv=1.53, }
axb6 { d=17, pd=cxb6, mt=00:00:08, tl=00:02:46, s=2859 kN/s, n=19716619, pv=axb6 cxb6 Qd6 Nf3 Kg7 Rfc1 Qxd3 Qxd3 Rxd3 Nc5 Rxa3 Nd7 Rb7 Nc5 Rb8 Nd7 Rb7, tb=0, R50=49, wv=-0.00, }
22. cxb6 { d=18, pd=h5, mt=00:00:09, tl=00:03:02, s=3175 kN/s, n=7381908, pv=cxb6 h5 Nf3 Qxd3 b7 Qxb3 Rxb3 Be7 Ra1 e5 Nc3 Rd7 Rab1 Bxa3 Rxa3 Rdxb7 Rxb7 Rxb7, tb=0, R50=50, wv=1.48, }
Qd6 { d=17, pd=Nf3, mt=00:00:06, tl=00:02:41, s=2824 kN/s, n=12426510, pv=Qd6 Nf3 Kg7 Rfc1 Qxd3 Qxd3 Rxd3 Nc5 Rxa3 Nd7 Rb7 Nc5 Rb8 Nd7 Rb7 Nc5 Rb8, tb=0, R50=50, wv=-0.00, }
23. Nf3 { d=17, pd=Ne5, mt=00:00:09, tl=00:02:55, s=3293 kN/s, n=13100901, pv=Nf3 Ne5 Nxe5 Bxe5 Rfc1 Qxd3 b7 Qxb3 Rxb3 Bd4 Rb5 Kg7, tb=0, R50=50, wv=1.50, }
Kg7 { d=19, pd=Rfc1, mt=00:00:10, tl=00:02:33, s=2942 kN/s, n=22170304, pv=Kg7 Rfc1 Qxd3 Qxd3 Rxd3 Nc5 Rxa3 Nd7 Rb7 Nc5 Rb8 Nd7 Rb7 Nc5 Rb8 Nd7 Rb7 Nc5 Rb8, tb=0, R50=49, wv=-0.00, }
24. d4 { d=18, pd=Ne7, mt=00:00:08, tl=00:02:48, s=3087 kN/s, n=11223001, pv=d4 Ne7 Nc3 Nf5 Ne4 Nxd4 Nxd6 Nxb3 Rxb3 Rxd6 b7 Rdd8 Rc1 e5 Re1 Re8 Re4 Kf8, tb=0, R50=49, wv=1.91, }
Bxd4 { d=17, pd=Nxd4, mt=00:00:09, tl=00:02:26, s=2801 kN/s, n=16912507, pv=Bxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4 Rfd1 Qf2 b7 Rd4 Rxd4 Qxd4 Qb4 Qe3 Qb3 Qd4 Qb4 Qe3 Qb3 Qd4, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.17, }
25. Nxd4 { d=18, pd=Qxd4, mt=00:00:08, tl=00:02:41, s=3029 kN/s, n=8224477, pv=Nxd4 Qxd4 Rfd1 Qe4 Re1 Qd4 Rec1 Ne5 Nc5 Nd7 Rc4 Qe3 Nxd7 Rxd7 Rc3 Qe4 Qa2 Rbb7, tb=0, R50=50, wv=1.28, }
Qxd4
26. Rfd1 { d=18, pd=Qe4, mt=00:00:05, tl=00:02:38, s=1596 kN/s, n=8640414, pv=Rfd1 Qe4 Re1 Qd4, tb=0, R50=50, wv=1.32, }
Qf2 { d=15, pd=Rxd8, mt=00:00:09, tl=00:02:20, s=2990 kN/s, n=5551283, pv=Qf2 Rxd8 Rxd8 b7 Rb8 Qc3+ e5 Nc5 h5 a4 Qa2 Rd1 Qe2 Qd3 Qxd3, tb=0, R50=50, wv=0.76, }
27. Rxd8 { d=19, pd=Rxd8, mt=00:00:05, tl=00:02:34, s=1750 kN/s, n=9747379, pv=Rxd8 Rxd8 b7 Rb8 Qb2+ Qxb2 Rxb2 Ne5 Nc5 Rd8 Kg1 Nc6 Na6 Kf6 Kf2, tb=0, R50=49, wv=2.76, }
Rxd8
28. b7 { d=18, pd=Rb8, mt=00:00:04, tl=00:02:31, s=1529 kN/s, n=7323909, pv=b7 Rb8 Qb2+ Qxb2 Rxb2 Ne5 Nc5 Rd8 Kg1 Nc6 Na6 Kf6 Kf2, tb=0, R50=50, wv=3.04, }
Nh4 { d=17, pd=Rg1, mt=00:00:07, tl=00:02:17, s=2991 kN/s, n=19273215, pv=Nh4 Rg1 Qd4 b8=B Rxb8 Qxb8 Qxa4 Qb2+ Kg8 Qb4 Qxb4 axb4 Kf8 b5 Ke7 Ra1 Kd6, tb=0, R50=50, wv=1.22, }
29. Qb2+ { d=19, pd=Qxb2, mt=00:00:07, tl=00:02:26, s=1404 kN/s, n=10213657, pv=Qb2+ Qxb2 Nxb2 f3 gxf3 Nxf3 Na4 Rb8 Nc5 Ne5 Na6 Rxb7 Rxb7 Kf6 Nc5 Nc4 a4 e5 Kg2 Kg6, tb=0, R50=50, wv=4.93, }
Qxb2 { d=20, pd=Nxb2, mt=00:00:05, tl=00:02:13, s=3291 kN/s, n=18843496, pv=Qxb2 Nxb2 Rb8 Nd3 Nf5 a4 Nd6 a5 Kf6 Kg1 h5 Nxf4 Nc8 bxc8=Q Rxc8 Nxh5+ Kg5 Ng3 Ra8 Ne4+, tb=0, R50=49, wv=4.19, }
30. Nxb2 { d=20, pd=Rb8, mt=00:00:04, tl=00:02:24, s=1313 kN/s, n=5327910, pv=Nxb2 Rb8 Nd3, tb=0, R50=50, wv=5.08, }
Rb8 { d=19, pd=Nd3, mt=00:00:05, tl=00:02:10, s=3349 kN/s, n=9508713, pv=Rb8 Nd3 Nf5 a4 Nd4 Ne5 f6 Nd7 Nc6 Nxb8 Nxb8 Rc1 Kf7 Rc8 Na6 b8=Q Nxb8 Rxb8, tb=0, R50=50, wv=4.49, }
31. Nd3 { d=21, pd=f3, mt=00:00:04, tl=00:02:21, s=940 kN/s, n=4694452, pv=Nd3 f3 gxf3 Nxf3 Nc5 Ne5 Na6, tb=0, R50=50, wv=5.66, }
Nf5 { d=18, pd=a4, mt=00:00:08, tl=00:02:03, s=3399 kN/s, n=16813559, pv=Nf5 a4 f6 Nc5 Kf7 Na6 Rd8 b8=Q Rxb8 Rxb8 Ke7 Rb7+ Kd6 Nb4 Ke5 Rxh7 Kd4 Nc6+, tb=0, R50=49, wv=5.25, }
32. a4 { d=21, pd=Nd6, mt=00:00:06, tl=00:02:16, s=1279 kN/s, n=8544606, pv=a4 Nd6 a5 Nxb7 a6 Nc5 Rxb8 Nxa6 Rb7, tb=0, R50=49, wv=6.15, }
f6 { d=18, pd=Nc5, mt=00:00:08, tl=00:01:57, s=3361 kN/s, n=3670400, pv=f6 Nc5 Kf7 Na6 Rd8 b8=Q Rxb8 Rxb8 Ke7 Rb7+ Kd6 Nb4 Nd4 Rxh7 h5 Rxh5 e5 Rh6, tb=0, R50=50, wv=5.55, }
33. a5 { d=20, pd=Nd4, mt=00:00:05, tl=00:02:13, s=1427 kN/s, n=7770821, pv=a5 Nd4 Nc5 Nc6 a6 Kg6 Rb6 Rd8 Kg1, tb=0, R50=50, wv=8.27, }
Ne7 { d=19, pd=a6, mt=00:00:05, tl=00:01:54, s=3525 kN/s, n=14246104, pv=Ne7 a6 Nc6 Nc5 Kg6 Rb6 Na7 Nd7 Rd8 b8=Q Rxb8 Rxb8 Kf5 Rb7 Nc6 a7 Nxa7 Rxa7 h5, tb=0, R50=50, wv=8.09, }
34. Nc5 { d=20, pd=Nc6, mt=00:00:04, tl=00:02:11, s=1201 kN/s, n=5136674, pv=Nc5 Nc6 a6 e5, tb=0, R50=50, wv=8.83, }
Nc6 { d=20, pd=a6, mt=00:00:10, tl=00:01:46, s=3516 kN/s, n=31437558, pv=Nc6 a6 Kg6 Rb6 Rd8 Kg1 Na7 b8=Q Rxb8 Rxb8 e5 Rb7 Nc8 a7 Nxa7 Rxa7 h5 Ra6 h4 Nd7, tb=0, R50=49, wv=8.93, }
35. a6 { d=19, pd=Kg6, mt=00:00:07, tl=00:02:05, s=1542 kN/s, n=3175629, pv=a6 Kg6 Rb6 Na7 Nd7 Rd8 b8=Q Rxb8 Rxb8, tb=0, R50=49, wv=9.10, }
Kg6 { d=20, pd=Rb6, mt=00:00:05, tl=00:01:42, s=3596 kN/s, n=14925903, pv=Kg6 Rb6 Rd8 Kg1 Na7 b8=Q Rxb8 Rxb8 e5 Rb7 Nc8 a7 Nxa7 Rxa7 h5 Ra6 h4 Kf2 Kf7 Nd7, tb=0, R50=50, wv=9.40, }
36. Nd7 { d=20, pd=Rd8, mt=00:00:04, tl=00:02:03, s=1390 kN/s, n=6812173, pv=Nd7 Rd8 b8=Q Rxb8 Rxb8 f3 gxf3 f5 Ne5+ Nxe5 a7 Nxf3 a8=Q Ng5 Rg8+ Kf6 Qf8+ Ke5 Qxh6 Ne4 Qxh7 Nf6 Qc7+ Kd5, tb=0, R50=50, wv=12.18, }
Rg8 { d=18, pd=b8=Q, mt=00:00:07, tl=00:01:37, s=3310 kN/s, n=8726520, pv=Rg8 b8=Q Rxb8 Nxb8 Na7 Rb7 Nc8 Nd7 f3 gxf3 e5 Nb6 Na7 Rxa7 e4 fxe4 h5 Kg2, tb=0, R50=49, wv=13.12, , White wins by adjudication: TCEC win rule}
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