The Cat And The Cucumber

[Graham Banks]

THE CAT AND THE CUCUMBER

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 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Participants

Pirarucu 3.0.7 64-bit
Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
Winter 0.7 64-bit
Amoeba 3.0 64-bit
SlowChess Blitz Classic 1.5 64-bit
Marvin 3.4.0 64-bit
Godel 6.0 64-bit
Bobcat 8.0 64-bit
Cheng 4.39 64-bit
Dirty CUCUMBER 64-bit
Igel 2.0.0 64-bit
Topple 0.7.3 64-bit

[Graham Banks]

Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=11563

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/

[Dann Corbit]

Another hilarious Graham Banks contest title.
For those oddballs like me who like to watch "funny cats" videos, the cucumber on the floor to scare the cat is a common theme,
Graham loves animals, so I guess that is the genesis of this contest title

[Graham Banks]

Another hilarious Graham Banks contest title.
For those oddballs like me who like to watch "funny cats" videos, the cucumber on the floor to scare the cat is a common theme,
Graham loves animals, so I guess that is the genesis of this contest title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNycdfFEgBc

[Dann Corbit]

Absurdly, funny, but one of those was definitely a zucchini

[Graham Banks]

THE CAT AND THE CUCUMBER

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 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Standings after Round 6

4.0 - Bobcat 8.0 64-bit
3.5 - Amoeba 3.0 64-bit
3.5 - Cheng 4.39 64-bit
3.5 - Pirarucu 3.0.7 64-bit
3.0 - Topple 0.7.3 64-bit
3.0 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
3.0 - Marvin 3.4.0 64-bit
3.0 - SlowChess Blitz Classic 1.5 64-bit
3.0 - Winter 0.7 64-bit
2.5 - Dirty CUCUMBER 64-bit
2.0 - Igel 2.0.0 64-bit
2.0 - Godel 6.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=11563

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]

THE CAT AND THE CUCUMBER

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 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Standings after Round 12

7.5 - Pirarucu 3.0.7 64-bit
7.0 - Cheng 4.39 64-bit
6.5 - Marvin 3.4.0 64-bit
6.5 - Winter 0.7 64-bit
6.5 - Dirty CUCUMBER 64-bit
6.5 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
6.0 - Bobcat 8.0 64-bit
6.0 - SlowChess Blitz Classic 1.5 64-bit
6.0 - Godel 6.0 64-bit
5.0 - Igel 2.0.0 64-bit
5.0 - Amoeba 3.0 64-bit
4.5 - Topple 0.7.3 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=11563

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]

THE CAT AND THE CUCUMBER

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 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Standings after Round 18

11.5 - Pirarucu 3.0.7 64-bit
11.5 - Winter 0.7 64-bit
10.0 - Cheng 4.39 64-bit
10.0 - Amoeba 3.0 64-bit
9.5 - Bobcat 8.0 64-bit
9.0 - Godel 6.0 64-bit
9.0 - SlowChess Blitz Classic 1.5 64-bit
9.0 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
8.0 - Marvin 3.4.0 64-bit
7.0 - Dirty CUCUMBER 64-bit
7.0 - Igel 2.0.0 64-bit
6.5 - Topple 0.7.3 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=11563

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]

THE CAT AND THE CUCUMBER

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 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Standings after Round 24

16.0 - Pirarucu 3.0.7 64-bit
15.0 - Winter 0.7 64-bit
13.5 - Amoeba 3.0 64-bit
13.5 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
12.5 - Cheng 4.39 64-bit
12.5 - SlowChess Blitz Classic 1.5 64-bit
11.5 - Bobcat 8.0 64-bit
11.5 - Godel 6.0 64-bit
10.5 - Marvin 3.4.0 64-bit
9.5 - Igel 2.0.0 64-bit
9.0 - Topple 0.7.3 64-bit
9.0 - Dirty CUCUMBER 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=11563

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]

THE CAT AND THE CUCUMBER

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 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where possible)


Standings after Round 30

19.5 - Pirarucu 3.0.7 64-bit
18.5 - Amoeba 3.0 64-bit
17.0 - Winter 0.7 64-bit
16.5 - SlowChess Blitz Classic 1.5 64-bit
16.5 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
16.0 - Cheng 4.39 64-bit
15.0 - Marvin 3.4.0 64-bit
14.0 - Godel 6.0 64-bit
13.5 - Bobcat 8.0 64-bit
11.5 - Topple 0.7.3 64-bit
11.5 - Igel 2.0.0 64-bit
10.5 - Dirty CUCUMBER 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=11563

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/