In The Jaws Of The Hamsters

[Graham Banks]

IN THE JAWS OF THE HAMSTERS

Dual Athlon XP2200+
Deep Shredder 11 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Classic 8moves II.bkt
40 moves in 62 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles (30 rounds)


Participants

Brutus 5.4
Popochin 3.2
ChessAlex 2.0r4
Amundsen 0.65.1
GarboChess 0.21
Uralochka 1.1b
BlackBishop 0.98
NagaSkaki 5.12
Alf 1.09
OBender 3.2.4
AliChess 4.16
Hamsters 0.0.6
ZCT 0.3.2447
Neurosis 2.4
Bearded 06-29
Atlas 2.20

[Graham Banks]

IN THE JAWS OF THE HAMSTERS

Dual Athlon XP2200+
Deep Shredder 11 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Classic 8moves II.bkt
40 moves in 62 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles (30 rounds)


Standings after Round 5

4.0 - GarboChess 0.21
4.0 - ChessAlex 2.0r4
3.5 - Atlas 2.20
3.0 - OBender 3.2.4
3.0 - Popochin 3.2
2.5 - Neurosis 2.4
2.5 - NagaSkaki 5.12
2.5 - Alf 1.09
2.5 - Uralochka 1.1b
2.0 - BlackBishop 0.98
2.0 - Brutus 5.4
2.0 - ZCT 0.3.2447
2.0 - Hamsters 0.0.6
2.0 - Bearded 06-29
1.5 - Amundsen 0.65.1
1.0 - AliChess 4.16

[Zach Wegner]

Oooh, cool. Thanks for testing ZCT! Nice to be inducted into the CCRL rating world.

.2447 should be just about the same strength as the WCRCC version. I'm interested to see how the rating turns out.

[Tony Thomas]

Yeah buddy, light weight, light weight..(Use high pitched Roni Coleman voice)

[Graham Banks]

Oooh, cool. Thanks for testing ZCT! Nice to be inducted into the CCRL rating world.

.2447 should be just about the same strength as the WCRCC version. I'm interested to see how the rating turns out.

Hi Zach,

it's a pleasure to be testing your engine.
Good luck in this tourney.

Regards, Graham.

[Graham Banks]

IN THE JAWS OF THE HAMSTERS

Dual Athlon XP2200+
Deep Shredder 11 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Classic 8moves II.bkt
40 moves in 62 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles (30 rounds)


Standings after Round 10

7.0 - Popochin 3.2
6.5 - Uralochka 1.1b
6.5 - ChessAlex 2.0r4
6.0 - GarboChess 0.21
6.0 - Atlas 2.20
5.5 - OBender 3.2.4
5.5 - Alf 1.09
5.5 - Bearded 06-29
4.5 - Amundsen 0.65.1
4.5 - ZCT 0.3.2447
4.5 - Brutus 5.4
4.0 - BlackBishop 0.98
4.0 - NagaSkaki 5.12
3.5 - Neurosis 2.4
3.5 - AliChess 4.16
3.0 - Hamsters 0.0.6


Progress in the tournament can be followed more closely with games available after each round from here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3575

[Graham Banks]

Some possible explanations for the disappointing performance of Hamsters so far:

- he has lockjaw.
- somebody has smacked him in the chops so hard that he has a broken jaw.
- these fellows are just too big for him to chew.
- he ain't hungry right now.

[Graham Banks]

IN THE JAWS OF THE HAMSTERS

Dual Athlon XP2200+
Deep Shredder 11 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Classic 8moves II.bkt
40 moves in 62 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles (30 rounds)


Standings after Round 15

11.0 - Popochin 3.2
9.5 - Uralochka 1.1b
9.0 - Brutus 5.4
9.0 - Alf 1.09
9.0 - GarboChess 0.21
8.0 - Atlas 2.20
8.0 - ChessAlex 2.0r4
7.5 - OBender 3.2.4
7.5 - AliChess 4.16
6.5 - BlackBishop 0.98
6.5 - Hamsters 0.0.6
6.0 - NagaSkaki 5.12
6.0 - Amundsen 0.65.1
6.0 - Neurosis 2.4
5.5 - ZCT 0.3.2451
5.0 - Bearded 06-29


Progress in the tournament can be followed more closely with games available after each round from here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3575

[Zach Wegner]

Yikes. I really messed something up for .2451, and I think I know what it is. I've been hacking away at an update, you might want to put .2447 back until then.

Sorry for the crappy release everyone! I need to do more testing...

[Graham Banks]

Yikes. I really messed something up for .2451, and I think I know what it is. I've been hacking away at an update, you might want to put .2447 back until then.

Sorry for the crappy release everyone! I need to do more testing...

Hi Zach,

I'll just wait for your update. Then we'll probably kill the 0.3.2451 games as well.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between 0.3.2447 and 0.3.2451 from what I've seen.
All the best for sorting out whatever problems you've found.

Cheers, Graham.