95th Amateur Series Division 2

[Graham Banks]

95TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

Fire 8.2 64-bit (relegated)
Clover 3.1 64-bit
Tucano 10.0 64-bit
Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit (promoted)
Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit (relegated)
Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
Wasp 5.50 64-bit
Velvet 4.0.0 64-bit
Marvin 6.0.0 64-bit
Zahak 10.0 64-bit
Weiss 2.0 64-bit
Stash 33.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14355

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, 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 - 16091

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]

95TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

4.0 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
3.5 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
3.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
3.0 - Velvet 4.0.0 64-bit
3.0 - Weiss 2.0 64-bit
3.0 - Wasp 5.50 64-bit
3.0 - Fire 8.2 64-bit
3.0 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
3.0 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
2.5 - Stash 33.0 64-bit
2.5 - Marvin 6.0.0 64-bit
2.5 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14355

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, 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 - 16091

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]

95TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

7.5 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
7.0 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
7.0 - Fire 8.2 64-bit
7.0 - Weiss 2.0 64-bit
6.5 - Wasp 5.50 64-bit
6.5 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
6.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
5.5 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
5.0 - Velvet 4.0.0 64-bit
5.0 - Stash 33.0 64-bit
5.0 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
4.0 - Marvin 6.0.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14355

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, 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 - 16091

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]

95TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

11.5 - Fire 8.2 64-bit
11.5 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
10.5 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
9.5 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
9.0 - Wasp 5.50 64-bit
9.0 - Weiss 2.0 64-bit
9.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
8.0 - Stash 33.0 64-bit
8.0 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
8.0 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
7.5 - Marvin 6.0.0 64-bit
6.5 - Velvet 4.0.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14355

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, 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 - 16091

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]

95TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

15.5 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
15.0 - Fire 8.2 64-bit
14.0 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
13.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
12.5 - Wasp 5.50 64-bit
12.0 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
11.5 - Stash 33.0 64-bit
11.5 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
10.5 - Weiss 2.0 64-bit
10.0 - Velvet 4.0.0 64-bit
9.5 - Marvin 6.0.0 64-bit
9.0 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14355

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, 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 - 16091

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]

95TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

19.0 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
18.5 - Fire 8.2 64-bit
18.0 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
16.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
15.0 - Wasp 5.50 64-bit
14.5 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
14.5 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
14.0 - Stash 33.0 64-bit
13.0 - Velvet 4.0.0 64-bit
13.0 - Weiss 2.0 64-bit
12.5 - Marvin 6.0.0 64-bit
12.0 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14355

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, 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 - 16091

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]

95TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

22.0 - Fire 8.2 64-bit
21.0 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
19.5 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
19.5 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
19.0 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
18.5 - Wasp 5.50 64-bit
17.5 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
16.5 - Stash 33.0 64-bit
16.5 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
15.5 - Marvin 6.0.0 64-bit
15.5 - Weiss 2.0 64-bit
15.0 - Velvet 4.0.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14355

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

Alternatively, 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 - 16091

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]

95TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

25.0 - Fire 8.2 64-bit
25.0 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
24.0 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
24.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
24.0 - Wasp 5.50 64-bit
23.0 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
22.5 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
20.0 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
19.5 - Velvet 4.0.0 64-bit
19.5 - Stash 33.0 64-bit
19.5 - Marvin 6.0.0 64-bit
18.0 - Weiss 2.0 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded from here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=51083

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Norm (Fire author) and the Lc0 community for sharing top spot.

Thanks to everybody who took an interest in the tournament.
Hope you enjoyed it.

[amanjpro]

Oh, Zahak actually didn't finish last. That was a close tournament, thanks a lot Graham