Gandalf And The Spinning Blade

[Graham Banks]

GANDALF AND THE SPINNING BLADE

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SuperGM2020.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Participants

Blunder 8.0.0 64-bit
Drosophila 1.6 64-bit
Zevra 2.5 64-bit
Lozza 2.3 64-bit
CM9000 Enforcer
Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
Gandalf 7 64-bit
Rotor 0.8
MadChess 3.0 64-bit
Nebula 2.0 64-bit
Leorik 2.1 64-bit
Raven 1.20 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14329

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]

GANDALF AND THE SPINNING BLADE

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SuperGM2020.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Standings after Round 6

4.5 - Gandalf 7 64-bit
3.5 - CM9000 Enforcer
3.5 - MadChess 3.0 64-bit
3.0 - Blunder 8.0.0 64-bit
3.0 - Zevra 2.5 64-bit
3.0 - Lozza 2.3 64-bit
3.0 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
3.0 - Leorik 2.1 64-bit
3.0 - Drosophila 1.6 64-bit
2.5 - Rotor 0.8
2.0 - Nebula 2.0 64-bit
2.0 - Raven 1.20 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14329

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]

GANDALF AND THE SPINNING BLADE

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SuperGM2020.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Standings after Round 12

8.5 - Gandalf 7 64-bit
7.5 - CM9000 Enforcer
6.5 - Blunder 8.0.0 64-bit
6.0 - Lozza 2.3 64-bit
6.0 - Zevra 2.5 64-bit
6.0 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
6.0 - MadChess 3.0 64-bit
5.5 - Rotor 0.8
5.5 - Drosophila 1.6 64-bit
5.0 - Leorik 2.1 64-bit
5.0 - Nebula 2.0 64-bit
4.5 - Raven 1.20 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14329

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]

GANDALF AND THE SPINNING BLADE

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SuperGM2020.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Standings after Round 18

12.5 - Gandalf 7 64-bit
11.0 - Zevra 2.5 64-bit
10.0 - Blunder 8.0.0 64-bit
9.5 - Lozza 2.3 64-bit
9.5 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
9.0 - CM9000 Enforcer
8.5 - Drosophila 1.6 64-bit
8.5 - Rotor 0.8
8.0 - MadChess 3.0 64-bit
8.0 - Nebula 2.0 64-bit
7.0 - Leorik 2.1 64-bit
6.5 - Raven 1.20 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14329

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]

GANDALF AND THE SPINNING BLADE

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SuperGM2020.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Standings after Round 24

14.0 - Gandalf 7 64-bit
14.0 - Zevra 2.5 64-bit
13.5 - CM9000 Enforcer
13.5 - Drosophila 1.6 64-bit
13.0 - Blunder 8.0.0 64-bit
12.5 - Rotor 0.8
12.0 - Lozza 2.3 64-bit
11.5 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
11.5 - MadChess 3.0 64-bit
10.0 - Nebula 2.0 64-bit
9.5 - Leorik 2.1 64-bit
9.0 - Raven 1.20 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14329

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]

GANDALF AND THE SPINNING BLADE

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SuperGM2020.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Standings after Round 30

18.0 - Blunder 8.0.0 64-bit
17.5 - Gandalf 7 64-bit
16.5 - Rotor 0.8
16.5 - Drosophila 1.6 64-bit
16.0 - Zevra 2.5 64-bit
16.0 - CM9000 Enforcer
15.0 - MadChess 3.0 64-bit
14.0 - Nebula 2.0 64-bit
14.0 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
13.0 - Lozza 2.3 64-bit
12.0 - Leorik 2.1 64-bit
11.5 - Raven 1.20 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14329

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]

GANDALF AND THE SPINNING BLADE

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SuperGM2020.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Standings after Round 36

22.5 - Blunder 8.0.0 64-bit
22.0 - Gandalf 7 64-bit
20.0 - CM9000 Enforcer
19.5 - Zevra 2.5 64-bit
19.5 - Rotor 0.8
19.5 - Drosophila 1.6 64-bit
18.0 - MadChess 3.0 64-bit
16.5 - Lozza 2.3 64-bit
16.0 - Nebula 2.0 64-bit
15.5 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
14.0 - Raven 1.20 64-bit
13.0 - Leorik 2.1 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14329

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]

GANDALF AND THE SPINNING BLADE

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SuperGM2020.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Final Standings

27.5 - Blunder 8.0.0 64-bit
25.0 - CM9000 Enforcer
25.0 - Gandalf 7 64-bit
23.5 - Drosophila 1.6 64-bit
23.0 - Zevra 2.5 64-bit
22.5 - MadChess 3.0 64-bit
21.0 - Rotor 0.8
21.0 - Nebula 2.0 64-bit
20.5 - Lozza 2.3 64-bit
19.5 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
19.0 - Raven 1.20 64-bit
16.5 - Leorik 2.1 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=51035

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Christian (Blunder author) for the tournament victory.

Thanks to all who took an interest.

[algerbrex]

Congratulations to Christian (Blunder author) for the tournament victory.

Thanks to all who took an interest.

Thanks for the tourney Graham! Very fun and close race for first!