97th Amateur Series Division 9

[Graham Banks]

97TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Participants

Anka 0.6.3 64-bit
Waxman 2020
SoFCheck 0.9.1 beta 64-bit
Popochin 4.3 64-bit
Altair 1.0.0 64-bit (new)
Bienchen 1.0 64-bit
JackyChess 0.13.1 64-bit
Cinnamon 2.5 64-bit
Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit (relegated)
Isa 3.10 64-bit
GOOB 1.0.0 64-bit
Seawall 20221105 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

97TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 6

4.0 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
4.0 - Seawall 20221105 64-bit
3.5 - SoFCheck 0.9.1 beta 64-bit
3.5 - Bienchen 1.0 64-bit
3.0 - Waxman 2020
3.0 - Altair 1.0.0 64-bit
3.0 - Cinnamon 2.5 64-bit
3.0 - Anka 0.6.3 64-bit
2.5 - Popochin 4.3 64-bit
2.5 - Isa 3.10 64-bit
2.0 - JackyChess 0.13.1 64-bit
2.0 - GOOB 1.0.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

97TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 12

7.5 - Altair 1.0.0 64-bit
7.0 - Popochin 4.3 64-bit
6.5 - Bienchen 1.0 64-bit
6.5 - SoFCheck 0.9.1 beta 64-bit
6.5 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
6.5 - Waxman 2020
6.0 - Seawall 20221105 64-bit
6.0 - Cinnamon 2.5 64-bit
6.0 - Isa 3.10 64-bit
5.5 - JackyChess 0.13.1 64-bit
4.5 - Anka 0.6.3 64-bit
3.5 - GOOB 1.0.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

97TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 18

10.5 - Popochin 4.3 64-bit
10.5 - Altair 1.0.0 64-bit
10.5 - SoFCheck 0.9.1 beta 64-bit
10.0 - Seawall 20221105 64-bit
10.0 - Bienchen 1.0 64-bit
9.5 - Waxman 2020
9.5 - Anka 0.6.3 64-bit
9.0 - Isa 3.10 64-bit
8.5 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
8.5 - Cinnamon 2.5 64-bit
7.0 - JackyChess 0.13.1 64-bit
4.5 - GOOB 1.0.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

97TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 24

14.5 - Anka 0.6.3 64-bit
14.5 - SoFCheck 0.9.1 beta 64-bit
14.5 - Altair 1.0.0 64-bit
13.0 - Seawall 20221105 64-bit
13.0 - Waxman 2020
12.0 - Bienchen 1.0 64-bit
12.0 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
11.5 - Popochin 4.3 64-bit
11.5 - Cinnamon 2.5 64-bit
11.0 - JackyChess 0.13.1 64-bit
10.0 - Isa 3.10 64-bit
6.5 - GOOB 1.0.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

97TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 30

18.5 - Anka 0.6.3 64-bit
18.5 - SoFCheck 0.9.1 beta 64-bit
17.5 - Altair 1.0.0 64-bit
16.5 - Waxman 2020
15.5 - Popochin 4.3 64-bit
15.5 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
14.5 - Seawall 20221105 64-bit
14.5 - Bienchen 1.0 64-bit
14.0 - Cinnamon 2.5 64-bit
13.5 - JackyChess 0.13.1 64-bit
12.0 - Isa 3.10 64-bit
9.5 - GOOB 1.0.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

97TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 36

22.5 - SoFCheck 0.9.1 beta 64-bit
22.0 - Anka 0.6.3 64-bit
20.5 - Altair 1.0.0 64-bit
19.5 - Bienchen 1.0 64-bit
19.5 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
19.0 - Waxman 2020
18.0 - Popochin 4.3 64-bit
17.0 - Cinnamon 2.5 64-bit
16.5 - JackyChess 0.13.1 64-bit
16.0 - Seawall 20221105 64-bit
14.5 - Isa 3.10 64-bit
11.0 - GOOB 1.0.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16092

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 - 16092

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]

97TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ICCF-Pre2022HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

The top engine will gain automatic promotion. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Final Standings

26.0 - Anka 0.6.3 64-bit
25.5 - SoFCheck 0.9.1 beta 64-bit
25.0 - Altair 1.0.0 64-bit
24.0 - Barbarossa 0.6.0 64-bit
23.5 - Bienchen 1.0 64-bit
23.5 - Waxman 2020
23.0 - Popochin 4.3 64-bit
22.0 - Seawall 20221105 64-bit
20.5 - Cinnamon 2.5 64-bit
19.5 - JackyChess 0.13.1 64-bit
18.0 - Isa 3.10 64-bit
13.5 - GOOB 1.0.0 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=52082

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Mehmet Eren Yesilyurt (Anka author) for winning Division 9, and gaining promotion for the next series.

Thanks to everybody who took an interest.