118th Amateur Series Division 11

[Graham Banks]

118TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 11)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
UBC_20231218_EAN.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Participants

KnightX 4.4 64-bit (relegated)
STRO4K 4.0 64-bit (relegated)
PZChessBot 1.0 64-bit
JackyChess 25.04 64-bit
Shallow Guess 0.4.0 64-bit
Pluto 1.0.0 64-bit (new)
OliThink 5.11.4 64-bit (relegated)
Dumb 2.3 64-bit (relegated)
MadChess 3.3 64-bit (relegated)
Colossus 2025a 64-bit (relegated)
Qapla 0.3.2 64-bit
Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit (relegated)
Zevra 2.6 64-bit
Bread 1.4.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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/

[OliverBr]

So 8 engines have been relegates in Division 11.
This may be so, because new engines are sprouting like flowers in spring

[Graham Banks]

118TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 11)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
UBC_20231218_EAN.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 6

4.5 - Dumb 2.3 64-bit
4.0 - OliThink 5.11.4 64-bit
4.0 - PZChessBot 1.0 64-bit
4.0 - Shallow Guess 0.4.0 64-bit
4.0 - Zevra 2.6 64-bit
3.5 - Qapla 0.3.2 64-bit
3.5 - Pluto 1.0.0 64-bit
3.0 - Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
2.5 - STRO4K 4.0 64-bit
2.5 - KnightX 4.4 64-bit
2.0 - MadChess 3.3 64-bit
2.0 - Colossus 2025a 64-bit
1.5 - JackyChess 25.04 64-bit
1.0 - Bread 1.4.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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]

118TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 11)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
UBC_20231218_EAN.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 12

8.5 - STRO4K 4.0 64-bit
8.5 - Shallow Guess 0.4.0 64-bit
7.5 - OliThink 5.11.4 64-bit
7.5 - Dumb 2.3 64-bit
7.0 - PZChessBot 1.0 64-bit
7.0 - Qapla 0.3.2 64-bit
6.0 - Pluto 1.0.0 64-bit
6.0 - Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
5.5 - Colossus 2025a 64-bit
5.5 - KnightX 4.4 64-bit
4.5 - MadChess 3.3 64-bit
4.5 - Zevra 2.6 64-bit
4.0 - Bread 1.4.0 64-bit
2.0 - JackyChess 25.04 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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]

118TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 11)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
UBC_20231218_EAN.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 18

13.0 - STRO4K 4.0 64-bit
12.5 - Shallow Guess 0.4.0 64-bit
11.0 - OliThink 5.11.4 64-bit
10.5 - Dumb 2.3 64-bit
10.0 - Pluto 1.0.0 64-bit
10.0 - Qapla 0.3.2 64-bit
9.5 - Colossus 2025a 64-bit
9.0 - Hardfiskur rev-cdeec8a 64-bit
8.0 - PZChessBot 1.0 64-bit
8.0 - KnightX 4.4 64-bit
7.0 - MadChess 3.3 64-bit
7.0 - Bread 1.4.0 64-bit
6.5 - Zevra 2.6 64-bit
4.0 - JackyChess 25.04 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16073

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 - 16073
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/

[OliverBr]

Graham, I am having a question for this feature of your tourneys:

6 piece tablebases

How are those tablebases implemented in the tourney? Are they provided and engines use them -if they can-? Or does the tourney manager use them to adjudicate? Or something else?

I am asking, because the following is still unexplained (had this before):

I know and appreciate Dumb quite well. It's a very nice and original engine.
Its performance on these Amateur Series is about the same level as OliThink... but all my tests show that there should be a difference of 137 ELOs. ^^

Code: Select all

   # PLAYER             :  RATING  ERROR  POINTS  PLAYED   (%)     W    D     L  D(%)  CFS(%)
   1 OliThink 5.11.4    :       0   ----  2087.0    3047  68.5  1779  616   652  20.2     100
   2 Dumb 2.3           :    -137     12   960.0    3047  31.5   652  616  1779  20.2     ---

White advantage = 22.34 +/- 6.04
Draw rate (equal opponents) = 22.30 % +/- 0.80

3047 matches played with exactly the same versions used in the tournament.

[Graham Banks]

Graham, I am having a question for this feature of your tourneys:

6 piece tablebases

How are those tablebases implemented in the tourney? Are they provided and engines use them -if they can-? Or does the tourney manager use them to adjudicate? Or something else?

I am asking, because the following is still unexplained (had this before):

I know and appreciate Dumb quite well. It's a very nice and original engine.
Its performance on these Amateur Series is about the same level as OliThink... but all my tests show that there should be a difference of 137 ELOs. ^^

Code: Select all

   # PLAYER             :  RATING  ERROR  POINTS  PLAYED   (%)     W    D     L  D(%)  CFS(%)
   1 OliThink 5.11.4    :       0   ----  2087.0    3047  68.5  1779  616   652  20.2     100
   2 Dumb 2.3           :    -137     12   960.0    3047  31.5   652  616  1779  20.2     ---

White advantage = 22.34 +/- 6.04
Draw rate (equal opponents) = 22.30 % +/- 0.80

3047 matches played with exactly the same versions used in the tournament.

Engines can access Nalimov (5 piece), Gaviota tbs (5 piece), Scorpio egbbs (5 piece) and Syzygy (6 piece).
Gaviota tbs are used for adjudication purposes.

[OliverBr]

Engines can access Nalimov (5 piece), Gaviota tbs (5 piece), Scorpio egbbs (5 piece) and Syzygy (6 piece).
Gaviota tbs are used for adjudication purposes.

Thank you for this info.
Maybe you know which engines are actually using them in order to enhance their endgame?
Maybe the authors can tell?

[Graham Banks]

Engines can access Nalimov (5 piece), Gaviota tbs (5 piece), Scorpio egbbs (5 piece) and Syzygy (6 piece).
Gaviota tbs are used for adjudication purposes.

Thank you for this info.
Maybe you know which engines are actually using them in order to enhance their endgame?
Maybe the authors can tell?

Offhand, I have no idea, and I don't keep a record of them.