Ant vs ArcBishop80 in Chess960 ( What a Wild Game! )

[pichy]

[Event "Third World War"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2009.04.24"]
[Time "8:27:16 PM"]
[Round "1"]
[White "ant"]
[Black "ArcBishop80 2.24a"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "120"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Number "1"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
[Variant "fischerandom"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbknbrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBKNBRQ w KQkq - 0 1"]

{ Unknown Hardware }
1.g4 { Eval = 9, Depth = 9, MoveTime = 00:00:05, Ponder = Nc6, } e5 { Eval = -6, Depth = 5, MoveTime = 00:00:02, Ponder = Nc3, }
2.Bg2 { Eval = 32, Depth = 7, MoveTime = 00:00:03, Ponder = Nc6, } Nc6 { Eval = -18, Depth = 4, MoveTime = 00:00:02, Ponder = Rf1, }
3.Nd3 { Eval = 26, Depth = 8, MoveTime = 00:00:04, Ponder = g5, } d6 { Eval = -20, Depth = 5, MoveTime = 00:00:02, Ponder = Bxc6, }
4.Bxc6 { ev=161,d=10,mt=00:00:02,pd=bxc6, } bxc6 { ev=-71,d=5,mt=00:00:02,pd=Nb4, }
5.Nb4 { ev=160,d=10,mt=00:00:02,pd=Bb7, } Bb7 { ev=-83,d=5,mt=00:00:02,pd=Nxc6, }
6.Nxc6 { ev=160,d=8,mt=00:00:03,pd=Kc8, } Kc8 { ev=-91,d=5,mt=00:00:02, }
7.Nc3 { ev=150,d=7,mt=00:00:01,pd=g5, } Nf6 { ev=-85,d=4,mt=00:00:02,pd=g5, }
8.Qf3 { ev=197,d=7,mt=00:00:02,pd=Bxc6, } a5 { ev=-60,d=4,mt=00:00:02,pd=Qf5, }
9.Nb5 { ev=228,d=9,mt=00:00:03,pd=Kd7, } Kd7 { ev=-231,d=4,mt=00:00:02,pd=Nxe5, }
10.Nxe5 { ev=228,d=8,mt=00:00:01,pd=dxe5, } dxe5 { ev=-241,d=5,mt=00:00:02,pd=Qxb7, }
11.Qxb7 { ev=230,d=8,mt=00:00:01,pd=Bd6, } Bd6 { ev=-234,d=5,mt=00:00:02,pd=Nxd6, }
12.Nxd6 { ev=230,d=7,mt=00:00:01,pd=Kxd6, } Kxd6 { ev=-252,d=4,mt=00:00:01,pd=Qg2, }
13.g5 { ev=248,d=7,mt=00:00:01,pd=Nd7, } Rgb8 { ev=-249,d=4,mt=00:00:02,pd=Qf3, }
14.Qf3 { ev=227,d=7,mt=00:00:02,pd=Nd7, } Nd7 { ev=-309,d=4,mt=00:00:02,pd=Qxf7, }
15.Rb1 { ev=201,d=5,mt=00:00:01,pd=Ke7, } Qg8 { ev=-228,d=4,mt=00:00:01,pd=Qa3, }
16.b3 { ev=250,d=6,mt=00:00:01,pd=Ke7, } f6 { ev=-242,d=4,mt=00:00:01,pd=Ba3, }
17.Ba3 { ev=339,d=6,mt=00:00:01,pd=c5, } c5 { ev=-279,d=5,mt=00:00:01,pd=gxf6, }
18.Qd3 { ev=339,d=6,mt=00:00:02,pd=Kc6, } Kc6 { ev=-245,d=4,mt=00:00:01,pd=Qe4, }
19.Qe4 { ev=337,d=5,mt=00:00:01,pd=Kd6, } Kd6 { ev=-258,d=4,mt=00:00:02, }
20.f4 { ev=359,d=5,mt=00:00:02,pd=exf4, } Re8 { ev=-251,d=3,mt=00:00:02,pd=O-O, }
21.gxf6 { ev=335,d=6,mt=00:00:03,pd=Nxf6, } Nxf6 { ev=-291,d=4,mt=00:00:02,pd=fxe5, }
22.Qb7 { ev=398,d=5,mt=00:00:01,pd=Nd7, } exf4 { ev=-237,d=4,mt=00:00:01,pd=Rxg7, }
23.Rxg7 { ev=656,d=6,mt=00:00:01,pd=Qxg7, } Qf8 { ev=-367,d=3,mt=00:00:01,pd=Qb6, }
24.Bxc5 { ev=1002,d=5,mt=00:00:04,pd=Ke6, } Kxc5 { ev=-51,d=3,mt=00:00:01,pd=Rg5, }
25.Qc7 { ev=32760,d=2,mt=00:00:00,pd=Kb5, } Kd4 { ev=-109,d=4,mt=00:00:01,pd=Qc4, }
26.Rg5 { ev=32762,d=2,mt=00:00:00,pd=Qc5, } Rac8 { ev=-542,d=3,mt=00:00:01,pd=Qxf4, }
27.Qxf4 { ev=32764,d=1,mt=00:00:00,pd=Ne4, } Ne4 { ev=-9999,d=2,mt=00:00:00,pd=Qe3, }
28.Qe3 { ev=32766,d=9,mt=00:00:01,pd=d4e3, }
1-0
{ Game Nr. 1 : ant wins against ArcBishop80 2.24a by checkmate
GameDuration = 00:02:22, Finalposition 2r1rq2/7p/8/p5R1/3kn3/1P2Q3/P1PPP2P/1R1K4 b - - 2 28 }

[Matthias Gemuh]

Can Ant play Chess960 ? Or were you just lucky that there was no castling ?

Matthias.

[Spock]

He must have been very lucky - I tried a game, and as soon as ArcBishop castled, Ant lost on time

[pichy]

He must have been very lucky - I tried a game, and as soon as ArcBishop castled, Ant lost on time

I was very lucky this was a game in which none of the programs castled. Since in order to be able to play FRC or Chess960 the only requirement is for the program to be able to castle in Chess960 or FRC.

[Spock]

Does anyone know which 18 positions are referred to here:

Pseudo FRC (not meant pejorative)

Because of the (still) small spectrum of FRC aware engines in the meantime the idea has been born, to try some FRC starting positions at more conventional engines, where king and rooks are placed upon traditional places (18 situations), to get an early taste of real FRC. Within that Stefan Pohl, pioneer within FRC tournaments, has been remarkable active.
http://www.chessbox.de/Compu/fullchess5_e.html

[pichy]

Does anyone know which 18 positions are referred to here:

Pseudo FRC (not meant pejorative)

Because of the (still) small spectrum of FRC aware engines in the meantime the idea has been born, to try some FRC starting positions at more conventional engines, where king and rooks are placed upon traditional places (18 situations), to get an early taste of real FRC. Within that Stefan Pohl, pioneer within FRC tournaments, has been remarkable active.
http://www.chessbox.de/Compu/fullchess5_e.html

You should run another tourney with strong engines that are not FRC aware engines, using those 18 positions in order to have an idea which programs will become potentially strong once the FRC castling is incorporated.

[Matthias Gemuh]

Does anyone know which 18 positions are referred to here:

rqnnkbbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQNNKBBR w KQkq - 0 1
rnqnkbbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNQNKBBR w KQkq - 0 1
rnnqkbbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNNQKBBR w KQkq - 0 1
rnbnkbqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBNKBQR w KQkq - 0 1
rbnnkqbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBNNKQBR w KQkq - 0 1
rnnbkqbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNNBKQBR w KQkq - 0 1
rqbnkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQBNKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
rbqnknbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBQNKNBR w KQkq - 0 1
rqnbknbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQNBKNBR w KQkq - 0 1
rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
rbnqknbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBNQKNBR w KQkq - 0 1
rnqbknbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNQBKNBR w KQkq - 0 1
rbbnkqnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBNKQNR w KQkq - 0 1
rnbbkqnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBBKQNR w KQkq - 0 1
rbbnknqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBNKNQR w KQkq - 0 1
rnbbknqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBBKNQR w KQkq - 0 1
rbbqknnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBQKNNR w KQkq - 0 1
rqbbknnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQBBKNNR w KQkq - 0 1

rqnnkbbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQNNKBBR w HAha - 0 1
rnqnkbbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNQNKBBR w HAha - 0 1
rnnqkbbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNNQKBBR w HAha - 0 1
rnbnkbqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBNKBQR w HAha - 0 1
rbnnkqbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBNNKQBR w HAha - 0 1
rnnbkqbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNNBKQBR w HAha - 0 1
rqbnkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQBNKBNR w HAha - 0 1
rbqnknbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBQNKNBR w HAha - 0 1
rqnbknbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQNBKNBR w HAha - 0 1
rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w HAha - 0 1
rbnqknbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBNQKNBR w HAha - 0 1
rnqbknbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNQBKNBR w HAha - 0 1
rbbnkqnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBNKQNR w HAha - 0 1
rnbbkqnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBBKQNR w HAha - 0 1
rbbnknqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBNKNQR w HAha - 0 1
rnbbknqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBBKNQR w HAha - 0 1
rbbqknnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBQKNNR w HAha - 0 1
rqbbknnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQBBKNNR w HAha - 0 1

Matthias.