Bite Of The Critter

[Graham Banks]

BITE OF THE CRITTER

Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 30 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Participants

Critter 0.42
CM10th Magic II
CM10th Default
Glaurung 1.0.2
Gandalf 6
SlowChess Blitz WV2
Naum 1.91
Scorpio 2.2
Hermann 2.5
Tornado 3.21a
Arasan 11.5
GarboChess 2.20
Brutus 7.02b
AnMon 5.75
DanaSah 4.24
NanoSzachy 3.7

[Graham Banks]

I will post updates here after every five rounds.
For those who wish to follow the tournament more closely, you can do so from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... f=7&t=4653

[Graham Banks]

BITE OF THE CRITTER

Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 30 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Standings after Round 5

4.5 - SlowChess Blitz WV2
4.0 - Gandalf 6
3.5 - CM10th Default
3.5 - Naum 1.91
3.0 - Hermann 2.5
3.0 - CM10th Magic II
2.5 - Critter 0.42
2.5 - Brutus 7.02b
2.5 - Tornado 3.21a
2.0 - Scorpio 2.2
2.0 - Glaurung 1.0.2
1.5 - AnMon 5.75
1.5 - Arasan 11.5
1.5 - GarboChess 2.20
1.5 - DanaSah 4.24
1.0 - NanoSzachy 3.7

[Graham Banks]

BITE OF THE CRITTER

Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 30 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Standings after Round 10

8.5 - Gandalf 6
7.5 - SlowChess Blitz WV2
7.0 - CM10th Default
6.5 - Hermann 2.5
6.0 - Critter 0.42
5.5 - Naum 1.91
5.5 - Glaurung 1.0.2
4.5 - CM10th Magic II
4.5 - Brutus 7.02b
4.5 - Scorpio 2.2
4.0 - GarboChess 2.20
4.0 - Tornado 3.21a
3.5 - NanoSzachy 3.7
3.0 - AnMon 5.75
3.0 - DanaSah 4.24
2.5 - Arasan 11.5

[Graham Banks]

BITE OF THE CRITTER

Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 30 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Standings after Round 15

12.5 - Gandalf 6
11.0 - CM10th Default
10.5 - Critter 0.42
9.5 - SlowChess Blitz WV2
8.0 - Glaurung 1.0.2
8.0 - Naum 1.91
7.5 - CM10th Magic II
7.5 - Hermann 2.5
6.5 - Brutus 7.02b
6.5 - Scorpio 2.2
6.0 - NanoSzachy 3.7
6.0 - Tornado 3.21a
5.5 - Arasan 11.5
5.5 - DanaSah 4.24
5.0 - GarboChess 2.20
4.5 - AnMon 5.75

[Graham Banks]

BITE OF THE CRITTER

Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 30 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Standings after Round 20

16.0 - Gandalf 6
15.0 - CM10th Default
13.0 - SlowChess Blitz WV2
12.5 - Critter 0.42
11.5 - Glaurung 1.0.2
10.0 - Naum 1.91
10.0 - CM10th Magic II
9.5 - Hermann 2.5
9.0 - Brutus 7.02b
8.5 - AnMon 5.75
8.5 - Scorpio 2.2
8.0 - Tornado 3.21a
7.5 - GarboChess 2.20
7.5 - Arasan 11.5
7.0 - NanoSzachy 3.7
6.5 - DanaSah 4.24

[Graham Banks]

BITE OF THE CRITTER

Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 30 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Standings after Round 25

18.5 - CM10th Default
18.5 - Gandalf 6
16.5 - Critter 0.42
16.0 - SlowChess Blitz WV2
14.5 - Glaurung 1.0.2
13.5 - Naum 1.91
13.0 - CM10th Magic II
11.5 - Brutus 7.02b
11.0 - Hermann 2.5
11.0 - Scorpio 2.2
10.5 - Tornado 3.21a
10.0 - AnMon 5.75
9.5 - GarboChess 2.20
9.0 - DanaSah 4.24
8.5 - NanoSzachy 3.7
8.5 - Arasan 11.5

[Kirk]

I have not tried Critter. Using the ol cliche, what kind of "style" does it have?

I suppose newer engines usually work on tactics first, but maybe these Critter can fool ya. Wasn't there a movie with this name?

[Graham Banks]

I have not tried Critter. Using the ol cliche, what kind of "style" does it have?

I suppose newer engines usually work on tactics first, but maybe these Critter can fool ya. Wasn't there a movie with this name?

I'm embarrassed to admit that I haven't studied the Critter games closely enough to comment on its style, but it's not boring.
I seem to recall a movie with this name, so you could be right.

Cheers,
Graham.

[Graham Banks]

BITE OF THE CRITTER

Intel Q6600 Quad Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 32 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 30 rounds
All engines 32-bit 1CPU


Final Standings

21.5 - CM10th Default
21.0 - Gandalf 6
20.5 - Critter 0.42
18.0 - SlowChess Blitz WV2
17.0 - CM10th Magic II
16.0 - Naum 1.91
16.0 - Glaurung 1.0.2
13.5 - Brutus 7.02b
13.0 - GarboChess 2.20
13.0 - Tornado 3.21a
13.0 - Hermann 2.5
12.5 - Scorpio 2.2
11.5 - AnMon 5.75
11.5 - Arasan 11.5
11.5 - DanaSah 4.24
10.5 - NanoSzachy 3.7


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... p?id=16806