8th Amateur Championship Division 5

[Graham Banks]

8TH CCRL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Division 5)

Athlon XP1900+
Fritz 10 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Balanced-12.ctg book
40 moves in 68 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL 40/40)
2 cycles (30 rounds)

Updated versions will not be introduced during the tournament.

The top three engines are likely to be promoted into Division 4 for the following season and the bottom three are likely to be relegated into Division 6.

Participants

Arion 1.7
Tornado 1.0
Zeus 1.29
Ant 2006-F
EXchess 5.01b
Buzz 0.08
EveAnn 1.63
Cheese 1.2
Gibbon 2.42c
Deuterium 06.08.25.04
Latista 1.50
NagaSkaki 5.12
Sorgenkind 0.4
Joker 1.1.14
Brutus 5.4
Bison 8.2.4r

[Graham Banks]

8TH CCRL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Division 5)

Athlon XP1900+
Fritz 10 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Balanced-12.ctg book
40 moves in 68 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL 40/40)
2 cycles (30 rounds)

Updated versions will not be introduced during the tournament.

The top three engines are likely to be promoted into Division 4 for the following season and the bottom three are likely to be relegated into Division 6.

Standings after Round 5

4.0 - Arion 1.7
3.5 - Joker 1.1.14
3.5 - Ant 2006-F
3.5 - Buzz 0.08
3.5 - Gibbon 2.42c
3.0 - EveAnn 1.63
3.0 - Zeus 1.29
2.5 - NagaSkaki 5.12
2.5 - Tornado 1.0
2.5 - Deuterium 06.08.25.04
2.0 - Sorgenkind 0.4
1.5 - EXchess 5.01b
1.5 - Cheese 1.2
1.5 - Latista 1.50
1.0 - Bison 8.2.4r
1.0 - Brutus 5.4


The tournament can be followed more closely with games able to downloaded after each round here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3418

[Graham Banks]

8TH CCRL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Division 5)

Athlon XP1900+
Fritz 10 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Balanced-12.ctg book
40 moves in 68 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL 40/40)
2 cycles (30 rounds)

Updated versions will not be introduced during the tournament.

The top three engines are likely to be promoted into Division 4 for the following season and the bottom three are likely to be relegated into Division 6.

Round 10

Bison 8.2.4r v Sorgenkind 0.4 (0-1)
Joker 1.1.14 v NagaSkaki 5.12 (0-1)
Brutus 5.4 v Latista 1.50 (draw)
Arion 1.7 v Deuterium 06.08.25.04 (1-0)
Tornado 1.0 v Gibbon 2.42c (0-1)
Zeus 1.29 v Cheese 1.2 (1-0)
Ant 2006-F v EveAnn 1.63 (draw)
EXchess 5.01b v Buzz 0.08 (0-1)


Standings after Round 10

9.0 - Arion 1.7
7.0 - Zeus 1.29
6.5 - Gibbon 2.42c
6.0 - Sorgenkind 0.4
5.5 - EveAnn 1.63
5.5 - Ant 2006-F
5.5 - Tornado 1.0
5.0 - NagaSkaki 5.12
4.5 - Joker 1.1.14
4.5 - Buzz 0.08
4.5 - Latista 1.50
3.5 - EXchess 5.01b
3.5 - Bison 8.2.4r
3.5 - Deuterium 06.08.25.04
3.5 - Brutus 5.4
2.5 - Cheese 1.2


The tournament can be followed more closely with games able to downloaded after each round here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3418

[Graham Banks]

8TH CCRL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Division 5)

Athlon XP1900+
Fritz 10 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Balanced-12.ctg book
40 moves in 68 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL 40/40)
2 cycles (30 rounds)

Updated versions will not be introduced during the tournament.

The top three engines are likely to be promoted into Division 4 for the following season and the bottom three are likely to be relegated into Division 6.

Standings after Round 15

13.0 - Arion 1.7
10.5 - Zeus 1.29
9.0 - Sorgenkind 0.4
8.5 - Ant 2006-F
8.0 - EveAnn 1.63
8.0 - Buzz 0.08
7.5 - Tornado 1.0
7.0 - Joker 1.1.14
7.0 - Gibbon 2.42c
6.5 - NagaSkaki 5.12
6.5 - Latista 1.50
6.5 - Brutus 5.4
6.0 - EXchess 5.01b
5.5 - Deuterium 06.08.25.04
5.5 - Bison 8.2.4r
5.0 - Cheese 1.2


The tournament can be followed more closely with games able to downloaded after each round here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3418

[Graham Banks]

8TH CCRL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Division 5)

Athlon XP1900+
Fritz 10 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Balanced-12.ctg book
40 moves in 68 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL 40/40)
2 cycles (30 rounds)

Updated versions will not be introduced during the tournament.

The top three engines are likely to be promoted into Division 4 for the following season and the bottom three are likely to be relegated into Division 6.

Standings after Round 20

16.0 - Arion 1.7
13.5 - Sorgenkind 0.4
13.5 - Zeus 1.29
10.5 - EveAnn 1.63
10.5 - Ant 2006-F
10.0 - Latista 1.50
9.5 - Joker 1.1.14
9.5 - EXchess 5.01b
9.5 - Tornado 1.0
9.5 - Bison 8.2.4r
9.5 - Buzz 0.08
8.0 - Brutus 5.4
8.0 - Cheese 1.2
7.5 - Deuterium 06.08.25.04
7.5 - NagaSkaki 5.12
7.5 - Gibbon 2.42c


The tournament can be followed more closely with games able to downloaded after each round here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3418

[Graham Banks]

8TH CCRL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Division 5)

Athlon XP1900+
Fritz 10 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Balanced-12.ctg book
40 moves in 68 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL 40/40)
2 cycles (30 rounds)

Updated versions will not be introduced during the tournament.

The top three engines are likely to be promoted into Division 4 for the following season and the bottom three are likely to be relegated into Division 6.

Standings after Round 25

19.5 - Arion 1.7
17.5 - Sorgenkind 0.4
16.0 - Zeus 1.29
13.5 - Bison 8.2.4r
13.0 - Joker 1.1.14
13.0 - Ant 2006-F
12.0 - EXchess 5.01b
12.0 - EveAnn 1.63
12.0 - Latista 1.50
11.5 - Brutus 5.4
11.0 - Cheese 1.2
11.0 - Tornado 1.0
10.0 - Deuterium 06.08.25.04
10.0 - Buzz 0.08
9.5 - Gibbon 2.42c
8.5 - NagaSkaki 5.12


The tournament can be followed more closely with games able to downloaded after each round here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3418

[Graham Banks]

8TH CCRL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (Division 5)

Athlon XP1900+
Fritz 10 GUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Balanced-12.ctg book
40 moves in 68 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL 40/40)
2 cycles (30 rounds)

The top three engines are likely to be promoted into Division 4 for the following season and the bottom three are likely to be relegated into Division 6.

Final Standings

22.0 - Arion 1.7
20.5 - Sorgenkind 0.4
19.5 - Zeus 1.29
16.5 - EXchess 5.01b
16.0 - Ant 2006-F
15.0 - Joker 1.1.14
15.0 - Tornado 1.0
15.0 - Brutus 5.4
15.0 - EveAnn 1.63
14.5 - Bison 8.2.4r
13.0 - Buzz 0.08
12.5 - Cheese 1.2
12.5 - Latista 1.50
12.0 - Deuterium 06.08.25.04
12.0 - Gibbon 2.42c
9.0 - NagaSkaki 5.12


The complete tournament pgn (zipped):
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... p?id=11731

[hgm]

It does remain strange that Joker always performs enormously worse in CCRL events than it does, for instance, in Open War:

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20:  Arion 1.7           47.0 / 69  
28:  Joker 1.1.14e       41.0 / 69  
29:  Sorgenkind 0.4      40.5 / 69  
33:  Deuterium 080126266 37.0 / 69  
40:  Cheese 1.1b         32.5 / 69  
41:  Zeus 1.29           32.0 / 69  
42:  EveAnn 1.63         31.0 / 69  
46:  Buzz 20080620       29.0 / 69  
48:  Brutus 5.4          27.0 / 69  

If I look how Joker performs compared to Zeus / EveAnn / Buzz / Brutus, the difference is really flabbergasting. I have no really satisfactory explanation for this. It could be that Joker only performs well when running on Core 2 Duo (on which I developed it). Could be the effect of the opening book. Or it could be that playing it only against opponents in such a narrow rating range strongly distorts its rating.

[Graham Banks]

It does remain strange that Joker always performs enormously worse in CCRL events than it does, for instance, in Open War:

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20:  Arion 1.7           47.0 / 69  
28:  Joker 1.1.14e       41.0 / 69  
29:  Sorgenkind 0.4      40.5 / 69  
33:  Deuterium 080126266 37.0 / 69  
40:  Cheese 1.1b         32.5 / 69  
41:  Zeus 1.29           32.0 / 69  
42:  EveAnn 1.63         31.0 / 69  
46:  Buzz 20080620       29.0 / 69  
48:  Brutus 5.4          27.0 / 69  

If I look how Joker performs compared to Zeus / EveAnn / Buzz / Brutus, the difference is really flabbergasting. I have no really satisfactory explanation for this. It could be that Joker only performs well when running on Core 2 Duo (on which I developed it). Could be the effect of the opening book. Or it could be that playing it only against opponents in such a narrow rating range strongly distorts its rating.

No idea HG. Could well be a combination of these factors, plus others.

[Andres Valverde]

It does remain strange that Joker always performs enormously worse in CCRL events than it does, for instance, in Open War:

Code: Select all

20:  Arion 1.7           47.0 / 69  
28:  Joker 1.1.14e       41.0 / 69  
29:  Sorgenkind 0.4      40.5 / 69  
33:  Deuterium 080126266 37.0 / 69  
40:  Cheese 1.1b         32.5 / 69  
41:  Zeus 1.29           32.0 / 69  
42:  EveAnn 1.63         31.0 / 69  
46:  Buzz 20080620       29.0 / 69  
48:  Brutus 5.4          27.0 / 69  

If I look how Joker performs compared to Zeus / EveAnn / Buzz / Brutus, the difference is really flabbergasting. I have no really satisfactory explanation for this. It could be that Joker only performs well when running on Core 2 Duo (on which I developed it). Could be the effect of the opening book. Or it could be that playing it only against opponents in such a narrow rating range strongly distorts its rating.

No idea HG. Could well be a combination of these factors, plus others.

Ponder On in OW can be another issue..

Thanks for the tourney Graham. It is amazing that a no improved EveAnn has hold the 4th with less trouble against improved opponents. I promise it has no learning implemented