On-line engine blitz tourney October

[Joost Buijs]

The monthly on-line engine blitz tourney for October will take place on:

Saturday October 9, 2:00 PM EST (Boston time), 20:00 CET (Amsterdam time)

To connect:

winboard -zp -ics -icshost nightmare-chess.nl -icshelper timeseal -fcp ENGINE.exe -fd ENGINEFOLDER -autoKibitz -keepAlive 30

(for UCI engines, add -fUCI)

People without account can submit a request for an account to admin@nightmare-chess.nl

Our tournament manager will be: Eendje (Lisebeth at ICC)

The format will be: 9 rounds Swiss 5/1

Lisebeth likes to start the tournament on top of the hour, please try to be on-line 15 minutes prior to tournament start, late joins are not supported.

[amanjpro]

Great, Zahak with a smallish network will be there

[R. Tomasi]

Looking forward to it! The latest developement version of Pygmalion will participate. It should be considerably stronger than last month's version, but probably still very weak.

[amanjpro]

Thank you very much for the tourney! Finally Zahak comes out in the upper half

[R. Tomasi]

Thank you very much for the tourney! Finally Zahak comes out in the upper half

Yeah, Zahak was quite impressive today.

[Joost Buijs]

Belfish won the tournament with 7 points out of 9, Nightmare shared the first place.
WaspX and Marvin ended both with 6 points and shared the second place.
There were five programs ending third by scoring 5.5 points, LczTinker, Goldbar, Schooner, TheBaron and Zahak.
It's amazing to see that Zahak managed to increase his performance by several hundred Elo in just one month!
This time Skipper won a game by checkmating Sargon1.
See you all next time!

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:Tourney Players: Round 9 of 9 
:
:     Name              Rating Score Perfrm Upset  Results 
:     ----------------- ------ ----- ------ ------ ------- 
:  1 +BelFish           [2998]  7.0  [2985] [   0] +17b +08w =03w +04b =05w =02w +06b +13w =07b 
:  2 +NightmareX        [2920]  7.0  [2961] [  78] +18b +10w =05w =03b +08w =01b +07w =06w +13b 
:  3 +WaspX             [2816]  6.0  [2768] [ 234] +12w +14w =01b =02w =09b =13w =08b =05b +16w 
:  4 +Marvin            [2745]  6.0  [2819] [ 227] +19w =07w +16b -01w +17b =05b =10w +14w =06b 
:  5 +LczTinker         [2999]  5.5  [2836] [   0] +15w +16w =02b =06w =01b =04w =13b =03w =08b 
:  6 +Goldbar           [2848]  5.5  [2769] [ 111] +11w +13w =09b =05b =07w +10b -01w =02b =04w 
:  7 +Schooner          [2843]  5.5  [2733] [  79] =09w =04b +18w =14b =06b +15w -02b +10w =01w 
:  8 +TheBaron          [2611]  5.5  [2606] [ 296] +20w -01b +12w +11b -02b =09w =03w +18b =05w
:  9 +Zahak             [2204]  5.5  [2691] [1860] =07b +15w =06w =10b =03w =08b -14b +11w +18w 
: 10 +WaDuuttie         [2601]  5.0  [2552] [  72] +23w -02b +19w =09w +18b -06w =04b -07b +14w 
: 11 +rpiArminius       [2221]  5.0  [2253] [   0] -06b +22w +21b -08w -15b +23w +19w -09b +24b 
: 12 +CTdccc            [2167]  5.0  [2304] [ 333] -03b +24w -08b -15w +22b +17w -18b +21w +23b 
: 13 +atomNightmare     [2591]  4.5  [2635] [ 372] +22w -06b +20w +16w =14b =03b =05w -01b -02w 
: 14 +atomGoldbar       [2582]  4.5  [2510] [ 166] +24w -03b +15b =07w =13w =16b +09w -04b -10b 
: 15 +Arminius          [2555]  4.5  [2460] [  46] -05b -09b -14w +12b +11w -07b =16w +17b +20w 
: 16 +Amoeba            [2647]  4.0  [2411] [   0] +21w -05b -04w -13b +24b =14w =15b +19w -03b
: 17 -Prophet           [2500]  4.0  [2235] [   0] -01w -20b +22b +19w -04w -12b +23b -15w +21b 
: 18 +Nemeton           [2348]  4.0  [2272] [   0] -02w +23b -07b +24w -10w +20b +12w -08w -09b 
: 19 +feligres          [2156]  4.0  [2208] [   0] -04b +21w -10b -17b +20w +24w -11b -16b +22w 
: 20 +emblaRPIIV        [1984]  4.0  [2252] [ 597] -08b +17w -13b +21w -19b -18w +22b +23w -15b 
: 21 +Pygmalion         [2065]  2.0  [1901] [   0] -16b -19b -11w -20b +23w -22w +24b -12b -17w 
: 22 +micahTR           [1923]  2.0  [1911] [ 142] -13b -11b -17w -23b -12w +21b -20w +24w -19b 
: 23 +atomSargonI       [1925]  1.0  [1844] [   0] -10b -18w -24b +22w -21b -11b -17w -20b -12w 
: 24 -Skipper           [1594]  1.0  [1914] [ 331] -14b -12b +23w -18b -16w -19b -21w -22b -11w
:
:     Average Rating    2451.8 

[flok]

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: 20 +emblaRPIIV        [1984]  4.0  [2252] [ 597] -08b +17w -13b +21w -19b -18w +22b +23w -15b 
: 22 +micahTR           [1923]  2.0  [1911] [ 142] -13b -11b -17w -23b -12w +21b -20w +24w -19b 

This is...puzzling. A raspberry pi 4 running Embla wins from a threadripper with 32 threads (using 16 though) running Micah.
HOW

[amanjpro]

Belfish won the tournament with 7 points out of 9, Nightmare shared the first place.
WaspX and Marvin ended both with 6 points and shared the second place.
There were five programs ending third by scoring 5.5 points, LczTinker, Goldbar, Schooner, TheBaron and Zahak.
It's amazing to see that Zahak managed to increase his performance by several hundred Elo in just one month!
This time Skipper won a game by checkmating Sargon1.
See you all next time!

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:Tourney Players: Round 9 of 9 
:
:     Name              Rating Score Perfrm Upset  Results 
:     ----------------- ------ ----- ------ ------ ------- 
:  1 +BelFish           [2998]  7.0  [2985] [   0] +17b +08w =03w +04b =05w =02w +06b +13w =07b 
:  2 +NightmareX        [2920]  7.0  [2961] [  78] +18b +10w =05w =03b +08w =01b +07w =06w +13b 
:  3 +WaspX             [2816]  6.0  [2768] [ 234] +12w +14w =01b =02w =09b =13w =08b =05b +16w 
:  4 +Marvin            [2745]  6.0  [2819] [ 227] +19w =07w +16b -01w +17b =05b =10w +14w =06b 
:  5 +LczTinker         [2999]  5.5  [2836] [   0] +15w +16w =02b =06w =01b =04w =13b =03w =08b 
:  6 +Goldbar           [2848]  5.5  [2769] [ 111] +11w +13w =09b =05b =07w +10b -01w =02b =04w 
:  7 +Schooner          [2843]  5.5  [2733] [  79] =09w =04b +18w =14b =06b +15w -02b +10w =01w 
:  8 +TheBaron          [2611]  5.5  [2606] [ 296] +20w -01b +12w +11b -02b =09w =03w +18b =05w
:  9 +Zahak             [2204]  5.5  [2691] [1860] =07b +15w =06w =10b =03w =08b -14b +11w +18w 
: 10 +WaDuuttie         [2601]  5.0  [2552] [  72] +23w -02b +19w =09w +18b -06w =04b -07b +14w 
: 11 +rpiArminius       [2221]  5.0  [2253] [   0] -06b +22w +21b -08w -15b +23w +19w -09b +24b 
: 12 +CTdccc            [2167]  5.0  [2304] [ 333] -03b +24w -08b -15w +22b +17w -18b +21w +23b 
: 13 +atomNightmare     [2591]  4.5  [2635] [ 372] +22w -06b +20w +16w =14b =03b =05w -01b -02w 
: 14 +atomGoldbar       [2582]  4.5  [2510] [ 166] +24w -03b +15b =07w =13w =16b +09w -04b -10b 
: 15 +Arminius          [2555]  4.5  [2460] [  46] -05b -09b -14w +12b +11w -07b =16w +17b +20w 
: 16 +Amoeba            [2647]  4.0  [2411] [   0] +21w -05b -04w -13b +24b =14w =15b +19w -03b
: 17 -Prophet           [2500]  4.0  [2235] [   0] -01w -20b +22b +19w -04w -12b +23b -15w +21b 
: 18 +Nemeton           [2348]  4.0  [2272] [   0] -02w +23b -07b +24w -10w +20b +12w -08w -09b 
: 19 +feligres          [2156]  4.0  [2208] [   0] -04b +21w -10b -17b +20w +24w -11b -16b +22w 
: 20 +emblaRPIIV        [1984]  4.0  [2252] [ 597] -08b +17w -13b +21w -19b -18w +22b +23w -15b 
: 21 +Pygmalion         [2065]  2.0  [1901] [   0] -16b -19b -11w -20b +23w -22w +24b -12b -17w 
: 22 +micahTR           [1923]  2.0  [1911] [ 142] -13b -11b -17w -23b -12w +21b -20w +24w -19b 
: 23 +atomSargonI       [1925]  1.0  [1844] [   0] -10b -18w -24b +22w -21b -11b -17w -20b -12w 
: 24 -Skipper           [1594]  1.0  [1914] [ 331] -14b -12b +23w -18b -16w -19b -21w -22b -11w
:
:     Average Rating    2451.8 

Oh, I thought this counts as the ninth place

I am very happy with the result, and hope one day I can make it to the top

[Joost Buijs]

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: 20 +emblaRPIIV        [1984]  4.0  [2252] [ 597] -08b +17w -13b +21w -19b -18w +22b +23w -15b 
: 22 +micahTR           [1923]  2.0  [1911] [ 142] -13b -11b -17w -23b -12w +21b -20w +24w -19b 

This is...puzzling. A raspberry pi 4 running Embla wins from a threadripper with 32 threads (using 16 though) running Micah.
HOW

Maybe Embla is the better program, or there is a serious issue with Micah's SMP implementation.

I see often that Nightmare on my 3970X with 32 cores draws against Nightmare on a single core atom processor, but losing a game is out of the question.

[Joost Buijs]

Belfish won the tournament with 7 points out of 9, Nightmare shared the first place.
WaspX and Marvin ended both with 6 points and shared the second place.
There were five programs ending third by scoring 5.5 points, LczTinker, Goldbar, Schooner, TheBaron and Zahak.
It's amazing to see that Zahak managed to increase his performance by several hundred Elo in just one month!
This time Skipper won a game by checkmating Sargon1.
See you all next time!

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:Tourney Players: Round 9 of 9 
:
:     Name              Rating Score Perfrm Upset  Results 
:     ----------------- ------ ----- ------ ------ ------- 
:  1 +BelFish           [2998]  7.0  [2985] [   0] +17b +08w =03w +04b =05w =02w +06b +13w =07b 
:  2 +NightmareX        [2920]  7.0  [2961] [  78] +18b +10w =05w =03b +08w =01b +07w =06w +13b 
:  3 +WaspX             [2816]  6.0  [2768] [ 234] +12w +14w =01b =02w =09b =13w =08b =05b +16w 
:  4 +Marvin            [2745]  6.0  [2819] [ 227] +19w =07w +16b -01w +17b =05b =10w +14w =06b 
:  5 +LczTinker         [2999]  5.5  [2836] [   0] +15w +16w =02b =06w =01b =04w =13b =03w =08b 
:  6 +Goldbar           [2848]  5.5  [2769] [ 111] +11w +13w =09b =05b =07w +10b -01w =02b =04w 
:  7 +Schooner          [2843]  5.5  [2733] [  79] =09w =04b +18w =14b =06b +15w -02b +10w =01w 
:  8 +TheBaron          [2611]  5.5  [2606] [ 296] +20w -01b +12w +11b -02b =09w =03w +18b =05w
:  9 +Zahak             [2204]  5.5  [2691] [1860] =07b +15w =06w =10b =03w =08b -14b +11w +18w 
: 10 +WaDuuttie         [2601]  5.0  [2552] [  72] +23w -02b +19w =09w +18b -06w =04b -07b +14w 
: 11 +rpiArminius       [2221]  5.0  [2253] [   0] -06b +22w +21b -08w -15b +23w +19w -09b +24b 
: 12 +CTdccc            [2167]  5.0  [2304] [ 333] -03b +24w -08b -15w +22b +17w -18b +21w +23b 
: 13 +atomNightmare     [2591]  4.5  [2635] [ 372] +22w -06b +20w +16w =14b =03b =05w -01b -02w 
: 14 +atomGoldbar       [2582]  4.5  [2510] [ 166] +24w -03b +15b =07w =13w =16b +09w -04b -10b 
: 15 +Arminius          [2555]  4.5  [2460] [  46] -05b -09b -14w +12b +11w -07b =16w +17b +20w 
: 16 +Amoeba            [2647]  4.0  [2411] [   0] +21w -05b -04w -13b +24b =14w =15b +19w -03b
: 17 -Prophet           [2500]  4.0  [2235] [   0] -01w -20b +22b +19w -04w -12b +23b -15w +21b 
: 18 +Nemeton           [2348]  4.0  [2272] [   0] -02w +23b -07b +24w -10w +20b +12w -08w -09b 
: 19 +feligres          [2156]  4.0  [2208] [   0] -04b +21w -10b -17b +20w +24w -11b -16b +22w 
: 20 +emblaRPIIV        [1984]  4.0  [2252] [ 597] -08b +17w -13b +21w -19b -18w +22b +23w -15b 
: 21 +Pygmalion         [2065]  2.0  [1901] [   0] -16b -19b -11w -20b +23w -22w +24b -12b -17w 
: 22 +micahTR           [1923]  2.0  [1911] [ 142] -13b -11b -17w -23b -12w +21b -20w +24w -19b 
: 23 +atomSargonI       [1925]  1.0  [1844] [   0] -10b -18w -24b +22w -21b -11b -17w -20b -12w 
: 24 -Skipper           [1594]  1.0  [1914] [ 331] -14b -12b +23w -18b -16w -19b -21w -22b -11w
:
:     Average Rating    2451.8 

Oh, I thought this counts as the ninth place

I am very happy with the result, and hope one day I can make it to the top

The server uses the players Elo as tiebreak, which is a bit stupid, better would be the use the performance rating. I could modify it but it is not worth the effort for just one tournament a month.

The Lasker Chess Server is very badly written, it's a mess, the only remedy would be to write something completely new but that would take several months of time.