96th Amateur Series Division 1

[Graham Banks]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Participants

Stockfish 15 64-bit
Berserk 9 64-bit
Slow Chess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
Koivisto 8.0 64-bit
RubiChess 20220813 64-bit
Devre 4.0 64-bit (promoted)
Rofchade 3.0 64-bit
Minic 3.28 64-bit
Seer 2.5.0 64-bit
Arasan 23.4 64-bit
Rebel 15.1 64-bit
Fire 8.3 64-bit (promoted)


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14509

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16093

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 - 16093

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/

[xr_a_y]

Thanks for including Minic.
Minic 3.28 is not official (3.27 is).
I found a bug this morning in 3.28 that leads to disconnection when being mated (M-3, M-2, M-1), so won't influence the result be can be annoying.

Regards

[Graham Banks]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 6

4.5 - Stockfish 15 64-bit
4.0 - Koivisto 8.0 64-bit
3.5 - Minic 3.27 64-bit
3.5 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit
3.0 - Rebel 15.1 64-bit
3.0 - Berserk 9 64-bit
3.0 - Devre 4.0 64-bit
3.0 - RubiChess 20220813 64-bit
2.5 - Seer 2.5.0 64-bit
2.5 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
2.0 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
1.5 - Fire 8.3 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14509

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16093

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 - 16093

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 12

9.0 - Stockfish 15 64-bit
7.5 - Koivisto 8.0 64-bit
7.0 - Seer 2.5.0 64-bit
6.5 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit
6.5 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
6.5 - Minic 3.27 64-bit
6.0 - RubiChess 20220813 64-bit
6.0 - Berserk 9 64-bit
5.0 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
4.5 - Devre 4.0 64-bit
4.0 - Rebel 15.1a 64-bit
3.5 - Fire 8.3 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14509

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16093

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 - 16093

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 18

13.5 - Stockfish 15 64-bit
10.5 - Koivisto 8.0 64-bit
10.5 - Berserk 9 64-bit
9.5 - Seer 2.5.0 64-bit
9.0 - RubiChess 20220813 64-bit
9.0 - Minic 3.27 64-bit
9.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
8.5 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit
8.5 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
7.5 - Rebel 15.1a 64-bit
6.5 - Devre 4.0 64-bit
6.0 - Fire 8.3 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14509

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16093

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 - 16093

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 24

17.5 - Stockfish 15 64-bit
13.5 - Koivisto 8.0 64-bit
13.5 - Berserk 9 64-bit
12.5 - Seer 2.5.0 64-bit
12.0 - RubiChess 20220813 64-bit
12.0 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
11.5 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit
11.5 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
10.5 - Rebel 15.1a 64-bit
10.5 - Minic 3.27 64-bit
10.0 - Devre 4.0 64-bit
9.0 - Fire 8.3 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14509

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16093

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 - 16093

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 30

21.0 - Stockfish 15 64-bit
17.0 - Koivisto 8.0 64-bit
16.5 - Berserk 9 64-bit
16.0 - RubiChess 20220813 64-bit
16.0 - Seer 2.5.0 64-bit
15.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
15.0 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
14.5 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit
14.0 - Minic 3.27 64-bit
12.5 - Rebel 15.1a 64-bit
12.0 - Devre 4.0 64-bit
10.5 - Fire 8.3 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14509

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16093

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 - 16093

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 36

25.0 - Stockfish 15 64-bit
20.5 - Berserk 9 64-bit
20.0 - Koivisto 8.0 64-bit
19.5 - RubiChess 20220813 64-bit
19.0 - Seer 2.5.0 64-bit
18.5 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
18.5 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
18.0 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit
16.5 - Minic 3.27 64-bit
15.5 - Rebel 15.1a 64-bit
13.0 - Devre 4.0 64-bit
12.0 - Fire 8.3 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14509

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16093

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 - 16093

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 42

29.0 - Stockfish 15 64-bit
24.5 - Berserk 9 64-bit
23.5 - Koivisto 8.0 64-bit
23.0 - RubiChess 20220813 64-bit
22.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
21.0 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit
21.0 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
20.5 - Seer 2.5.0 64-bit
19.0 - Minic 3.27 64-bit
18.0 - Rebel 15.1a 64-bit
15.5 - Fire 8.3 64-bit
15.0 - Devre 4.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14509

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16093

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 - 16093

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7-4770k
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (restricted to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Final Standings

30.0 - Stockfish 15 64-bit
25.5 - Berserk 9 64-bit
24.5 - Koivisto 8.0 64-bit
24.0 - RubiChess 20220813 64-bit
23.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.9 64-bit
22.0 - Arasan 23.4 64-bit
22.0 - RofChade 3.0 64-bit
21.5 - Seer 2.5.0 64-bit
20.0 - Minic 3.27 64-bit
19.5 - Rebel 15.1a 64-bit
16.0 - Devre 4.0 64-bit
16.0 - Fire 8.3 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=51391