109th Amateur Series Division 2

[Graham Banks]

109TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Starzix 5.0 64-bit
Uralochka 3.41a 64-bit
Rofchade 3.1 64-bit (relegated)
Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
Lizard 10.3 64-bit
Fire 9.3 64-bit
Arasan 24.2.2 64-bit (relegated)
Velvet 7.3.0 64-bit
Black Marlin 9.0 64-bit
Booot 7.3 64-bit
Stormphrax 4.1.0 64-bit
Altair 7.0.0 64-bit
Akimbo 1.0.0 64-bit (promoted)
Equisetum 1.0 64-bit (promoted)


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16064

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 - 16064
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]

109TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

4.0 - Stormphrax 4.1.0 64-bit
3.5 - Velvet 7.3.0 64-bit
3.5 - Arasan 24.2.2 64-bit
3.5 - Uralochka 3.41a 64-bit
3.0 - Booot 7.3 64-bit
3.0 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
3.0 - Starzix 5.0 64-bit
3.0 - Lizard 10.3 64-bit
3.0 - Akimbo 1.0.0 64-bit
3.0 - RofChade 3.1 64-bit
2.5 - Altair 7.0.0 64-bit
2.5 - Equisetum 1.0 64-bit
2.5 - Black Marlin 9.0 64-bit
2.0 - Fire 9.3 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16064

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 - 16064
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]

109TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

7.5 - Stormphrax 4.1.0 64-bit
7.0 - Uralochka 3.41a 64-bit
6.5 - Velvet 7.3.0 64-bit
6.0 - Akimbo 1.0.0 64-bit
6.0 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
6.0 - RofChade 3.1 64-bit
6.0 - Arasan 24.2.2 64-bit
6.0 - Booot 7.3 64-bit
6.0 - Starzix 5.0 64-bit
6.0 - Lizard 10.3 64-bit
5.5 - Altair 7.0.0 64-bit
5.5 - Black Marlin 9.0 64-bit
5.0 - Equisetum 1.0 64-bit
5.0 - Fire 9.3 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16064

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 - 16064
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]

109TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

10.5 - Stormphrax 4.1.0 64-bit
10.0 - Uralochka 3.41a 64-bit
9.5 - Akimbo 1.0.0 64-bit
9.5 - Starzix 5.0 64-bit
9.0 - Velvet 7.3.0 64-bit
9.0 - Booot 7.3 64-bit
9.0 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
9.0 - Arasan 24.2.2 64-bit
9.0 - RofChade 3.1 64-bit
9.0 - Lizard 10.3 64-bit
9.0 - Black Marlin 9.0 64-bit
8.0 - Fire 9.3 64-bit
8.0 - Altair 7.0.0 64-bit
7.5 - Equisetum 1.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16064

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 - 16064
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]

109TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

14.0 - Stormphrax 4.1.0 64-bit
13.5 - RofChade 3.1 64-bit
13.5 - Uralochka 3.41a 64-bit
12.5 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
12.5 - Starzix 5.0 64-bit
12.0 - Lizard 10.3 64-bit
12.0 - Velvet 7.3.0 64-bit
12.0 - Booot 7.3 64-bit
12.0 - Akimbo 1.0.0 64-bit
12.0 - Arasan 24.2.2 64-bit
11.5 - Fire 9.3 64-bit
11.0 - Black Marlin 9.0 64-bit
10.0 - Equisetum 1.0 64-bit
9.5 - Altair 7.0.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16064

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 - 16064
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]

109TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

17.0 - RofChade 3.1 64-bit
16.5 - Uralochka 3.41a 64-bit
16.5 - Stormphrax 4.1.0 64-bit
16.0 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
15.5 - Velvet 7.3.0 64-bit
15.5 - Starzix 5.0 64-bit
15.0 - Booot 7.3 64-bit
15.0 - Lizard 10.3 64-bit
15.0 - Akimbo 1.0.0 64-bit
15.0 - Fire 9.3 64-bit
14.5 - Arasan 24.2.2 64-bit
14.5 - Black Marlin 9.0 64-bit
12.5 - Equisetum 1.0 64-bit
11.5 - Altair 7.0.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16064

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 - 16064
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]

109TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

20.5 - Uralochka 3.41a 64-bit
20.0 - RofChade 3.1 64-bit
20.0 - Stormphrax 4.1.0 64-bit
18.5 - Starzix 5.0 64-bit
18.5 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
18.5 - Akimbo 1.0.0 64-bit
18.5 - Fire 9.3 64-bit
18.5 - Black Marlin 9.0 64-bit
18.0 - Velvet 7.3.0 64-bit
17.5 - Booot 7.3 64-bit
17.0 - Lizard 10.3 64-bit
16.5 - Arasan 24.2.2 64-bit
15.5 - Equisetum 1.0 64-bit
14.5 - Altair 7.0.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16064

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 - 16064
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]

109TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

24.0 - Uralochka 3.41a 64-bit
24.0 - Stormphrax 4.1.0 64-bit
23.0 - RofChade 3.1 64-bit
22.5 - Akimbo 1.0.0 64-bit
22.0 - Starzix 5.0 64-bit
21.5 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
21.5 - Fire 9.3 64-bit
21.0 - Velvet 7.3.0 64-bit
21.0 - Booot 7.3 64-bit
20.5 - Black Marlin 9.0 64-bit
19.5 - Lizard 10.3 64-bit
19.5 - Arasan 24.2.2 64-bit
17.5 - Altair 7.0.0 64-bit
16.5 - Equisetum 1.0 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16064

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 - 16064
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]

109TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2024.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
4 cycles 52 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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 - Uralochka 3.41a 64-bit
29.0 - Stormphrax 4.1.0 64-bit
28.0 - RofChade 3.1 64-bit
27.5 - Fire 9.3 64-bit
27.5 - Starzix 5.0 64-bit
27.5 - Koivisto 9.0 64-bit
27.0 - Akimbo 1.0.0 64-bit
25.5 - Velvet 7.3.0 64-bit
25.0 - Arasan 24.2.2 64-bit
24.0 - Booot 7.3 64-bit
23.5 - Lizard 10.3 64-bit
23.5 - Black Marlin 9.0 64-bit
23.5 - Altair 7.0.0 64-bit
22.5 - Equisetum 1.0 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=56249

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Ivan (Uralochka author) for winning this division and gaining automatic promotion for the next series.

Thanks to everybody who took an interest in this tournament.