On-line engine blitz tourney December

[Joost Buijs]

The monthly online engine blitz tournament for December will take place on:

Saturday, December 13, 2:00 PM EST (Boston time) 20:00 CET (Amsterdam time)

To connect, use the following command:

winboard -zp -ics -icshost nightmare-chess.nl -icshelper timeseal -fcp ENGINE.exe -fd ENGINEFOLDER -autoKibitz -keepAlive 30
(For UCI engines, add -fUCI)

If you don’t have an account, please submit a request to admin@nightmare-chess.nl.

Our tournament manager will be Eendje (Lisebeth @ ICC).

The format will be 9 rounds, Swiss system, 5/1 time control.

Lisebeth prefers to start the tournament on the hour, so please log in 15 minutes early. Late entries are not supported.

[Steve Maughan]

I haven’t entered before but I’d like to enter Juggernaut in one of these tournaments. Unfortunately I’m traveling on Saturday. If anyone has the time, and could operate Juggernaut, I’d really associate it. I’d send the latest version.

— Steve

[Modern Times]

I haven’t entered before but I’d like to enter Juggernaut in one of these tournaments. Unfortunately I’m traveling on Saturday. If anyone has the time, and could operate Juggernaut, I’d really associate it. I’d send the latest version.

— Steve

I can do that. PM sent.

Joost, could you please create an RB engine name and send me details as usual, thanks.

[Joost Buijs]

I haven’t entered before but I’d like to enter Juggernaut in one of these tournaments. Unfortunately I’m traveling on Saturday. If anyone has the time, and could operate Juggernaut, I’d really associate it. I’d send the latest version.

— Steve

I can do that. PM sent.

Joost, could you please create an RB engine name and send me details as usual, thanks.

Done!

[Steve Maughan]

I haven’t entered before but I’d like to enter Juggernaut in one of these tournaments. Unfortunately I’m traveling on Saturday. If anyone has the time, and could operate Juggernaut, I’d really associate it. I’d send the latest version.

— Steve

I can do that. PM sent.

Joost, could you please create an RB engine name and send me details as usual, thanks.

Many thanks!

[ericlangedijk]

If there is a next time I would like to participate! Engine not ready yet and also travelling in the weekend.
How does that work? Local winboard some magic connection?

[Joost Buijs]

Indeed, It's local Winboard (or any other interface that supports ICS) with a TCP connection to the server.
Interfaces that seem to work are: Winboard/Xboard, Arena, Chesspartner and ICSdrone.

[Modern Times]

Are you sure Arena works ? I don't recall anyone ever using that.

[Joost Buijs]

Are you sure Arena works ? I don't recall anyone ever using that.

I've been using it in the past, but that is more than 15 years ago. I think Arena is written in Borland Pascal or Delphi, if it's still compatible with modern Windows is something I don't know.

[GyatsoYT]

I would like to join this tournament as my engine is still new and I would love to get an elo estimate of it. But the timing is not possible for me it's 12:30 AM + I won't be in my home on that day + I have an exam the day after so there are a lot of constraints.


If anyone is willing to join this tournament with my engine please lemme know as soon as possible i really would appreciate the help.
And I would get a general estimate of my engine aswell.