The Destruction Zone

Graham Banks · Post by **Graham Banks** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:08 am

THE DESTRUCTION ZONE

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2014.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 38 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

Standings after Round 28

17.5 - Spark 1.0 64-bit
17.5 - Vajolet2 1.45 64-bit
17.0 - GNU Chess 5.60 64-bit
16.0 - Nemo 1.0.1 64-bit
15.5 - Onno 1.2.70 64-bit
15.5 - Thinker 5.4d Inert 64-bit
15.5 - Toga II 3.0
15.0 - Murka 3 64-bit
14.0 - Zappa Mexico II 64-bit
14.0 - Atlas 3.70em 64-bit
14.0 - Tornado 6.0 64-bit
14.0 - MinkoChess 1.3 64-bit
13.5 - Crafty 24.1 64-bit
13.0 - Arasan 17.4 64-bit
12.0 - Scorpio 2.7.6 64-bit
12.0 - DisasterArea 1.54 64-bit
12.0 - EXchess 7.51b 64-bit
12.0 - Gaviota 1.0 64-bit
10.0 - Cheng4 0.36c 64-bit
10.0 - Hakkapeliitta 2.0 64-bit

This tournament can be followed more closely from the following link, where games will also be available for download after every two rounds:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... f=7&t=7901

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://home.pacific.net.au/~tommyinoz/client.zip
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Graham Banks · Post by **Graham Banks** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:53 am

Cheng4 0.38 64-bit has replaced Cheng4 0.36c 64-bit.
The Cheng games from Rounds 1-28 have been replayed.

Graham Banks · Post by **Graham Banks** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:50 pm

THE DESTRUCTION ZONE

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2014.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 38 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

Standings after Round 32

20.5 - Vajolet2 1.45 64-bit
19.5 - Spark 1.0 64-bit
18.0 - GNU Chess 5.60 64-bit
17.5 - Cheng4 0.38 64-bit
17.5 - Nemo 1.0.1 64-bit
17.5 - Toga II 3.0
17.5 - Thinker 5.4d Inert 64-bit
17.0 - Onno 1.2.70 64-bit
17.0 - Murka 3 64-bit
16.0 - Tornado 6.0 64-bit
15.0 - Arasan 17.4 64-bit
14.5 - Crafty 24.1 64-bit
14.5 - Zappa Mexico II 64-bit
14.5 - Scorpio 2.7.6 64-bit
14.5 - Gaviota 1.0 64-bit
14.5 - EXchess 7.51b 64-bit
14.0 - Atlas 3.70em 64-bit
14.0 - MinkoChess 1.3 64-bit
13.5 - DisasterArea 1.54 64-bit
13.0 - Hakkapeliitta 2.0 64-bit

This tournament can be followed more closely from the following link, where games will also be available for download after every two rounds:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... f=7&t=7901

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://home.pacific.net.au/~tommyinoz/client.zip
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

elcabesa · Post by **elcabesa** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:25 pm

a big step for the new cheng

Graham Banks · Post by **Graham Banks** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:48 pm

elcabesa wrote:a big step for the new cheng

Yes. Nice improvement from Martin.

Graham Banks · Post by **Graham Banks** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:04 pm

THE DESTRUCTION ZONE

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2014.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 38 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

Standings after Round 36

23.0 - Vajolet2 1.45 64-bit
23.0 - Spark 1.0 64-bit
21.5 - Cheng4 0.38 64-bit
21.0 - Toga II 3.0
20.0 - Nemo 1.0.1 64-bit
19.5 - Onno 1.2.70 64-bit
19.5 - Thinker 5.4d Inert 64-bit
19.5 - GNU Chess 5.60 64-bit
19.0 - Murka 3 64-bit
17.5 - Tornado 6.0 64-bit
17.0 - Scorpio 2.7.6 64-bit
17.0 - Crafty 24.1 64-bit
17.0 - EXchess 7.51b 64-bit
16.0 - Gaviota 1.0 64-bit
16.0 - Arasan 17.4 64-bit
15.5 - Zappa Mexico II 64-bit
15.0 - DisasterArea 1.54 64-bit
15.0 - MinkoChess 1.3 64-bit
14.0 - Hakkapeliitta 2.0 64-bit
14.0 - Atlas 3.70em 64-bit

This tournament can be followed more closely from the following link, where games will also be available for download after every two rounds:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... f=7&t=7901

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://home.pacific.net.au/~tommyinoz/client.zip
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16053

Graham Banks · Post by **Graham Banks** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:50 pm

THE DESTRUCTION ZONE

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBSelect2014.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 38 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available

Final Standings

24.0 - Vajolet2 1.45 64-bit
23.5 - Cheng4 0.38 64-bit
23.0 - Spark 1.0 64-bit
21.5 - Onno 1.2.70 64-bit
21.5 - Thinker 5.4d Inert 64-bit
21.5 - Toga II 3.0
20.5 - GNU Chess 5.60 64-bit
20.0 - Nemo 1.0.1 64-bit
20.0 - Murka 3 64-bit
19.0 - Tornado 6.0 64-bit
18.5 - Scorpio 2.7.6 64-bit
18.0 - EXchess 7.51b 64-bit
17.5 - Crafty 24.1 64-bit
17.0 - Arasan 17.4 64-bit
16.5 - DisasterArea 1.54 64-bit
16.5 - Gaviota 1.0 64-bit
16.0 - Zappa Mexico II 64-bit
16.0 - MinkoChess 1.3 64-bit
15.5 - Atlas 3.70em 64-bit
14.0 - Hakkapeliitta 2.0 64-bit

The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=33738

The Destruction Zone

Standings after Round 28 of 38

Cheng4 0.38 64-bit has replaced Cheng4 0.36c 64-bit

Standings after Round 32 of 38

Re: Standings after Round 32 of 38

Re: Standings after Round 32 of 38

Standings after Round 36 of 38

Final Standings