53rd Amateur Series Division 3

[Graham Banks]

53RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBDC032015.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will gain automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches. This will be the final series that Murka is eligible for unless a new version is released.

Standings after Round 42

25.0 - Atlas 3.80 64-bit
25.0 - Rodent 1.7 64-bit
24.0 - Cheng4 0.38 64-bit
23.5 - Arasan 17.5 64-bit
22.5 - Murka 3 64-bit
22.0 - EXchess 7.71b 64-bit
20.0 - GNU Chess 5.60 64-bit
19.0 - Pedone 1.1 64-bit
19.0 - Rhetoric 1.4.1 64-bit
18.0 - Octochess r5190 64-bit
17.5 - Crafty 24.1 64-bit
16.5 - Bobcat 6.4b 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=8133

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 - 16001

[Graham Banks]

53RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBDC032015.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will gain automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches. This will be the final series that Murka is eligible for unless a new version is released.

Final Standings

27.0 - Rodent 1.7 64-bit
25.5 - Atlas 3.80 64-bit
25.0 - Cheng4 0.38 64-bit
25.0 - Arasan 17.5 64-bit
23.5 - Murka 3 64-bit
23.0 - EXchess 7.71b 64-bit
21.0 - GNU Chess 5.60 64-bit
19.5 - Pedone 1.1 64-bit
19.5 - Rhetoric 1.4.1 64-bit
19.0 - Octochess r5190 64-bit
18.5 - Crafty 24.1 64-bit
17.5 - Bobcat 6.4b 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=34904

[mhull]

53RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
GBDC032015.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will gain automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches. This will be the final series that Murka is eligible for unless a new version is released.

Final Standings

27.0 - Rodent 1.7 64-bit
25.5 - Atlas 3.80 64-bit
25.0 - Cheng4 0.38 64-bit
25.0 - Arasan 17.5 64-bit
23.5 - Murka 3 64-bit
23.0 - EXchess 7.71b 64-bit
21.0 - GNU Chess 5.60 64-bit
19.5 - Pedone 1.1 64-bit
19.5 - Rhetoric 1.4.1 64-bit
19.0 - Octochess r5190 64-bit
18.5 - Crafty 24.1 64-bit
17.5 - Bobcat 6.4b 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=34904

Is GNU Chess 5.60 a.k.a. GnuCheese 1.0 (Michel Van den Bergh)?
http://hardy.uhasselt.be/GnuCheese/README

[Graham Banks]

Is GNU Chess 5.60 a.k.a. GnuCheese 1.0 (Michel Van den Bergh)?
http://hardy.uhasselt.be/GnuCheese/README

Looks like you're right. Thanks for pointing this out.

GnuCheese is an independent fork of the venerable GNU Chess 5.07 chess
engine.

GnuCheese is unrelated to GNU Chess 6 which has been released by the
Free Software Foundation and which is a rebranded Fruit engine.

Currently GnuCheese is about 180 elo stronger than GNU Chess 6 at the
time control of 40 moves per 60 seconds.

This project was originally started as an attempt ot fix a number of
well-known bugs in GNU Chess 5.07 which dragged down its intrinsic
strength. A number of updated versions were released, the most recent
one being GNU Chess 5.60. To reduce the possibility of confusion with
GNU Chess 6, the engine has now been renamed as GnuCheese 1.00. This
is the name under which the 5.xx versions have been playing 24/7 on
FICS since 2009.

GnuCheese supports both the UCI and the CECP (xboard) protocol for
seamless integration with every possible Chess GUI.

GnuCheese supports Gaviota endgame table bases, allowing for more
accurate endgame play.

GnuCheese supports the autoregistration standard created by Harm Geert
Muller (the maintainer of xboard). After installation GnuCheese will
automagically appear in xboard as an installed engine. This is also
true for any other GUI supporting this standard.

GnuCheese compiles seamlessly on Windows, Linux and Android.

For the latest Information visit:

http://hardy.uhasselt.be/GnuCheese

[mhull]

Is GNU Chess 5.60 a.k.a. GnuCheese 1.0 (Michel Van den Bergh)?
http://hardy.uhasselt.be/GnuCheese/README

Never heard of it, but I'll take a look.
Here is Michael's post regarding GNU Chess 5.60 - http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54418

Looks like you're right though:

GnuCheese is an independent fork of the venerable GNU Chess 5.07 chess
engine.

GnuCheese is unrelated to GNU Chess 6 which has been released by the
Free Software Foundation and which is a rebranded Fruit engine.

Currently GnuCheese is about 180 elo stronger than GNU Chess 6 at the
time control of 40 moves per 60 seconds.

This project was originally started as an attempt ot fix a number of
well-known bugs in GNU Chess 5.07 which dragged down its intrinsic
strength. A number of updated versions were released, the most recent
one being GNU Chess 5.60. To reduce the possibility of confusion with
GNU Chess 6, the engine has now been renamed as GnuCheese 1.00. This
is the name under which the 5.xx versions have been playing 24/7 on
FICS since 2009.

GnuCheese supports both the UCI and the CECP (xboard) protocol for
seamless integration with every possible Chess GUI.

GnuCheese supports Gaviota endgame table bases, allowing for more
accurate endgame play.

GnuCheese supports the autoregistration standard created by Harm Geert
Muller (the maintainer of xboard). After installation GnuCheese will
automagically appear in xboard as an installed engine. This is also
true for any other GUI supporting this standard.

GnuCheese compiles seamlessly on Windows, Linux and Android.

For the latest Information visit:

http://hardy.uhasselt.be/GnuCheese

Thanks for the post link.

Also, there is a newer release of the official GNU Chess 6 (gnuchess-6.2.0-rc1.tar.gz). Is this GNU fork of Fruit 2.1 (with 2015 updated release) slated for review by CCRL?

[Graham Banks]

Is GNU Chess 5.60 a.k.a. GnuCheese 1.0 (Michel Van den Bergh)?
http://hardy.uhasselt.be/GnuCheese/README

Never heard of it, but I'll take a look.
Here is Michael's post regarding GNU Chess 5.60 - http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54418

Looks like you're right though:

GnuCheese is an independent fork of the venerable GNU Chess 5.07 chess
engine.

GnuCheese is unrelated to GNU Chess 6 which has been released by the
Free Software Foundation and which is a rebranded Fruit engine.

Currently GnuCheese is about 180 elo stronger than GNU Chess 6 at the
time control of 40 moves per 60 seconds.

This project was originally started as an attempt ot fix a number of
well-known bugs in GNU Chess 5.07 which dragged down its intrinsic
strength. A number of updated versions were released, the most recent
one being GNU Chess 5.60. To reduce the possibility of confusion with
GNU Chess 6, the engine has now been renamed as GnuCheese 1.00. This
is the name under which the 5.xx versions have been playing 24/7 on
FICS since 2009.

GnuCheese supports both the UCI and the CECP (xboard) protocol for
seamless integration with every possible Chess GUI.

GnuCheese supports Gaviota endgame table bases, allowing for more
accurate endgame play.

GnuCheese supports the autoregistration standard created by Harm Geert
Muller (the maintainer of xboard). After installation GnuCheese will
automagically appear in xboard as an installed engine. This is also
true for any other GUI supporting this standard.

GnuCheese compiles seamlessly on Windows, Linux and Android.

For the latest Information visit:

http://hardy.uhasselt.be/GnuCheese

Thanks for the post link.

Also, there is a newer release of the official GNU Chess 6 (gnuchess-6.2.0-rc1.tar.gz). Is this GNU fork of Fruit 2.1 (with 2015 updated release) slated for review by CCRL?

I think it could be in the 40/4 list, but it's not currently in the 40/40 list.

[mhull]

Also, there is a newer release of the official GNU Chess 6 (gnuchess-6.2.0-rc1.tar.gz). Is this GNU fork of Fruit 2.1 (with 2015 updated release) slated for review by CCRL?

I think it could be in the 40/4 list, but it's not currently in the 40/40 list.

Couldn't find GNU Chess 6 anywhere in any CCRL list. I assume because 6.0 is just Fruit 2.1 (no need for duplication).

However, there is now a GNU Chess 6.2.0 release from January 2015.
http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/chess/

[Graham Banks]

Also, there is a newer release of the official GNU Chess 6 (gnuchess-6.2.0-rc1.tar.gz). Is this GNU fork of Fruit 2.1 (with 2015 updated release) slated for review by CCRL?

I think it could be in the 40/4 list, but it's not currently in the 40/40 list.

Couldn't find GNU Chess 6 anywhere in any CCRL list. I assume because 6.0 is just Fruit 2.1 (no need for duplication).

However, there is now a GNU Chess 6.2.0 release from January 2015.
http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/chess/

If it's still being developed, no harm in including it.
Does one of the download links include a Windows exe though?

[mhull]

Also, there is a newer release of the official GNU Chess 6 (gnuchess-6.2.0-rc1.tar.gz). Is this GNU fork of Fruit 2.1 (with 2015 updated release) slated for review by CCRL?

I think it could be in the 40/4 list, but it's not currently in the 40/40 list.

Couldn't find GNU Chess 6 anywhere in any CCRL list. I assume because 6.0 is just Fruit 2.1 (no need for duplication).

However, there is now a GNU Chess 6.2.0 release from January 2015.
http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/chess/

If it's still being developed, no harm in including it.
Does one of the download links include a Windows exe though?

I don't think so. Maybe someone around here has already built one and could donate it (I don't have a windows machine with dev tools).

[Graham Banks]

Also, there is a newer release of the official GNU Chess 6 (gnuchess-6.2.0-rc1.tar.gz). Is this GNU fork of Fruit 2.1 (with 2015 updated release) slated for review by CCRL?

I think it could be in the 40/4 list, but it's not currently in the 40/40 list.

Couldn't find GNU Chess 6 anywhere in any CCRL list. I assume because 6.0 is just Fruit 2.1 (no need for duplication).

However, there is now a GNU Chess 6.2.0 release from January 2015.
http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/chess/

If it's still being developed, no harm in including it.
Does one of the download links include a Windows exe though?

I don't think so. Maybe someone around here has already built one and could donate it (I don't have a windows machine with dev tools).

No problem. Thanks for making me aware of what has happened though.

I don't think that GnuCheese is a very helpful name choice because there is already an engine called Cheese.