124th Amateur Series Division 9

[Graham Banks]

123RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
AVT2026d.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
6 cycles 78 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 60

42.5 - Cataphract 1.3 64-bit
38.0 - Panda 1.1 64-bit
33.0 - ice4 v6.1 64-bit
32.5 - Sykora 0.2.2 64-bit
30.0 - Myrddin 0.95 64-bit
30.0 - Seredina 1.2c 64-bit
29.5 - Simbelmyne 1.10.0 64-bit
28.5 - Anubis 3.06 64-bit
28.5 - WhiteCore 0.2 64-bit
28.0 - Pounce 3.0.0 64-bit
27.0 - Pingu 5.0.0 64-bit
26.5 - ChandraChess 2.0 64-bit
26.0 - Roc 1.10 64-bit
20.0 - Priessnitz 2.0.1 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16066

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 - 16066
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]

123RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
AVT2026d.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
6 cycles 78 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 66

47.0 - Cataphract 1.3 64-bit
41.0 - Panda 1.1 64-bit
36.5 - ice4 v6.1 64-bit
34.5 - Sykora 0.2.2 64-bit
34.5 - Seredina 1.2c 64-bit
34.0 - Myrddin 0.95 64-bit
32.0 - WhiteCore 0.2 64-bit
31.5 - Simbelmyne 1.10.0 64-bit
30.0 - Anubis 3.06 64-bit
30.0 - Pounce 3.0.0 64-bit
30.0 - ChandraChess 2.0 64-bit
30.0 - Roc 1.10 64-bit
29.0 - Pingu 5.0.0 64-bit
22.0 - Priessnitz 2.0.1 64-bit


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16066

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 - 16066
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]

123RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
AVT2026d.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
6 cycles 78 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Standings after Round 72

52.0 - Cataphract 1.3 64-bit
45.0 - Panda 1.1 64-bit
39.0 - ice4 v6.1 64-bit
38.5 - Seredina 1.2c 64-bit
38.0 - Myrddin 0.95 64-bit
37.5 - Sykora 0.2.2 64-bit
34.5 - Simbelmyne 1.10.0 64-bit
34.0 - WhiteCore 0.2 64-bit
33.5 - ChandraChess 2.0 64-bit
32.0 - Pingu 5.0.0 64-bit
32.0 - Pounce 3.0.0 64-bit
32.0 - Roc 1.10 64-bit
31.5 - Anubis 3.06 64-bit
24.5 - Priessnitz 2.0.1 64-bit]


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16066

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 - 16066
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]

123RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 9)

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
AVT2026d.cgb book
12 minutes with 8 second increments.
6 cycles 78 rounds
All engines 1CPU

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

Final Standings

56.5 - Cataphract 1.3 64-bit
48.5 - Panda 1.1 64-bit
42.0 - ice4 v6.1 64-bit
41.0 - Seredina 1.2c 64-bit
40.5 - Sykora 0.2.2 64-bit
39.5 - Myrddin 0.95 64-bit
39.0 - Simbelmyne 1.10.0 64-bit
36.5 - Pingu 5.0.0 64-bit
36.5 - WhiteCore 0.2 64-bit
35.5 - ChandraChess 2.0 64-bit
34.5 - Anubis 3.06 64-bit
34.0 - Pounce 3.0.0 64-bit
34.0 - Roc 1.10 64-bit
28.0 - Priessnitz 2.0.1 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=62344

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to the Cataphract author) for convincingly winning this division and gaining automatic promotion for the next series.
Looks like Panda might also need to promote.

Thanks to the many of you who visited the live broadcast to enjoy some of the games.