Golden Nuggets Active 16CPU (non-CCRL)

[Graham Banks]

The opening line for the seventh cycle of games is:

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bf4 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bd7 *

[Graham Banks]

GOLDEN NUGGETS ACTIVE 16CPU

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
4096mb hash each
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SelectedWch.cgb book (12 lines with exit evals around 0.90cp)
30 minutes with 10 second increments
12 cycles (1 per opening line) 168 rounds
All engines 16CPU


Standings after Round 98

69.0 - Stockfish 20250213 64-bit 16CPU
63.5 - ShashChess Dev 64-bit 16CPU
50.0 - Obsidian dev-15.04 64-bit 16CPU
47.0 - PlentyChess 4.0.9 64-bit 16CPU
46.5 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit 16CPU
45.0 - Berserk 20250203 64-bit 16CPU
42.5 - Caissa 1.21.7 64-bit 16CPU
28.5 - Alexander 5.0 64-bit 16CPU


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16074

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 - 16074
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/


Games from the 7th Cycle:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=58592

[Graham Banks]

The opening line for the eighth cycle of games is:

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. O-O-O Rc8 *

[Graham Banks]

GOLDEN NUGGETS ACTIVE 16CPU

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
4096mb hash each
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SelectedWch.cgb book (12 lines with exit evals around 0.90cp)
30 minutes with 10 second increments
12 cycles (1 per opening line) 168 rounds
All engines 16CPU


Standings after Round 112

78.0 - Stockfish 20250213 64-bit 16CPU
72.5 - ShashChess Dev 64-bit 16CPU
57.0 - Obsidian dev-15.04 64-bit 16CPU
54.0 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit 16CPU
54.0 - PlentyChess 4.0.9 64-bit 16CPU
50.5 - Berserk 20250203 64-bit 16CPU
48.0 - Caissa 1.21.7 64-bit 16CPU
34.0 - Alexander 5.0 64-bit 16CPU


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16074

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 - 16074
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/


PGN for the 8th Cycle:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=58608

[Graham Banks]

The opening line for the ninth cycle of games is:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nge7 *

[Graham Banks]

GOLDEN NUGGETS ACTIVE 16CPU

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
4096mb hash each
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SelectedWch.cgb book (12 lines with exit evals around 0.90cp)
30 minutes with 10 second increments
12 cycles (1 per opening line) 168 rounds
All engines 16CPU


Standings after Round 126

87.0 - Stockfish 20250213 64-bit 16CPU
81.0 - ShashChess Dev 64-bit 16CPU
64.0 - Obsidian dev-15.04 64-bit 16CPU
62.0 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit 16CPU
61.5 - PlentyChess 4.0.9 64-bit 16CPU
57.0 - Berserk 20250203 64-bit 16CPU
54.0 - Caissa 1.21.7 64-bit 16CPU
37.5 - Alexander 5.0 64-bit 16CPU


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16074

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 - 16074
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/


PGN for the 9th Cycle:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=58634

[Graham Banks]

The opening line for the 10th cycle of games is:

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5 9. cxd5 a6 *

[Graham Banks]

GOLDEN NUGGETS ACTIVE 16CPU

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
4096mb hash each
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SelectedWch.cgb book (12 lines with exit evals around 0.90cp)
30 minutes with 10 second increments
12 cycles (1 per opening line) 168 rounds
All engines 16CPU


Standings after Round 140

96.0 - Stockfish 20250213 64-bit 16CPU
90.0 - ShashChess Dev 64-bit 16CPU
72.5 - Obsidian dev-15.04 64-bit 16CPU
68.5 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit 16CPU
68.5 - PlentyChess 4.0.9 64-bit 16CPU
64.0 - Berserk 20250203 64-bit 16CPU
59.5 - Caissa 1.21.7 64-bit 16CPU
41.0 - Alexander 5.0 64-bit 16CPU


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16074

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 - 16074
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/


PGN for the 10th Cycle:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=58650

[Graham Banks]

The opening line for the 11th cycle of games is:

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. a3 Be7 8. Be3 Nb6 9. Nf4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc4 *

[Graham Banks]

GOLDEN NUGGETS ACTIVE 16CPU

AMD Ryzen 5950x
ChessGUI
4096mb hash each
6 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SelectedWch.cgb book (12 lines with exit evals around 0.90cp)
30 minutes with 10 second increments
12 cycles (1 per opening line) 168 rounds
All engines 16CPU


Standings after Round 154

105.0 - Stockfish 20250213 64-bit 16CPU
97.0 - ShashChess Dev 64-bit 16CPU
80.0 - Obsidian dev-15.04 64-bit 16CPU
77.5 - Dragon 3.3 by Komodo 64-bit 16CPU
74.5 - PlentyChess 4.0.9 64-bit 16CPU
72.0 - Berserk 20250203 64-bit 16CPU
65.5 - Caissa 1.21.7 64-bit 16CPU
44.5 - Alexander 5.0 64-bit 16CPU


Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
https://ccrl.live/16074

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 - 16074
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/


Games from the 11th Cycle can be downloaded here:
https://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discus ... p?id=58676