Which match pair next? For the long TC matches. POLL!

[jpqy]

Yes a double round robin tournament ,then is everybody happy

[Robert Flesher]

You've been around here since 2006 and don't know what CSTal is???

A very aggressive engine from a long time ago with an awesome playing style. I don't think it's available any more. Other people could tell you a lot more about it.

Peter

It was not that aggressive. Ultimately it was pretty spineless. Maybe that is why I'd like to see Crafty destroy it. It would be no less than it deserves.

Cstal was NOT designed to play computer vs computer! So yes Crafty will eat it. However, versus humans it is delightful. For that reason I still consider it one of my favourites.

[S.Taylor]

The tournament is a nice idea, I vote for that then

That's not good! That's only about being a pacifist!

[pacifist]

The tournament is a nice idea, I vote for that then

That's not good! That's only about being a pacifist!

A pacifist that wants the war of the engines

[S.Taylor]

The tournament is a nice idea, I vote for that then

That's not good! That's only about being a pacifist!

A pacifist that wants the war of the engines

Tell me, If we saw that Houdini 1.03 had crushed SF heavily, would you have then prefered Houdini-Rybka straight on?

[pacifist]

The tournament is a nice idea, I vote for that then

That's not good! That's only about being a pacifist!

A pacifist that wants the war of the engines

Tell me, If we saw that Houdini 1.03 had crushed SF heavily, would you have then prefered Houdini-Rybka straight on?

Well, yes my fun is to see brilliant moves, combinations, plans and so the best engines provide this. But like in super-GM tournaments those brilliancies are cancelled by opponent most of the times and we have finally some lenghty draws (manoeuvering within the limit of 50 moves rule) that become boring. Still some games are truly magnificent and it's enough for me to see those matches anyway. I would like to see again R4 vs Houdini, R4 vs SF, Houdini vs SF but for the sake of diversity and to see some more fireworks I prefer the round robin option for now.

I don't think any engine can rival R4 at this time control (and even the low amount of games played doesn't convince me otherwise). They have potential to be on par with R4 but not yet (many games lost where they could have drawn easily or where they were better). The round robin tournament will give a more balanced outcome and more brilliant moves

[Martin Thoresen]

The poll has ended. The 6 participants in the double round-robin will be:

Critter 0.80
Rybka 4
Houdini 1.03a
Naum 4.2
Stockfish 1.8
Shredder 12

Thanks to everyone for voting!

PS: Update your bookmarks, the new adress is:
http://home.halden.net/mordor/tcec/index.php

[jpqy]

Martin,this is what i get when i try your link:

Not Found

The requested URL /mordor/tcec/index.php was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.9 (Debian) PHP/5.2.6-1+lenny4 with Suhosin-Patch Server at home.halden.net Port 80

[Martin Thoresen]

Martin,this is what i get when i try your link:

Not Found

The requested URL /mordor/tcec/index.php was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.9 (Debian) PHP/5.2.6-1+lenny4 with Suhosin-Patch Server at home.halden.net Port 80

The website has not been moved yet, I am still preparing for the next tournament.

[alpha123]

The poll has ended. The 6 participants in the double round-robin will be:

Critter 0.80
Rybka 4
Houdini 1.03a
Naum 4.2
Stockfish 1.8
Shredder 12

Thanks to everyone for voting!

PS: Update your bookmarks, the new adress is:
http://home.halden.net/mordor/tcec/index.php

Woo hoo! This will be really exciting.

Peter