The African Connection

[Graham Banks]

THE AFRICAN CONNECTION

AMD64x2 Dual Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 38 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds


Participants

Ktulu 8.0
Delfi 5.4
Chessmaster 11
Scorpio 2.02b
CM11 Toxic
Booot 4.14.0
Hamsters 0.7
E.T Chess 13.01.08
Cyrano 0.6b17
Colossus 2008b

[Graham Banks]

THE AFRICAN CONNECTION

AMD64x2 Dual Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 38 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds


Standings after Round 6

4.0 - Chessmaster 11
3.5 - Scorpio 2.02b
3.5 - Booot 4.14.0
3.5 - Hamsters 0.7
3.5 - Cyrano 0.6b17
3.0 - Delfi 5.4
2.5 - Colossus 2008b
2.5 - CM11 Toxic
2.0 - E.T Chess 13.01.08
2.0 - Ktulu 8.0


This tournament can be followed more closely with games available for download after every couple of rounds from here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3977

[swami]

"The African Connection" - is that named after the engine Scorpio?

[Tony Thomas]

Scorpio is the African. All the rest are just connections..

[Graham Banks]

"The African Connection" - is that named after the engine Scorpio?

Yes.

[Graham Banks]

THE AFRICAN CONNECTION

AMD64x2 Dual Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 38 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds


Standings after Round 12

8.0 - Chessmaster 11
7.5 - Booot 4.14.0
6.5 - Scorpio 2.02b
6.0 - Colossus 2008b
6.0 - Cyrano 0.6b17
6.0 - Delfi 5.4
6.0 - CM11 Toxic
5.5 - Hamsters 0.7
4.5 - Ktulu 8.0
4.0 - E.T Chess 13.01.08


This tournament can be followed more closely with games available for download after every couple of rounds from here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3977

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

Hi Graham,
IIRC,Ray had chatted once with Chessmaster's author and he told him that it's safe to use the engine as a MP with ponder off even though it reserves one of the processors until the other engine require it....so actauly it's safe to use it for example running on a dual machine facing another MP engine with ponder off of course

[Graham Banks]

Hi Graham,
IIRC,Ray had chatted once with Chessmaster's author and he told him that it's safe to use the engine as a MP with ponder off even though it reserves one of the processors until the other engine require it....so actauly it's safe to use it for example running on a dual machine facing another MP engine with ponder off of course

Hi Wael,

that's my understanding - yes.

Cheers, Graham.

[Graham Banks]

THE AFRICAN CONNECTION

AMD64x2 Dual Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 38 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds


Standings after Round 18

12.0 - Delfi 5.4
11.5 - Colossus 2008b
11.0 - Booot 4.14.0
10.5 - Chessmaster 11
10.0 - Scorpio 2.02b
8.0 - CM11 Toxic
7.5 - Ktulu 8.0
7.5 - Cyrano 0.6b17
6.5 - Hamsters 0.7
5.5 - E.T Chess 13.01.08


This tournament can be followed more closely with games available for download after every couple of rounds from here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3977

[Graham Banks]

THE AFRICAN CONNECTION

AMD64x2 Dual Core
ChessGUI
128mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
HS-Large Remis book (limited to 12 moves)
40 moves in 38 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 36 rounds


Standings after Round 24

16.0 - Delfi 5.4
14.5 - Booot 4.14.0
14.0 - Colossus 2008b
12.5 - CM11 Toxic
11.5 - Scorpio 2.02b
11.5 - Chessmaster 11
11.5 - Cyrano 0.6b17
10.0 - Ktulu 8.0
10.0 - Hamsters 0.7
8.5 - E.T Chess 13.01.08


This tournament can be followed more closely with games available for download after every couple of rounds from here:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=3977