My small but EXCITING X'mas tournament.

[Tomcass]

2009-12Variat-4 2009

Gui Hiarcs 12

Game in 10 minutes.

Books:
Deep Fritz 11 = Fritz11.ctg
Robbolito = Perfect15.ctg
Deep Shredder 12 and Doch 64 1.2 = CompMaster Beta3
Stockfish 1.6 and Cyclone X-treme Fear = Magnificient4

Threads:
Deep Fritz 11, Deep Shredder 12, Stockfish 1.6, and Cyclone X-treme = 8 threads.


Robbolito and Doch64 1.2 = 1 thread

Computer:
Quad i7 975 3.33 Ghz 12 Mb RAM


2009-12Variat-4 2009

1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Stockfish 1.6 JA 64bit ****** ½0½½½0 1110½0 ½1½1½½ 01½½11 ½111½1 18.5/30
2 RobboLito 0.085e4 x64 ½1½½½1 ****** 010½0½ 1½½11½ ½½10½0 ½1111½ 18.0/30 246.25
3 Deep Shredder 12 x64 0001½1 101½1½ ****** 0½½½½0 1½1110 ½11½11 18.0/30 244.00
4 Deep Fritz 11 ½0½0½½ 0½½00½ 1½½½½1 ****** ½0½101 ½1½1½1 15.0/30
5 Doch64 1.2 JA 10½½00 ½½01½1 0½0001 ½1½010 ****** ½½½½½1 13.5/30
6 Cyclone xTreme Fear ½000½0 ½0000½ ½00½00 ½0½0½0 ½½½½½0 ****** 7.0/30

(Please note that my tournaments are made for my own enjoyment and do not intend to prove anything about the strength of the programs involved).

Some feelings about this tournament:

- Another step ahead by Stockfish. I am always impressed with this program.

- I decided to give Robbolito a book slightly less strong than to the other programs in order to balance a bit their strenghts. I got my goal: The tournament has been extremely balanced between Robbolito (1 thread) and D.S.12 and Stockfish 1.6 (8 threads each).

- Doch 64 1.2 has been an exciting discovery. If Larry Kaufman has advised the author, you can find here the results. Using only on thread, it has been not far from Deep Fritz 11 using 8 threads. (!!).

Anyway, a very exciting tournament with the confirmation of Stockfish 1.6 as an extremely strong program and the discovery (for me) of this very interesting Doch 64 1.2.

Best regards from Barcelona.

Tom

[Graham Banks]

(Please note that my tournaments are made for my own enjoyment and do not intend to prove anything about the strength of the programs involved)

Nice to see you posting your results Tom.

[Tomcass]

(Please note that my tournaments are made for my own enjoyment and do not intend to prove anything about the strength of the programs involved)

Nice to see you posting your results Tom.

Thanks, Graham!!

[Carlos777]

Nice tournament Tom. Is there some link to download the games?

Robbolito did great. Almost a tie with SF 1.6 and DS 12 using 8 threads. Awesome!

Doch's performance was better than I would have expected.

I would have liked you have included Rybka to see its strenght with 8 cores against the best. Maybe next time.

Saludos,
Carlos

[Tomcass]

Thanks, Carlos.

Perhaps one day I will learn how to upload my games, so that other people can give a look at it. Sorry!.

Regards,

Tom.