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STARTS FRIDAY JANUARY 7TH @ 18:00 UTC
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Participants:
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# Engine Pts SB Hi Ho Sh Cr St Iv Ry Na
1 Hiarcs 13.2 0.0 00.00 -- XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
2 Houdini 1.5 0.0 00.00 XX -- XX XX XX XX XX XX
3 Shredder 12.0 0.0 00.00 XX XX -- XX XX XX XX XX
4 Critter 0.9 0.0 00.00 XX XX XX -- XX XX XX XX
5 Stockfish 1.9.1 0.0 00.00 XX XX XX XX -- XX XX XX
6 Ivanhoe B47cA 0.0 00.00 XX XX XX XX XX -- XX XX
7 Rybka 4.0 0.0 00.00 XX XX XX XX XX XX -- XX
8 Naum 4.2 0.0 00.00 XX XX XX XX XX XX XX --Info:
CPU: Intel Core i7 980x @ 4303 MHz
MB: Asus Rampage III Gene
RAM: 12 GB Corsair
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Tournament length: 56 games (double round robin).
Openings: Randomly selected - each engine pair will play both black & white of the same opening, meaning rounds 8-14 is the reverse of rounds 1-7.
Threads: Up to 6 per engine.
Note: The "new" 3-1-0 scoring system is used, meaning 3 points for a victory, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
The top 2 finishers will play the TCEC Elite Match, consisting of 40 games.
The bottom 2 finishers are demoted to Division II for the next Season.
Time Control:
40 moves in 100 minutes, the next 20 moves in 50 minutes, then finally
20 minutes for the rest plus 10 seconds added per move at this last time
control.
Graphical User Interface:
Type: ChessGUI
Resign: +/- 5.25 eval for 3 moves in a row (both engines)
Draw: An eval of +0.05/-0.05 for 5 moves in a row (both engines - only possible at move 30 or later)
If there is a pawn advance, or a capture by any kind, this draw counter will reset
Ponder: Off
Hash: Max 4096 MB per engine
Nalimov tablebases: 3-4-5 men
Robbobases: 3-4-5-Z men
Gaviota tablebases: 3-4-5 men
Shredderbases: 3-4-5 men
Cache: 256 MB
For complete information on the rules and hardware, see the Information page.
Misc:
As Division II is getting close to the finish line, we can look forward to Division I which will start some 4-5 days after. It will be followed by the Elite Match before preparing for the next Season.
For news and updates check the News Forum regularly.
