OICS Website Updates

[jshriver]

First, please let me know if it's appropriate to post these things here? Been thinking of starting a mailing list or my own phpBB that's OICS specific. IF so I will refrain from further posting.

Back to post, for those interested, I added graphing of rating changes. My statbot does hourly recording of all engine ratings. The data is used for the graphing to show ups and downs of Lightning, Blitz, Standard games.

Next project is to modify the tourney bot, so that it runs 24/7 and is tournament aware so that it'll immediately start the next one once a tourney ends. This will eliminate using cronjobs and strict timing controls. As more engines join even 5 0 is lasting longer than 1 hour so cron is really no longer suitable.

The added benefit is that I can create a time control list. Say a couple 5min1inc, then a 15min1inc, 30min1 inc, 15min 15inc, etc.. and rotate

So far the biggest request is at least 1 min increments so this will solve that. But open to other suggestion? Lightning really seems undesirable so maybe I can limit that to just a couple in a week and aim mostly for 15-30min rounds.

Thanks everyone! Hope this is providing some kind of service.
-Josh

[jshriver]

Looking at the various graphs, it's neat to see each engines strength.

Overall engines seem to stay steady at Lightning. But in some cases an engine is ok at lightning or blitz, but bad at longer time controls, for example Glass.

http://olympuschess.com/tourney/engine.php?name=glassjs

-Josh

Edit: mean no disrespect to Glass, nor that it's bad.

[jshriver]

I've created and added a master engines graphing page.
If you want to see all the engine rating over time graphs in 1 page.

http://olympuschess.com/tourney/mastergraph.php

-Josh

[jshriver]

Another interesting rating graph is for Rybka.

Seems no matter what the time control it has a steady rating.

http://olympuschess.com/tourney/engine.php?name=rybkajs

[Modern Times]

The graphs are a nice feature, thanks

[jshriver]

The graphs are a nice feature, thanks

You and anyone who finds them useful are very welcome.

[jdart]

It would be nice if your game PGNs recorded the time control.

--Jon

[jshriver]

The do, just the first batch of games from early August didn't have them. But from around August 7th onward should have the time controls.

Will double check.

[jshriver]

I checked and the pgn's do include the time controls.

Maybe you're referring to time spent on a move? If so the data is there.
I could modify my code to include movetimes in the pgn as comments.

If so will redo August, and make sure further months include that data.

-Josh

[jdart]

No, I just wanted the game time control. Like you said, most games seem to have it, only some of the early ones in the Aug. file didn't.

--Jon