39th Amateur Series Division 3

[Graham Banks]

39TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Graham2013.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will gain automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Participants

Dirty 5Sep2012 64-bit
DiscoCheck 3.7.1 64-bit
Arasan 15.1 64-bit
Gaviota 0.85.1 64-bit
ProDeo 1.82
Octochess r4741 64-bit
Deuterium 12.01.30.1070
Godel 2.3.7 64-bit
Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
Alfil 13
RedQueen 1.1.2 64-bit
Cheng3 1.07 64-bit

[Graham Banks]

This tournament can be followed more closely from the following link, where games will also be available for download after every two rounds:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... f=7&t=6875

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://home.pacific.net.au/~tommyinoz/client.zip
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16001

The tournament will also be broadcast in Playchess.

[Graham Banks]

Who says that engines can't play positional chess?

[pgn][Event "39th Amateur D3"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2013.01.16"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Philou 3.7.1 64-bit"]
[Black "Alfil 13 64-bit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/1500:40/1500:40/1500"]

{Intel i5 Quad} 1. d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 2. e4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 3. f3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 4. c3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Bd3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Ne2 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 7. O-O {[%eval 80,15] [%emt 0:01:49]} O-O {
(O-O) [%eval -56,15] [%emt 0:01:15]} 8. Be3 {(Na3) [%eval 69,14] [%emt 0:01:01]
} d5 {(Nc6) [%eval -39,15] [%emt 0:01:23]} 9. e5 {
(e5) [%eval 61,13] [%emt 0:00:41]} Ne8 {(Nfd7) [%eval -34,15] [%emt 0:01:07]}
10. Nd2 {(Na3) [%eval 57,13] [%emt 0:00:56]} Nc6 {
(Nc6) [%eval -34,15] [%emt 0:00:43]} 11. f4 {(f4) [%eval 38,13] [%emt 0:00:39]}
f6 {(f6) [%eval -20,14] [%emt 0:01:11]} 12. Nf3 {
(Kh1) [%eval 42,13] [%emt 0:00:50]} cxd4 {(c4) [%eval -18,15] [%emt 0:02:05]}
13. cxd4 {(cxd4) [%eval 73,13] [%emt 0:00:45]} Bg4 {
(Bf5) [%eval -18,15] [%emt 0:00:43]} 14. Nc3 {
(Qb3) [%eval 73,12] [%emt 0:00:39]} e6 {(e6) [%eval -3,14] [%emt 0:00:49]} 15.
Rc1 {(Rc1) [%eval 65,12] [%emt 0:00:43]} Rc8 {
(Qe7) [%eval -7,14] [%emt 0:00:34]} 16. Qe1 {(a3) [%eval 57,12] [%emt 0:01:17]}
Bxf3 {(Qe7) [%eval -10,15] [%emt 0:00:44]} 17. Rxf3 {
(Rxf3) [%eval 92,13] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rf7 {(fxe5) [%eval -17,14] [%emt 0:00:36]}
18. Rh3 {(Qd1) [%eval 100,12] [%emt 0:00:37]} Bf8 {
(Bf8) [%eval -18,14] [%emt 0:00:41]} 19. a3 {
(Na4) [%eval 107,12] [%emt 0:00:43]} Be7 {(Qb6) [%eval -17,14] [%emt 0:00:33]}
20. Qg3 {(Qg3) [%eval 100,12] [%emt 0:01:03]} f5 {
(f5) [%eval -23,14] [%emt 0:00:27]} 21. Kh1 {(Kh1) [%eval 88,13] [%emt 0:00:35]
} Qb6 {(Qa5) [%eval -29,15] [%emt 0:00:50]} 22. b4 {
(b4) [%eval 107,14] [%emt 0:00:35]} Qd8 {(a6) [%eval -32,15] [%emt 0:00:32]}
23. Qe1 {(Qe1) [%eval 119,13] [%emt 0:00:35]} a5 {
(a6) [%eval -28,17] [%emt 0:00:47]} 24. b5 {(b5) [%eval 107,14] [%emt 0:00:35]}
Na7 {(Nb8) [%eval -26,16] [%emt 0:00:34]} 25. Ra1 {
(Ra1) [%eval 123,15] [%emt 0:00:39]} Bf8 {(Ng7) [%eval -34,15] [%emt 0:00:39]}
26. Bd2 {(Bf2) [%eval 119,15] [%emt 0:00:53]} Rd7 {
(b6) [%eval -37,15] [%emt 0:00:22]} 27. Be2 {(a4) [%eval 123,14] [%emt 0:00:43]
} b6 {(b6) [%eval -37,15] [%emt 0:00:26]} 28. Bc1 {
(Nd1) [%eval 123,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} Rdc7 {(Rdc7) [%eval -29,16] [%emt 0:00:42]
} 29. Bb2 {(Bb2) [%eval 103,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} Be7 {
(Ng7) [%eval -21,17] [%emt 0:00:23]} 30. Rc1 {
(Rc1) [%eval 96,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} Ng7 {(Ng7) [%eval -21,17] [%emt 0:00:24]}
31. a4 {(a4) [%eval 88,14] [%emt 0:00:36]} Bb4 {
(Qe8) [%eval -20,19] [%emt 0:00:39]} 32. Kg1 {
(Qd2) [%eval 96,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} g5 {(Qe8) [%eval -14,17] [%emt 0:00:37]}
33. fxg5 {(fxg5) [%eval 103,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} Qxg5 {
(Qxg5) [%eval -17,17] [%emt 0:00:31]} 34. Rg3 {
(Rg3) [%eval 107,15] [%emt 0:00:39]} Qf4 {(Qh6) [%eval -17,17] [%emt 0:00:38]}
35. Qd1 {(Qd1) [%eval 107,14] [%emt 0:00:32]} Qh6 {
(Qh6) [%eval -17,16] [%emt 0:00:38]} 36. Kh1 {
(Rh3) [%eval 92,15] [%emt 0:00:50]} Kh8 {(Kh8) [%eval -21,16] [%emt 0:00:25]}
37. Rh3 {(Rd3) [%eval 96,15] [%emt 0:00:28]} Qg5 {
(Qg5) [%eval -21,16] [%emt 0:00:36]} 38. Qc2 {
(Rd3) [%eval 88,15] [%emt 0:00:29]} Qf4 {(Qf4) [%eval -21,16] [%emt 0:00:29]}
39. Rd3 {(Rd3) [%eval 107,14] [%emt 0:00:28]} Qh4 {
(Qg5) [%eval -39,16] [%emt 0:00:34]} 40. Qd2 {
(Qd2) [%eval 123,14] [%emt 0:00:28]} Rc4 {(Be7) [%eval -50,16] [%emt 0:00:34]}
41. Rf1 {(Rf1) [%eval 134,13] [%emt 0:00:37]} Bxc3 {
(Qd8) [%eval -62,17] [%emt 0:01:18]} 42. Rxc3 {
(Rxc3) [%eval 146,16] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rxc3 {
(Rxc3) [%eval -59,18] [%emt 0:01:12]} 43. Bxc3 {
(Bxc3) [%eval 157,16] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rg8 {(Qe4) [%eval -68,18] [%emt 0:01:00]}
44. g3 {(g3) [%eval 176,16] [%emt 0:00:37]} Qe7 {
(Qe7) [%eval -79,19] [%emt 0:01:02]} 45. Qb2 {
(Qb2) [%eval 184,17] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rc8 {(Rc8) [%eval -79,19] [%emt 0:01:01]}
46. Bd2 {(Bd2) [%eval 192,17] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rg8 {
(Kg8) [%eval -79,19] [%emt 0:01:03]} 47. Rc1 {
(Bh6) [%eval 223,15] [%emt 0:00:37]} Ne8 {(h5) [%eval -95,17] [%emt 0:00:58]}
48. Qc3 {(Qc3) [%eval 230,17] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rg7 {
(Rg7) [%eval -96,18] [%emt 0:01:10]} 49. h4 {
(Rc2) [%eval 242,16] [%emt 0:00:37]} Qf7 {(Rg8) [%eval -107,18] [%emt 0:00:37]}
50. Bh6 {(Bh6) [%eval 257,18] [%emt 0:01:00]} Rg8 {
(Rg8) [%eval -173,19] [%emt 0:01:06]} 51. Kg2 {
(Bg5) [%eval 280,17] [%emt 0:00:40]} Qg6 {(Qg6) [%eval -123,18] [%emt 0:00:55]}
52. Qe3 {(Bg5) [%eval 276,17] [%emt 0:00:36]} Qf7 {
(Qf7) [%eval -178,19] [%emt 0:00:45]} 53. Bg5 {
(Bg5) [%eval 311,16] [%emt 0:00:36]} Rg7 {(Rg7) [%eval -220,18] [%emt 0:00:58]}
54. g4 {(g4) [%eval 319,16] [%emt 0:00:39]} Qg6 {
(Qg6) [%eval -223,16] [%emt 0:00:39]} 55. Bd8 {
(Rf1) [%eval 319,15] [%emt 0:01:12]} Rb7 {(Rb7) [%eval -218,16] [%emt 0:00:22]}
56. h5 {(h5) [%eval 357,15] [%emt 0:01:09]} Qg7 {
(Qg7) [%eval -256,17] [%emt 0:00:35]} 57. h6 {
(Kh3) [%eval 373,15] [%emt 0:00:40]} Qg6 {(Qg8) [%eval -287,17] [%emt 0:00:26]}
58. Kh2 {(Qf4) [%eval 453,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} fxg4 {
(f4) [%eval -340,16] [%emt 0:00:31]} 59. Qg5 {
(Rf1) [%eval 630,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} Qxg5 {(Rb8) [%eval -496,15] [%emt 0:00:21]
} 60. Bxg5 {(Bxg5) [%eval 788,19] [%emt 0:00:33]} g3+ {
(g3) [%eval -718,19] [%emt 0:00:29]} 61. Kxg3 {
(Kxg3) [%eval 842,19] [%emt 0:00:33]} Kg8 {(Kg8) [%eval -793,20] [%emt 0:00:21]
} 62. Bg4 {(Bg4) [%eval 930,18] [%emt 0:00:33]} Nc7 {
(Nc7) [%eval -842,19] [%emt 0:00:19]} 1-0[/pgn]

[lucasart]

Who says that engines can't play positional chess?

[pgn][Event "39th Amateur D3"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2013.01.16"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Philou 3.7.1 64-bit"]
[Black "Alfil 13 64-bit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/1500:40/1500:40/1500"]

{Intel i5 Quad} 1. d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 2. e4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 3. f3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 4. c3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Bd3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Ne2 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 7. O-O {[%eval 80,15] [%emt 0:01:49]} O-O {
(O-O) [%eval -56,15] [%emt 0:01:15]} 8. Be3 {(Na3) [%eval 69,14] [%emt 0:01:01]
} d5 {(Nc6) [%eval -39,15] [%emt 0:01:23]} 9. e5 {
(e5) [%eval 61,13] [%emt 0:00:41]} Ne8 {(Nfd7) [%eval -34,15] [%emt 0:01:07]}
10. Nd2 {(Na3) [%eval 57,13] [%emt 0:00:56]} Nc6 {
(Nc6) [%eval -34,15] [%emt 0:00:43]} 11. f4 {(f4) [%eval 38,13] [%emt 0:00:39]}
f6 {(f6) [%eval -20,14] [%emt 0:01:11]} 12. Nf3 {
(Kh1) [%eval 42,13] [%emt 0:00:50]} cxd4 {(c4) [%eval -18,15] [%emt 0:02:05]}
13. cxd4 {(cxd4) [%eval 73,13] [%emt 0:00:45]} Bg4 {
(Bf5) [%eval -18,15] [%emt 0:00:43]} 14. Nc3 {
(Qb3) [%eval 73,12] [%emt 0:00:39]} e6 {(e6) [%eval -3,14] [%emt 0:00:49]} 15.
Rc1 {(Rc1) [%eval 65,12] [%emt 0:00:43]} Rc8 {
(Qe7) [%eval -7,14] [%emt 0:00:34]} 16. Qe1 {(a3) [%eval 57,12] [%emt 0:01:17]}
Bxf3 {(Qe7) [%eval -10,15] [%emt 0:00:44]} 17. Rxf3 {
(Rxf3) [%eval 92,13] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rf7 {(fxe5) [%eval -17,14] [%emt 0:00:36]}
18. Rh3 {(Qd1) [%eval 100,12] [%emt 0:00:37]} Bf8 {
(Bf8) [%eval -18,14] [%emt 0:00:41]} 19. a3 {
(Na4) [%eval 107,12] [%emt 0:00:43]} Be7 {(Qb6) [%eval -17,14] [%emt 0:00:33]}
20. Qg3 {(Qg3) [%eval 100,12] [%emt 0:01:03]} f5 {
(f5) [%eval -23,14] [%emt 0:00:27]} 21. Kh1 {(Kh1) [%eval 88,13] [%emt 0:00:35]
} Qb6 {(Qa5) [%eval -29,15] [%emt 0:00:50]} 22. b4 {
(b4) [%eval 107,14] [%emt 0:00:35]} Qd8 {(a6) [%eval -32,15] [%emt 0:00:32]}
23. Qe1 {(Qe1) [%eval 119,13] [%emt 0:00:35]} a5 {
(a6) [%eval -28,17] [%emt 0:00:47]} 24. b5 {(b5) [%eval 107,14] [%emt 0:00:35]}
Na7 {(Nb8) [%eval -26,16] [%emt 0:00:34]} 25. Ra1 {
(Ra1) [%eval 123,15] [%emt 0:00:39]} Bf8 {(Ng7) [%eval -34,15] [%emt 0:00:39]}
26. Bd2 {(Bf2) [%eval 119,15] [%emt 0:00:53]} Rd7 {
(b6) [%eval -37,15] [%emt 0:00:22]} 27. Be2 {(a4) [%eval 123,14] [%emt 0:00:43]
} b6 {(b6) [%eval -37,15] [%emt 0:00:26]} 28. Bc1 {
(Nd1) [%eval 123,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} Rdc7 {(Rdc7) [%eval -29,16] [%emt 0:00:42]
} 29. Bb2 {(Bb2) [%eval 103,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} Be7 {
(Ng7) [%eval -21,17] [%emt 0:00:23]} 30. Rc1 {
(Rc1) [%eval 96,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} Ng7 {(Ng7) [%eval -21,17] [%emt 0:00:24]}
31. a4 {(a4) [%eval 88,14] [%emt 0:00:36]} Bb4 {
(Qe8) [%eval -20,19] [%emt 0:00:39]} 32. Kg1 {
(Qd2) [%eval 96,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} g5 {(Qe8) [%eval -14,17] [%emt 0:00:37]}
33. fxg5 {(fxg5) [%eval 103,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} Qxg5 {
(Qxg5) [%eval -17,17] [%emt 0:00:31]} 34. Rg3 {
(Rg3) [%eval 107,15] [%emt 0:00:39]} Qf4 {(Qh6) [%eval -17,17] [%emt 0:00:38]}
35. Qd1 {(Qd1) [%eval 107,14] [%emt 0:00:32]} Qh6 {
(Qh6) [%eval -17,16] [%emt 0:00:38]} 36. Kh1 {
(Rh3) [%eval 92,15] [%emt 0:00:50]} Kh8 {(Kh8) [%eval -21,16] [%emt 0:00:25]}
37. Rh3 {(Rd3) [%eval 96,15] [%emt 0:00:28]} Qg5 {
(Qg5) [%eval -21,16] [%emt 0:00:36]} 38. Qc2 {
(Rd3) [%eval 88,15] [%emt 0:00:29]} Qf4 {(Qf4) [%eval -21,16] [%emt 0:00:29]}
39. Rd3 {(Rd3) [%eval 107,14] [%emt 0:00:28]} Qh4 {
(Qg5) [%eval -39,16] [%emt 0:00:34]} 40. Qd2 {
(Qd2) [%eval 123,14] [%emt 0:00:28]} Rc4 {(Be7) [%eval -50,16] [%emt 0:00:34]}
41. Rf1 {(Rf1) [%eval 134,13] [%emt 0:00:37]} Bxc3 {
(Qd8) [%eval -62,17] [%emt 0:01:18]} 42. Rxc3 {
(Rxc3) [%eval 146,16] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rxc3 {
(Rxc3) [%eval -59,18] [%emt 0:01:12]} 43. Bxc3 {
(Bxc3) [%eval 157,16] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rg8 {(Qe4) [%eval -68,18] [%emt 0:01:00]}
44. g3 {(g3) [%eval 176,16] [%emt 0:00:37]} Qe7 {
(Qe7) [%eval -79,19] [%emt 0:01:02]} 45. Qb2 {
(Qb2) [%eval 184,17] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rc8 {(Rc8) [%eval -79,19] [%emt 0:01:01]}
46. Bd2 {(Bd2) [%eval 192,17] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rg8 {
(Kg8) [%eval -79,19] [%emt 0:01:03]} 47. Rc1 {
(Bh6) [%eval 223,15] [%emt 0:00:37]} Ne8 {(h5) [%eval -95,17] [%emt 0:00:58]}
48. Qc3 {(Qc3) [%eval 230,17] [%emt 0:00:37]} Rg7 {
(Rg7) [%eval -96,18] [%emt 0:01:10]} 49. h4 {
(Rc2) [%eval 242,16] [%emt 0:00:37]} Qf7 {(Rg8) [%eval -107,18] [%emt 0:00:37]}
50. Bh6 {(Bh6) [%eval 257,18] [%emt 0:01:00]} Rg8 {
(Rg8) [%eval -173,19] [%emt 0:01:06]} 51. Kg2 {
(Bg5) [%eval 280,17] [%emt 0:00:40]} Qg6 {(Qg6) [%eval -123,18] [%emt 0:00:55]}
52. Qe3 {(Bg5) [%eval 276,17] [%emt 0:00:36]} Qf7 {
(Qf7) [%eval -178,19] [%emt 0:00:45]} 53. Bg5 {
(Bg5) [%eval 311,16] [%emt 0:00:36]} Rg7 {(Rg7) [%eval -220,18] [%emt 0:00:58]}
54. g4 {(g4) [%eval 319,16] [%emt 0:00:39]} Qg6 {
(Qg6) [%eval -223,16] [%emt 0:00:39]} 55. Bd8 {
(Rf1) [%eval 319,15] [%emt 0:01:12]} Rb7 {(Rb7) [%eval -218,16] [%emt 0:00:22]}
56. h5 {(h5) [%eval 357,15] [%emt 0:01:09]} Qg7 {
(Qg7) [%eval -256,17] [%emt 0:00:35]} 57. h6 {
(Kh3) [%eval 373,15] [%emt 0:00:40]} Qg6 {(Qg8) [%eval -287,17] [%emt 0:00:26]}
58. Kh2 {(Qf4) [%eval 453,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} fxg4 {
(f4) [%eval -340,16] [%emt 0:00:31]} 59. Qg5 {
(Rf1) [%eval 630,14] [%emt 0:00:33]} Qxg5 {(Rb8) [%eval -496,15] [%emt 0:00:21]
} 60. Bxg5 {(Bxg5) [%eval 788,19] [%emt 0:00:33]} g3+ {
(g3) [%eval -718,19] [%emt 0:00:29]} 61. Kxg3 {
(Kxg3) [%eval 842,19] [%emt 0:00:33]} Kg8 {(Kg8) [%eval -793,20] [%emt 0:00:21]
} 62. Bg4 {(Bg4) [%eval 930,18] [%emt 0:00:33]} Nc7 {
(Nc7) [%eval -842,19] [%emt 0:00:19]} 1-0[/pgn]

Nice!

I wish DiscoCheck could play like that...

[Graham Banks]

39TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Graham2013.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will gain automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 6

4.5 - Octochess r4741 64-bit
4.0 - ProDeo 1.83
4.0 - Arasan 15.1 64-bit
3.5 - Dirty 5Sep2012 64-bit
3.5 - Gaviota 0.85.1 64-bit
3.0 - Cheng3 1.07 64-bit
3.0 - DiscoCheck 3.7.1 64-bit
2.5 - Deuterium 12.01.30.1070 64-bit
2.5 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
2.5 - Godel 2.3.7 64-bit
2.5 - Alfil 13 64-bit
0.5 - RedQueen 1.1.2 64-bit


This tournament can be followed more closely from the following link, where games will also be available for download after every two rounds:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... f=7&t=6875

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://home.pacific.net.au/~tommyinoz/client.zip
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16001

The tournament will also be broadcast in Playchess.

[Graham Banks]

39TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Graham2013.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will gain automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 12

8.5 - Arasan 15.1 64-bit
8.5 - DiscoCheck 3.7.1 64-bit
8.0 - Octochess r4741 64-bit
6.0 - Dirty 5Sep2012 64-bit
6.0 - Cheng3 1.07 64-bit
6.0 - Gaviota 0.85.1 64-bit
6.0 - Deuterium 12.01.30.1070 64-bit
5.5 - Alfil 13 64-bit
5.0 - ProDeo 1.83
5.0 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
5.0 - Godel 2.3.7 64-bit
2.5 - RedQueen 1.1.2 64-bit


This tournament can be followed more closely from the following link, where games will also be available for download after every two rounds:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... f=7&t=6875

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://home.pacific.net.au/~tommyinoz/client.zip
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16001

The tournament will also be broadcast in Playchess.

[lucasart]

Game 9.5 shows an interesting endgame, where black ends up in zugzwang playing hopeless rook back and forth moves
[pgn]
[Event "39th Amateur D3"]
[Site "ChessGUI"]
[Date "2013.01.18"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "DiscoCheck 3.7.1 64-bit"]
[Black "ProDeo 1.83"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/1500:40/1500:40/1500"]

{Intel i5 Quad} 1. e4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 4. f4 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 5. e5 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} h5 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Be3 {[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} Nh6 {
[%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Nf3 {[%eval 28,20] [%emt 0:00:44]} Na6 {
(Qb6) [%eval -25,16] [%emt 0:01:36]} 8. Bxa6 {
(Bxa6) [%eval 52,21] [%emt 0:00:44]} bxa6 {(bxa6) [%eval -29,15] [%emt 0:00:12]
} 9. O-O {(Na4) [%eval 57,21] [%emt 0:00:44]} h4 {
(O-O) [%eval -33,16] [%emt 0:01:05]} 10. h3 {(Na4) [%eval 67,21] [%emt 0:00:44]
} Nf5 {(Nf5) [%eval -25,18] [%emt 0:01:08]} 11. Bf2 {
(Bd2) [%eval 67,20] [%emt 0:00:44]} a5 {(Rb8) [%eval -43,16] [%emt 0:00:55]}
12. Qd2 {(Na4) [%eval 75,20] [%emt 0:00:44]} Ba6 {
(Rb8) [%eval -47,17] [%emt 0:00:58]} 13. Rfd1 {
(Rfe1) [%eval 77,20] [%emt 0:00:44]} e6 {(e6) [%eval -62,17] [%emt 0:01:50]}
14. Na4 {(Na4) [%eval 82,21] [%emt 0:00:44]} Rb8 {
(Bf8) [%eval -49,19] [%emt 0:00:49]} 15. Nc5 {
(Nc5) [%eval 82,21] [%emt 0:00:44]} Qb6 {(Bc8) [%eval -49,18] [%emt 0:00:56]}
16. Qe1 {(b3) [%eval 80,19] [%emt 0:00:44]} Bf8 {
(Bf8) [%eval -51,17] [%emt 0:00:37]} 17. Nxa6 {
(Nxa6) [%eval 81,21] [%emt 0:00:44]} Qxa6 {(Qxa6) [%eval -50,17] [%emt 0:00:04]
} 18. Nxh4 {(Nxh4) [%eval 74,21] [%emt 0:00:44]} Nxh4 {
(Rxb2) [%eval -50,17] [%emt 0:01:10]} 19. Bxh4 {
(Bxh4) [%eval 71,22] [%emt 0:00:44]} Rxb2 {(Rxb2) [%eval -60,16] [%emt 0:00:37]
} 20. Bf6 {(Bf6) [%eval 71,21] [%emt 0:00:44]} Rh5 {
[%eval -59,18] [%emt 0:00:37]} 21. Rdb1 {(Rab1) [%eval 65,19] [%emt 0:00:44]}
Rb6 {(Rb6) [%eval -39,16] [%emt 0:00:37]} 22. a3 {
(Kh2) [%eval 69,18] [%emt 0:01:23]} Qc4 {(Be7) [%eval -35,17] [%emt 0:00:37]}
23. Qd2 {(Qc3) [%eval 42,18] [%emt 0:00:41]} c5 {
(Be7) [%eval -35,17] [%emt 0:00:37]} 24. c3 {(c3) [%eval 23,19] [%emt 0:00:41]}
a4 {[%eval -37,18] [%emt 0:00:37]} 25. Rxb6 {
(Rxb6) [%eval 75,20] [%emt 0:00:41]} axb6 {(axb6) [%eval -42,18] [%emt 0:00:35]
} 26. Rb1 {(Rb1) [%eval 46,22] [%emt 0:00:45]} b5 {
(b5) [%eval -26,20] [%emt 0:00:37]} 27. Qb2 {(Qb2) [%eval 61,22] [%emt 0:00:41]
} Kd7 {(Bh6) [%eval -28,20] [%emt 0:00:39]} 28. Qxb5+ {
(Qxb5) [%eval 37,22] [%emt 0:00:41]} Qxb5 {(Qxb5) [%eval -50,21] [%emt 0:00:37]
} 29. Rxb5 {(Rxb5) [%eval 27,24] [%emt 0:00:41]} cxd4 {
(c4) [%eval -42,21] [%emt 0:00:30]} 30. cxd4 {
(cxd4) [%eval 54,24] [%emt 0:00:41]} Kc6 {(Bxa3) [%eval -25,22] [%emt 0:00:43]}
31. Rb8 {(Ra5) [%eval 95,26] [%emt 0:00:41]} Bxa3 {
(Bxa3) [%eval 25,22] [%emt 0:00:36]} 32. Kf2 {
(Kf1) [%eval 105,27] [%emt 0:00:41]} Rh7 {(Rh7) [%eval 0,22] [%emt 0:00:37]}
33. Kf3 {(Rb1) [%eval 101,27] [%emt 0:00:41]} Rh6 {
(Rh5) [%eval 0,23] [%emt 0:00:37]} 34. Ke2 {(Rb1) [%eval 101,26] [%emt 0:00:41]
} Rh5 {(Rh7) [%eval 0,21] [%emt 0:00:37]} 35. Kd3 {
(Kf2) [%eval 128,26] [%emt 0:00:41]} Rh7 {(Rh6) [%eval 0,23] [%emt 0:00:31]}
36. Kc2 {(Ra8) [%eval 123,28] [%emt 0:00:41]} Rh6 {
(Rh6) [%eval -60,22] [%emt 0:00:42]} 37. Bg5 {
(Kb1) [%eval 117,26] [%emt 0:00:41]} Rh5 {(Rh5) [%eval -92,22] [%emt 0:00:38]}
38. h4 {(Kb1) [%eval 130,26] [%emt 0:00:41]} Rh7 {
(Rh7) [%eval -55,21] [%emt 0:00:37]} 39. Kd3 {
(Kb1) [%eval 130,24] [%emt 0:00:41]} Rh5 {(f5) [%eval -99,20] [%emt 0:00:37]}
40. g3 {(g4) [%eval 142,25] [%emt 0:00:41]} Rh7 {
(Rh7) [%eval -126,20] [%emt 0:00:37]} 41. g4 {
(g4) [%eval 146,25] [%emt 0:00:37]} f5 {(f5) [%eval -127,20] [%emt 0:00:39]}
42. exf6 {(exf6) [%eval 146,23] [%emt 0:00:37]} Bd6 {
(Bd6) [%eval -127,19] [%emt 0:00:37]} 43. Rc8+ {
(Re8) [%eval 134,22] [%emt 0:00:37]} Kb5 {(Kb5) [%eval -147,18] [%emt 0:00:43]}
44. Kc3 {(Kc2) [%eval 131,21] [%emt 0:01:13]} Rf7 {
(Bb4) [%eval -144,18] [%emt 0:00:35]} 45. Kc2 {
(Kb2) [%eval 156,22] [%emt 0:00:36]} a3 {(Bb4) [%eval -158,18] [%emt 0:00:41]}
46. Kb3 {(Kb3) [%eval 171,23] [%emt 0:00:36]} Rb7 {
(Rb7) [%eval -170,20] [%emt 0:00:45]} 47. Ka2 {
(Ka2) [%eval 178,23] [%emt 0:00:36]} Ka4 {(Ka4) [%eval -151,19] [%emt 0:00:37]}
48. Ra8+ {(Rd8) [%eval 171,23] [%emt 0:00:36]} Kb5 {
(Kb5) [%eval -147,19] [%emt 0:00:37]} 49. Rd8 {
(Rd8) [%eval 160,23] [%emt 0:00:36]} Kc6 {(Bb4) [%eval -157,19] [%emt 0:00:37]}
50. h5 {(Rc8) [%eval 169,21] [%emt 0:01:10]} gxh5 {
(gxh5) [%eval -254,18] [%emt 0:00:37]} 51. gxh5 {
(gxh5) [%eval 250,23] [%emt 0:00:35]} Rh7 {(Bb4) [%eval -263,20] [%emt 0:00:37]
} 52. h6 {(h6) [%eval 287,23] [%emt 0:00:35]} Rb7 {
(Rb7) [%eval -235,19] [%emt 0:00:37]} 53. Ka1 {
(Rc8) [%eval 237,21] [%emt 0:00:35]} Bb4 {(Bb4) [%eval -234,19] [%emt 0:00:37]}
54. Re8 {(Re8) [%eval 305,21] [%emt 0:00:35]} Rc7 {
(Rc7) [%eval -226,19] [%emt 0:00:37]} 55. f5 {
(Rxe6) [%eval 351,22] [%emt 0:00:35]} exf5 {
(exf5) [%eval -282,20] [%emt 0:00:37]} 56. Bf4 {
(Bf4) [%eval 410,23] [%emt 0:00:35]} Rf7 {(Rf7) [%eval -282,20] [%emt 0:00:30]}
57. Rc8+ {(Rc8) [%eval 441,23] [%emt 0:01:05]} Kb5 {
(Kb5) [%eval -325,19] [%emt 0:00:31]} 58. Rc7 {
(Rc7) [%eval 572,23] [%emt 0:01:05]} Rxf6 {
(Rxf6) [%eval -339,21] [%emt 0:00:31]} 59. h7 {
(Rb7) [%eval 462,22] [%emt 0:00:59]} Rf8 {(Rf8) [%eval -345,23] [%emt 0:00:44]}
60. Be5 {(Be5) [%eval 461,21] [%emt 0:00:59]} Bd2 {
[%eval -344,25] [%emt 0:00:46]} 61. Ka2 {(Rf7) [%eval 583,21] [%emt 0:00:29]}
Be3 {(Ba5) [%eval -456,22] [%emt 0:00:37]} 62. Rg7 {
(Rc5) [%eval 1015,20] [%emt 0:00:29]} Bxd4 {
(Bxd4) [%eval -762,20] [%emt 0:00:37]} 63. Bxd4 {
(Bxd4) [%eval 1181,21] [%emt 0:00:29]} Rc8 {
(Kc4) [%eval -805,21] [%emt 0:00:36]} 64. Kxa3 {
(Rg8) [%eval 1194,17] [%emt 0:00:56]} Kc4 {
(Kc4) [%eval -1092,21] [%emt 0:00:33]} 65. Rg8 {[%eval 1209,19] [%emt 0:00:28]}
Rxg8 {(Rxg8) [%eval -1025,26] [%emt 0:00:31]} 1-0
[/pgn]

[Graham Banks]

39TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
Graham2013.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 64-bit 1CPU (where available)

The top engine will gain automatic promotion and the bottom engine will gain automatic relegation. Any other changes of division will be at my discretion and may not necessarily involve playoff matches.

Standings after Round 18

13.0 - Arasan 15.1 64-bit
12.0 - Octochess r4741 64-bit
11.5 - DiscoCheck 3.7.1 64-bit
10.5 - Cheng3 1.07 64-bit
9.5 - Gaviota 0.85.1 64-bit
9.0 - Dirty 5Sep2012 64-bit
9.0 - Godel 2.3.7 64-bit
8.5 - Deuterium 12.01.30.1070 64-bit
7.5 - Alfil 13 64-bit
7.0 - ProDeo 1.83
7.0 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
3.5 - RedQueen 1.1.2 64-bit


This tournament can be followed more closely from the following link, where games will also be available for download after every two rounds:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... f=7&t=6875

Alternatively, if you install TLCV (Tom's Live Chess Viewer) on your computer, you can watch the games live move by move. You'll also be able to chat to others following the tournament in the chatroom there.
http://home.pacific.net.au/~tommyinoz/client.zip
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16001

The tournament will also be broadcast in Playchess.

[Graham Banks]

RedQueen 1.1.3 64-bit has replaced RedQueen 1.1.2 64-bit.
The relevant games are being replayed.

[Graham Banks]

Amended standings after Round 18

12.0 - Octochess r4741 64-bit
11.5 - Arasan 15.1 64-bit
10.5 - Cheng3 1.07 64-bit
10.5 - DiscoCheck 3.7.1 64-bit
9.5 - Dirty 5Sep2012 64-bit
9.0 - Gaviota 0.85.1 64-bit
9.0 - RedQueen 1.1.3 64-bit
7.5 - Godel 2.3.7 64-bit
7.5 - Deuterium 12.01.30.1070 64-bit
7.0 - Alfil 13 64-bit
7.0 - Philou 3.7.1 64-bit
7.0 - ProDeo 1.83