CountryChess 03: Spain

[countrychess]

Hello,

CC03 Spanish competition will start later this week. Here's the list of participants so far. Please contact me if you'd like to send an updated version of your engine, or if you wish to subscribe a Spanish engine that is not included yet.

CC03 Spain,

Listing of Players

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 N     Name                    Ratin 
  1    Alfil 13.1 64-bit 6CPU  2606  
  2    Rodin 6.0               2536  
  3    Danasah 5.06            2495  
  4    Atlas 3.50 64-bit       2483  
  5    Pepito 1.59.2 64-bit    2461  
  6    Caligula 0.7            2446  
  7    Godel 2.3.7 64-bit      2359  
  8    Eveann 1.71a            2357  
  9    Popochin 3.2            2352  
 10    Averno 0.81             2337  
 11    Simplex 0.9.8 64-bit    2329  
 12    Sungorus 1.4 64-bit     2324  
 13    KMTChess 1.2.1 64-bit   2235  
 14    Betsabe II 1.30 64-bit  2214  
 15    Ayito 0.2.994           2205  
 16    Carballo 0.8            2173  
 17    Clarabit 1.00 64-bit    1973  
 18    Bouquet 1.6 64-bit 6CPU    0  
 19    Chesskiss 1.7 64-bit       0  
 20    Rhetoric 1.0 64-bit        0  

Two divisions, double round-robin tournament.
TimeControl: 1800+10.

The winner of the premier division (Spanish champion) gains access to the 3rd qualifying round of the Championsleague.

More info, games and standings at
http://www.bloggen.be/countrychess/

Best wishes,
Geert

[pedrox]

Hi Geert.

I see that in your tournament engines using 6 CPUs, which seems appropriate, if a programmer makes his engine with support for multiple CPUs then engien should to play with more than 1 CPU. However, in your tournament engines play also mode ponder off.

I think that should be activated first ponder on and then set the number of CPUs, maybe instead of set 6 CPUs you could give 3. I could understand that ponder is disabled if the computer can be damaged during the tournament.

It's just my opinion.

I will send an e-mail.

[countrychess]

Hi Geert.

I see that in your tournament engines using 6 CPUs, which seems appropriate, if a programmer makes his engine with support for multiple CPUs then engien should to play with more than 1 CPU. However, in your tournament engines play also mode ponder off.

I think that should be activated first ponder on and then set the number of CPUs, maybe instead of set 6 CPUs you could give 3. I could understand that ponder is disabled if the computer can be damaged during the tournament.

It's just my opinion.

I will send an e-mail.

Hello Pedro,
Thanks for your reply. I understand your point of view, at least I think I do. The difference between multicore progrmas using 6CPU and singlecore in ponder off mode is to big.
When I started my tournament 2 years ago, I thought that more programmers would try to make their program multicore. I cannot change the rules now cause the tournament has started in July. Anyway, I plan to organize other tournaments where singlecore programs will meet other singlecores, and multicores will face multicores. I agree that in CountryChess this is not well balanced.

But multicore or not, the winner of CC01 and CC02 was Komodo, a singlecore engine at that time.

Best wishes and good luck with DanaSah!