Storming The Castle

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Storming The Castle

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STORMING THE CASTLE

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SALC-12moves.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 38 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Participants

Spike 1.4 Leiden
SmarThink 1.70 64-bit
Quazar 0.4 64-bit
DiscoCheck 5.2.1 64-bit
Booot 5.2.0 64-bit
Spark 1.0 64-bit
iCE 2.0 64-bit
Vajolet2 1.45 64-bit
Thinker 5.4d Inert 64-bit
Zappa Mexico II 64-bit
Deuterium 14.2.33.276 64-bit
MinkoChess 1.3 64-bit
Nemo 1.0.1 64-bit
Toga II 3.0
Gaviota 1.0 64-bit
Arasan 17.4 64-bit
Onno 1.2.70 64-bit
Fizbo 1.2 64-bit
Murka 3 64-bit
Tornado 6.0 64-bit

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Broadcast details

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This tournament can be followed more closely from the following link, where games will also be available for download after every two rounds:
http://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=7800

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 - 16002
gbanksnz at gmail.com
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Re: Storming The Castle

Post by Engin »

Yo, i will follow this new tournament of course Graham :-)
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Standings after Round 4 of 38

Post by Graham Banks »

STORMING THE CASTLE

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SALC-12moves.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 38 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Standings after Round 4

3.0 - iCE 2.0 64-bit
3.0 - Deuterium 14.2.33.276 64-bit
3.0 - Vajolet2 1.45 64-bit
3.0 - MinkoChess 1.3 64-bit
2.5 - Arasan 17.4 64-bit
2.5 - Spike 1.4 Leiden
2.5 - Fizbo 1.2 64-bit
2.0 - Murka 3.0 64-bit
2.0 - Booot 5.2.0 64-bit
2.0 - Zappa Mexico II 64-bit
2.0 - SmarThink 1.70 64-bit
2.0 - Spark 1.0 64-bit
2.0 - DiscoCheck 5.2.1 64-bit
1.5 - Nemo 1.0.1 64-bit
1.5 - Gaviota 1.0 64-bit
1.5 - Onno 1.2.70 64-bit
1.5 - Quazar 0.4 64-bit
1.5 - Toga II 3.0
1.0 - Tornado 6.0 64-bit
0.0 - Thinker 5.4d Inert 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://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=7800

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 - 16002
gbanksnz at gmail.com
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Re: Standings after Round 4 of 38

Post by Ferdy »

Material imbalance.
[pgn]
[Event "Storming The Castle"]
[Site "ChessGUI3"]
[Date "2014.10.29"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Deuterium 14.2.33.276 64-bit"]
[Black "Arasan 17.4 64-bit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/1500:40/1500:40/1500"]

{ i5 Quad } 1.d4 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 1...Nf6 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 2.c4 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 2...g6 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 3.Nc3 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 3...Bg7 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 4.e4 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 4...d6 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 5.Be2 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 5...O-O { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 6.Bg5 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 6...Nbd7 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 7.Qd2 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 7...e5 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 8.d5 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 8...Nc5 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 9.f3 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 9...h6 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 10.Be3 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 10...Nh5 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 11.O-O-O { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 11...Kh7 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 12.g3 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 12...b6 { [%eval 0,1] [%emt 0:00:00] } 13.Bf1 { [%eval 67,19] [%emt 0:00:41] } 13...Bd7 { (Rb8) [%eval -54,22] [%emt 0:00:53] } 14.Re1 { (Nge2) [%eval 61,21] [%emt 0:01:27] } 14...a5 { (a6) [%eval -36,20] [%emt 0:01:01] } 15.Bh3 { (Nge2) [%eval 65,22] [%emt 0:01:04] } 15...Bxh3 { (f5) [%eval -40,20] [%emt 0:00:56] } 16.Nxh3 { (Nxh3) [%eval 103,19] [%emt 0:00:52] } 16...Nb7 { (Qd7) [%eval -56,21] [%emt 0:00:53] } 17.Kb1 { (Rhg1) [%eval 126,20] [%emt 0:00:27] } 17...Nf6 { (Qd7) [%eval -74,21] [%emt 0:00:53] } 18.Nf2 { (g4) [%eval 126,21] [%emt 0:00:29] } 18...Rh8 { (Nc5) [%eval -74,22] [%emt 0:00:53] } 19.h4 { (h4) [%eval 120,23] [%emt 0:01:21] } 19...a4 { (Nc5) [%eval -64,22] [%emt 0:00:53] } 20.Nb5 { (g4) [%eval 134,22] [%emt 0:00:40] } 20...Kg8 { (Nc5) [%eval -68,22] [%emt 0:00:53] } 21.Nd3 { (g4) [%eval 143,21] [%emt 0:00:30] } 21...h5 { (Nd7) [%eval -86,23] [%emt 0:00:53] } 22.Bg5 { (Qc2) [%eval 154,23] [%emt 0:01:44] } 22...Qc8 { (Qc8) [%eval -86,22] [%emt 0:00:53] } 23.Nb4 { (Nb4) [%eval 163,22] [%emt 0:00:52] } 23...Nh7 { (Nh7) [%eval -76,21] [%emt 0:01:00] } 24.Be3 { (Be3) [%eval 159,24] [%emt 0:00:49] } 24...Nf6 { (Nf6) [%eval -102,22] [%emt 0:00:52] } 25.Qc2 { (Qc2) [%eval 162,22] [%emt 0:01:23] } 25...Kh7 { (Qd7) [%eval -106,22] [%emt 0:00:52] } 26.Rhf1 { (Bg5) [%eval 166,20] [%emt 0:01:03] } 26...Qd7 { (Qd7) [%eval -72,20] [%emt 0:01:02] } 27.Bg5 { (f4) [%eval 160,20] [%emt 0:00:49] } 27...Nc5 { (Kg8) [%eval -90,21] [%emt 0:00:51] } 28.Rh1 { (Nc6) [%eval 129,19] [%emt 0:01:04] } 28...Ne8 { (Ng8) [%eval -100,20] [%emt 0:01:03] } 29.Nc6 { (Nc6) [%eval 144,20] [%emt 0:00:41] } 29...Nf6 { (Bh6) [%eval -118,21] [%emt 0:00:51] } 30.Reg1 { (Re3) [%eval 149,19] [%emt 0:00:41] } 30...Kg8 { (Ng8) [%eval -102,22] [%emt 0:00:51] } 31.Rf1 { (Nba7) [%eval 165,19] [%emt 0:00:36] } 31...Rh7 { (Ne8) [%eval -88,21] [%emt 0:00:59] } 32.Qd2 { (Nba7) [%eval 161,19] [%emt 0:00:50] } 32...Kh8 { (Ne8) [%eval -94,23] [%emt 0:00:50] } 33.Qg2 { (Ka1) [%eval 157,20] [%emt 0:00:50] } 33...Kg8 { (Ne8) [%eval -110,21] [%emt 0:00:50] } 34.Rc1 { (Qc2) [%eval 162,22] [%emt 0:00:35] } 34...Rh8 { (Ne8) [%eval -102,20] [%emt 0:00:50] } 35.Rc3 { (Qc2) [%eval 181,22] [%emt 0:00:30] } 35...Kh7 { (Kh7) [%eval -132,21] [%emt 0:00:50] } 36.Ra3 { (Ra3) [%eval 178,22] [%emt 0:00:57] } 36...Rhf8 { (Rhf8) [%eval -154,22] [%emt 0:00:50] } 37.Qh3 { (Nba7) [%eval 178,23] [%emt 0:00:56] } 37...Qxh3 { (Qxh3) [%eval -150,24] [%emt 0:00:50] } 38.Rxh3 { (Rxh3) [%eval 175,25] [%emt 0:00:58] } 38...Ne8 { (Ne8) [%eval -150,24] [%emt 0:00:50] } 39.Be7 { (b4) [%eval 173,24] [%emt 0:00:32] } 39...Rg8 { (Rg8) [%eval -145,22] [%emt 0:00:49] } 40.Bd8 { (Bd8) [%eval 170,25] [%emt 0:00:58] } 40...Rc8 { (Rc8) [%eval -138,22] [%emt 0:00:39] } 41.b4 { (Bg5) [%eval 176,23] [%emt 0:00:57] } 41...axb3 { (Nb7) [%eval -162,22] [%emt 0:00:37] } 42.axb3 { (axb3) [%eval 172,23] [%emt 0:00:37] } 42...f5 { (f5) [%eval -150,23] [%emt 0:00:37] } 43.b4 { (exf5) [%eval 157,22] [%emt 0:00:37] } 43...Nd7 { (Nd7) [%eval -142,23] [%emt 0:00:37] } 44.exf5 { (exf5) [%eval 175,23] [%emt 0:00:29] } 44...gxf5 { (gxf5) [%eval -112,22] [%emt 0:00:37] } 45.Bg5 { (Bg5) [%eval 199,24] [%emt 0:00:20] } 45...Rf8 { (Rf8) [%eval -128,22] [%emt 0:00:37] } 46.Ne7 { (Ne7) [%eval 184,24] [%emt 0:00:38] } 46...Rb8 { (Rb8) [%eval -134,24] [%emt 0:00:37] } 47.Ra7 { (Ra7) [%eval 196,24] [%emt 0:00:38] } 47...e4 { (e4) [%eval -150,24] [%emt 0:00:37] } 48.f4 { (f4) [%eval 175,25] [%emt 0:00:38] } 48...Rf7 { (Rf7) [%eval -150,24] [%emt 0:00:37] } 49.Rh2 { (Rh1) [%eval 204,23] [%emt 0:00:36] } 49...Bf6 { [%eval -122,24] [%emt 0:00:37] } 50.Nxf5 { (Nxf5) [%eval 191,25] [%emt 0:00:52] } 50...Bxg5 { (Bxg5) [%eval -138,23] [%emt 0:00:15] } 51.hxg5 { (hxg5) [%eval 190,25] [%emt 0:00:26] } 51...Rxf5 { (Rxf5) [%eval -126,23] [%emt 0:00:23] } 52.Rxh5+ { (Rxh5) [%eval 206,23] [%emt 0:00:46] } 52...Kg8 { (Kg7) [%eval -126,24] [%emt 0:00:39] } 53.Rh1 { (Rh1) [%eval 207,24] [%emt 0:00:33] } 53...Rf7 { (Rf7) [%eval -138,24] [%emt 0:00:38] } 54.Re1 { (Re1) [%eval 199,26] [%emt 0:00:38] } 54...Nf8 { (Nf8) [%eval -122,22] [%emt 0:00:38] } 55.Rxe4 { (Rxe4) [%eval 184,23] [%emt 0:00:52] } 55...Ng6 { (Rc8) [%eval -104,24] [%emt 0:00:39] } 56.Kc2 { (Kc2) [%eval 195,24] [%emt 0:01:34] } 56...Rc8 { (Rc8) [%eval -122,24] [%emt 0:00:38] } 57.Kd3 { (Nd4) [%eval 194,22] [%emt 0:00:36] } 57...Rh7 { (Rh7) [%eval -72,21] [%emt 0:00:39] } 58.Ke2 { (Ke3) [%eval 187,21] [%emt 0:00:24] } 58...Rh2+ { (Rh1) [%eval -82,22] [%emt 0:00:38] } 59.Kf3 { (Kf3) [%eval 194,23] [%emt 0:00:23] } 59...Rh1 { (Rb2) [%eval -106,22] [%emt 0:00:43] } 60.Kg4 { (Nd4) [%eval 235,22] [%emt 0:00:54] } 60...Rc1 { (Rc1) [%eval -136,25] [%emt 0:01:56] } 61.Rxe8+ { (Kf5) [%eval 273,25] [%emt 0:01:10] } 61...Rxe8 { (Rxe8) [%eval -174,27] [%emt 0:01:44] } 62.Rxc7 { (Rxc7) [%eval 259,24] [%emt 0:00:18] } 62...Rd8 { (Rd8) [%eval -158,24] [%emt 0:00:31] } 63.Nd4 { (Nd4) [%eval 293,24] [%emt 0:00:40] } 63...Kh8 { (Nf8) [%eval -182,23] [%emt 0:00:31] } 64.Kh5 { (Kh5) [%eval 342,24] [%emt 0:00:33] } 64...Rg8 { (Nf8) [%eval -185,23] [%emt 0:00:31] } 65.Nf5 { (Nf5) [%eval 343,25] [%emt 0:00:37] } 65...Rh1+ { (Rh1) [%eval -194,23] [%emt 0:00:31] } 66.Kg4 { (Kg4) [%eval 334,24] [%emt 0:00:35] } 66...Rh7 { (Rh7) [%eval -156,24] [%emt 0:01:33] } 67.Rc6 { (Rxh7) [%eval 312,23] [%emt 0:00:47] } 67...Ne7 { (b5) [%eval -202,22] [%emt 0:00:28] } 68.Rxd6 { (Rxb6) [%eval 410,21] [%emt 0:00:28] } 68...Nxf5 { [%eval -206,22] [%emt 0:00:26] } 69.Kxf5 { (Kxf5) [%eval 412,22] [%emt 0:00:21] } 69...Rf7+ { (Rf8) [%eval -204,20] [%emt 0:00:26] } 70.Rf6 { (Rf6) [%eval 365,22] [%emt 0:00:31] } 70...Rc7 { (Rc7) [%eval -234,22] [%emt 0:00:26] } 71.Rc6 { (Rc6) [%eval 374,21] [%emt 0:00:18] } 71...Rf8+ { (Rf7) [%eval -224,21] [%emt 0:00:28] } 72.Ke6 { (Ke5) [%eval 417,22] [%emt 0:00:21] } 72...Re8+ { (Rb7) [%eval -256,23] [%emt 0:00:26] } 73.Kd6 { (Kf6) [%eval 452,22] [%emt 0:00:37] } 73...Rb7 { (Rb7) [%eval -306,22] [%emt 0:00:26] } 74.Rc7 { (Rc7) [%eval 461,24] [%emt 0:00:37] } 74...Rbb8 { (Rbb8) [%eval -334,23] [%emt 0:00:26] } 75.Re7 { (c5) [%eval 492,24] [%emt 0:00:36] } 75...Rg8 { [%eval -346,23] [%emt 0:00:26] } 76.c5 { (c5) [%eval 597,22] [%emt 0:00:21] } 76...bxc5 { [%eval -400,22] [%emt 0:00:26] } 77.bxc5 { (bxc5) [%eval 676,24] [%emt 0:00:33] } 77...Rg6+ { [%eval -446,23] [%emt 0:00:26] } 78.Ke5 { (Re6) [%eval 714,25] [%emt 0:00:27] } 78...Rb5 { (Rb5) [%eval -517,22] [%emt 0:00:26] } 79.Rc7 { (Rc7) [%eval 836,26] [%emt 0:00:33] } 79...Rb8 { (Rg8) [%eval -592,23] [%emt 0:00:26] } 80.d6 { (d6) [%eval 1273,24] [%emt 0:00:26] } 80...Rd8 { [%eval -701,23] [%emt 0:00:21] } 81.Re7 { (Re7) [%eval 2136,23] [%emt 0:00:22] } 81...Kg8 { [%eval -1038,25] [%emt 0:00:37] } 1-0
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Re: Standings after Round 4 of 38

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Nice win! :)
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Re: Standings after Round 4 of 38

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Graham Banks wrote:Nice win! :)
You should reverse the side Graham :), lets see how it will play out.
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Re: Standings after Round 4 of 38

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Ferdy wrote:
Graham Banks wrote:Nice win! :)
You should reverse the side Graham :), lets see how it will play out.
This will happen, so we'll see. :)
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Standings after Round 8 of 38

Post by Graham Banks »

STORMING THE CASTLE

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SALC-12moves.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 38 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Standings after Round 8

6.5 - Spike 1.4 Leiden
5.5 - iCE 2.0 64-bit
5.5 - Arasan 17.4 64-bit
5.5 - Vajolet2 1.45 64-bit
5.5 - MinkoChess 1.3 64-bit
4.5 - Deuterium 14.2.33.276 64-bit
4.5 - Booot 5.2.0 64-bit
4.5 - SmarThink 1.70 64-bit
4.0 - Spark 1.0 64-bit
4.0 - Zappa Mexico II 64-bit
4.0 - Quazar 0.4 64-bit
3.5 - Murka 3.0 64-bit
3.5 - Onno 1.2.70 64-bit
3.5 - DiscoCheck 5.2.1 64-bit
3.5 - Fizbo 1.2 64-bit
3.5 - Toga II 3.0
3.0 - Nemo 1.0.1 64-bit
3.0 - Gaviota 1.0 64-bit
2.0 - Tornado 6.0 64-bit
0.5 - Thinker 5.4d Inert 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://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=7800

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 - 16002
gbanksnz at gmail.com
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Standings after Round 12 of 38

Post by Graham Banks »

STORMING THE CASTLE

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
SALC-12moves.cgb book
40 moves in 25 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
2 cycles 38 rounds
All engines 64-bit where available


Standings after Round 12

8.5 - iCE 2.0 64-bit
8.5 - Spike 1.4 Leiden
8.0 - Vajolet2 1.45 64-bit
7.5 - Arasan 17.4 64-bit
7.5 - MinkoChess 1.3 64-bit
6.5 - Onno 1.2.70 64-bit
6.5 - SmarThink 1.70 64-bit
6.5 - Booot 5.2.0 64-bit
6.0 - Spark 1.0 64-bit
6.0 - Deuterium 14.2.33.276 64-bit
6.0 - Fizbo 1.2 64-bit
5.5 - Zappa Mexico II 64-bit
5.5 - Toga II 3.0
5.5 - Quazar 0.4 64-bit
5.0 - Murka 3.0 64-bit
5.0 - DiscoCheck 5.2.1 64-bit
5.0 - Gaviota 1.0 64-bit
4.5 - Nemo 1.0.1 64-bit
3.5 - Thinker 5.4d Inert 64-bit
3.0 - Tornado 6.0 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://www.kirill-kryukov.com/chess/dis ... f=7&t=7800

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 - 16002
gbanksnz at gmail.com