the final short test - same short tc that they use on fishtest - the McBrains do very well using normal type openings ( if one has ever looked the opening positions fishtest uses, they are definitely not normal type openings , but it's hard to find fault with their process - so I'm fine with it)
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200 rounds and 2000 games completed...
time control: 950+10
Date: 04/01/17 : 11:49:08
2000 game(s) loaded
Rank Name Rating Δ + - # Σ Σ% W L D W% =% OppR
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1 McBrain 2.1f 64 POPCNT 3117 0.0 10 10 800 425.5 53.2 162 111 527 20.2 65.9 3096
2 McBrain 2.0 64 POPCNT 3113 4.2 10 10 800 419.5 52.4 164 125 511 20.5 63.9 3097
3 McBrain 2.1s 64 POPCNT 3106 6.6 10 10 800 410.0 51.2 140 120 540 17.5 67.5 3098
4 Stockfish 010417 64 POPC 3095 11.5 10 10 800 392.0 49.0 127 143 530 15.9 66.2 3101
5 Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT 3068 26.5 10 10 800 353.0 44.1 109 203 488 13.6 61.0 3108
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80 of 2000 games completed...
time control: 6000+60
Date: 04/01/17 : 12:14:12
80 game(s) loaded
Rank Name Rating Δ + - # Σ Σ% W L D W% =% OppR
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1 McBrain 2.1f 64 POPCNT 3101 0.0 2 2 32 18.5 57.8 6 1 25 18.8 78.1 3100
2 McBrain 2.0 64 POPCNT 3100 1.5 2 2 32 16.0 50.0 5 5 22 15.6 68.8 3100
3 Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT 3100 0.2 2 2 32 15.5 48.4 4 5 23 12.5 71.9 3100
4 Stockfish 010417 64 POPC 3100 0.0 2 2 32 15.5 48.4 3 4 25 9.4 78.1 3100
5 McBrain 2.1s 64 POPCNT 3099 0.9 2 2 32 14.5 45.3 4 7 21 12.5 65.6 3100
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/et9gtoldp5mjd ... a.txt?dl=1
updates will be made every 80 games or , about twenty minutes using 10 of the 12 real cores on the Mac Pro
for those that would like to see the pgn
https://www.dropbox.com/s/87ikp9q05yd3v18/all.pgn?dl=1
the pgn file is updated every minute with the latest completed games...
based on prior testing - would not be surprised to see stockfish 8 at the top of the heap when it's done...
The openings used here are the TCEC Superfinal openings from seasons 8 and 9, 100 positions, each engine plays both white and black against the other engines for 800 games , 2000 games in total.