83rd Amateur Series Division 3

[Graham Banks]

83RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessGUI.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

chess22k 1.14 64-bit
Wasp 4.00 64-bit
ChessBrainVB 3.74
Minic 2.53 64-bit
Marvin 4.0.0 64-bit
Rodent IV 0.30 64-bit
Sting SF 24.0 64-bit
Monolith 2.0 64-bit
Amoeba 3.2 64-bit
Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
FabChess 1.16 64-bit
Koivisto 4.0 64-bit


I'll post updates after every six rounds, and make the games available here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12543

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.
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16001

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

83RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessGUI.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

8.0 - Marvin 4.0.0 64-bit
7.5 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
6.5 - Amoeba 3.2 64-bit
6.5 - Wasp 4.00 64-bit
6.5 - Koivisto 4.0 64-bit
6.5 - Sting SF 24.0 64-bit
6.0 - Monolith 2.0 64-bit
6.0 - Minic 2.53 64-bit
6.0 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
5.0 - Rodent IV 0.30 64-bit
5.0 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
2.5 - FabChess 1.16 64-bit


I'll post updates after every six rounds, and make the games available here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12543

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.
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16001

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

83RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessGUI.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

12.0 - Marvin 4.0.0 64-bit
11.0 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
10.0 - Koivisto 4.0 64-bit
10.0 - Monolith 2.0 64-bit
10.0 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
9.5 - Amoeba 3.2 64-bit
9.5 - Wasp 4.00 64-bit
8.5 - Minic 2.53 64-bit
8.5 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
7.5 - Rodent IV 0.30 64-bit
7.5 - Sting SF 24.0 64-bit
4.0 - FabChess 1.16 64-bit


I'll post updates after every six rounds, and make the games available here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12543

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.
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16001

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

83RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessGUI.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 24

15.5 - Marvin 4.0.0 64-bit
15.0 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
14.5 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
14.0 - Wasp 4.00 64-bit
13.5 - Koivisto 4.0 64-bit
12.0 - Monolith 2.0 64-bit
11.5 - Amoeba 3.2 64-bit
11.5 - Minic 2.53 64-bit
11.0 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
10.5 - Sting SF 24.0 64-bit
10.0 - Rodent IV 0.30 64-bit
5.0 - FabChess 1.16 64-bit


I'll post updates after every six rounds, and make the games available here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12543

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.
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16001

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

83RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessGUI.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 30

19.5 - Marvin 4.0.0 64-bit
17.0 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
17.0 - Koivisto 4.0 64-bit
16.5 - Wasp 4.00 64-bit
16.5 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
15.5 - Monolith 2.0 64-bit
15.0 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
14.5 - Amoeba 3.2 64-bit
14.0 - Minic 2.53 64-bit
13.0 - Sting SF 24.0 64-bit
12.5 - Rodent IV 0.30 64-bit
9.0 - FabChess 1.16 64-bit


I'll post updates after every six rounds, and make the games available here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12543

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.
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16001

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

83RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessGUI.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 36

22.5 - Marvin 4.0.0 64-bit
21.5 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
20.0 - Wasp 4.00 64-bit
19.0 - Monolith 2.0 64-bit
18.5 - Koivisto 4.0 64-bit
18.5 - Amoeba 3.2 64-bit
18.5 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
18.0 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
17.5 - Sting SF 24.0 64-bit
15.5 - Minic 2.53 64-bit
14.0 - Rodent IV 0.30 64-bit
12.5 - FabChess 1.16 64-bit


I'll post updates after every six rounds, and make the games available here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=12543

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.
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16001

Linux users can use Livius:
https://github.com/kmar/livius

There is also a Livius windows version.
It has live pv boards as a nice addition.
http://www.crabaware.com/livius/

[Graham Banks]

83RD AMATEUR SERIES (Division 3)

Intel i5 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessGUI.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.

Final Standings

26.5 - Marvin 4.0.0 64-bit
26.5 - chess22k 1.14 64-bit
25.5 - Wasp 4.00 64-bit
25.0 - Koivisto 4.0 64-bit
24.5 - ChessBrainVB 3.74
22.5 - Monolith 2.0 64-bit
21.5 - Amoeba 3.2 64-bit
21.0 - Deuterium 2019.2.37.73 64-bit
20.0 - Minic 2.53 64-bit
19.5 - Sting SF 24.0 64-bit
17.0 - Rodent IV 0.30 64-bit
14.5 - FabChess 1.16 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=47529

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Martin (Marvin) and Sander (chess22k) for sharing top spot in what turned out to be a very competitive division.
Both engines will be promoted into Division 2 for the next series.

Thanks to all who followed the tournament.
It is always pleasing seeing people visiting the broadcasts.