90th Amateur Series Division 1

[Graham Banks]

90TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChesOK2013HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Participants

SugaR AI 2.50 64-bit
ShashChess 20.1 64-bit
Stockfish 14.1 64-bit
Slow Chess Blitz 2.8 64-bit
Seer 2.4.0 64-bit
Koivisto 7.0 64-bit
Berserk 7.0 64-bit
RubiChess 2.2 64-bit
Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
Fire 8.1 64-bit
Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
Arasan 23.2 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13566

Web based link for live viewing (huge thanks to Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16094

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]

90TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChesOK2013HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 6

5.0 - ShashChess 20.1 64-bit
3.5 - RubiChess 2.2 64-bit
3.5 - Koivisto 7.0 64-bit
3.5 - SugaR AI 2.50 64-bit
3.5 - Stockfish 14.1 64-bit
3.0 - Seer 2.4.0 64-bit
3.0 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
3.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.8 64-bit
2.5 - Berserk 7.0 64-bit
2.0 - Arasan 23.2 64-bit
2.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
1.5 - Fire 8.1 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13566

Web based link for live viewing (huge thanks to Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16094

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]

90TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChesOK2013HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 12

9.0 - Stockfish 14.1 64-bit
9.0 - ShashChess 20.1 64-bit
8.0 - SugaR AI 2.50 64-bit
6.5 - RubiChess 2.2 64-bit
6.0 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
6.0 - Koivisto 7.0 64-bit
6.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.8 64-bit
6.0 - Berserk 8.0 64-bit
5.0 - Seer 2.4.0 64-bit
4.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
3.5 - Arasan 23.2 64-bit
3.0 - Fire 8.1 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13566

Web based link for live viewing (huge thanks to Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16094

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]

90TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChesOK2013HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 18

13.5 - Stockfish 14.1 64-bit
13.5 - ShashChess 20.1 64-bit
12.5 - SugaR AI 2.50 64-bit
9.0 - RubiChess 2.2 64-bit
9.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.8 64-bit
9.0 - Koivisto 7.0 64-bit
9.0 - Berserk 8.0 64-bit
7.5 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
7.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
7.0 - Seer 2.4.0 64-bit
6.5 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
4.5 - Arasan 23.2 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13566

Web based link for live viewing (huge thanks to Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16094

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]

90TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChesOK2013HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 24

18.0 - ShashChess 20.1 64-bit
17.0 - Stockfish 14.1 64-bit
16.5 - SugaR AI 2.50 64-bit
13.0 - Berserk 8.0 64-bit
12.5 - SlowChess Blitz 2.8 64-bit
12.0 - Koivisto 7.0 64-bit
11.5 - RubiChess 2.2 64-bit
10.5 - Seer 2.4.0 64-bit
9.5 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
8.5 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
8.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
7.0 - Arasan 23.2 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13566

Web based link for live viewing (huge thanks to Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16094

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/

[jdart]

There is something wrong with the PGN output - as is, it cannot be loaded and displayed correctly in ChessBase. If I run it through "pgn-extract -7" to clean it up and remove unnecessary headers, then it loads ook.

[Graham Banks]

There is something wrong with the PGN output - as is, it cannot be loaded and displayed correctly in ChessBase. If I run it through "pgn-extract -7" to clean it up and remove unnecessary headers, then it loads ook.

Hmm - that seems strange, as I check all of my PGN files using Chessbase Reader.

[Graham Banks]

90TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChesOK2013HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 30

21.5 - ShashChess 20.1 64-bit
21.0 - SugaR AI 2.50 64-bit
20.5 - Stockfish 14.1 64-bit
16.5 - Berserk 8.0 64-bit
16.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.8 64-bit
15.5 - Koivisto 7.0 64-bit
15.0 - RubiChess 2.2 64-bit
13.5 - Seer 2.4.0 64-bit
11.5 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
10.5 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
10.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
8.5 - Arasan 23.2 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13566

Web based link for live viewing (huge thanks to Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16094

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]

90TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChesOK2013HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Standings after Round 36

26.5 - ShashChess 20.1 64-bit
26.0 - SugaR AI 2.50 64-bit
23.5 - Stockfish 14.1 64-bit
19.5 - Berserk 8.0 64-bit
19.0 - SlowChess Blitz 2.8 64-bit
18.5 - Koivisto 7.0 64-bit
17.5 - RubiChess 2.2 64-bit
15.0 - Seer 2.4.0 64-bit
14.0 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
13.0 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
12.0 - Arasan 23.2 64-bit
11.5 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every six rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=13566

Web based link for live viewing (huge thanks to Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16094

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://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=42959
Host - GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org Port - 16094

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]

90TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 1)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChesOK2013HQ.cgb book
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating
4 cycles 44 rounds
All engines 1CPU (64-bit where available)

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

Final Standings

32.5 - SugaR AI 2.50 64-bit
31.5 - ShashChess 20.1 64-bit
29.5 - Stockfish 14.1 64-bit
23.5 - Berserk 8.0 64-bit
23.0 - Koivisto 7.0 64-bit
22.5 - SlowChess Blitz 2.8 64-bit
19.0 - RubiChess 2.2 64-bit
17.5 - Igel 3.0.5 64-bit
17.5 - Seer 2.4.0 64-bit
17.0 - Arasan 23.2 64-bit
16.0 - Fire 8.1 64-bit
14.5 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=49587