96th Amateur Series Division 2

[Graham Banks]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

Nemorino 6.05 64-bit (relegated)
Igel 3.1.0 64-bit (relegated)
Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
Black Marlin 7.0 64-bit (promoted)
Wasp 6.00 64-bit
Tucano 10.0 64-bit
Clover 3.1 64-bit
Velvet 4.1.0 64-bit
Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
Caissa 0.9 64-bit (promoted)
Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
Zahak 10.0 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every four rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14510

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

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 - 16091

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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 - Igel 3.1.0 64-bit
4.0 - Wasp 6.00 64-bit
3.5 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
3.0 - Velvet 4.1.0 64-bit
3.0 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
3.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
3.0 - Black Marlin 7.0 64-bit
3.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
3.0 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
2.5 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
2.0 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
1.0 - Caissa 0.9 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every four rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14510

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

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 - 16091

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

8.5 - Igel 3.1.0 64-bit
6.5 - Velvet 4.1.0 64-bit
6.5 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
6.5 - Black Marlin 7.0 64-bit
6.5 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
6.0 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
6.0 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
5.5 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
5.5 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
5.5 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
5.5 - Wasp 6.00 64-bit
3.5 - Caissa 0.9 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every four rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14510

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

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 - 16091

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

12.5 - Igel 3.1.0 64-bit
10.5 - Black Marlin 7.0 64-bit
10.0 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
10.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
9.5 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
9.5 - Wasp 6.00 64-bit
9.0 - Velvet 4.1.0 64-bit
9.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
9.0 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
7.5 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
6.5 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
5.0 - Caissa 0.9 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every four rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14510

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

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 - 16091

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

16.5 - Igel 3.1.0 64-bit
14.0 - Black Marlin 7.0 64-bit
13.5 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
13.5 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
13.0 - Wasp 6.00 64-bit
12.5 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
12.5 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
12.0 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
10.5 - Velvet 4.1.0 64-bit
10.0 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
8.5 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
7.5 - Caissa 0.9 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every four rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14510

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

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 - 16091

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

20.0 - Igel 3.1.0 64-bit
17.5 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
17.5 - Wasp 6.00 64-bit
17.0 - Black Marlin 7.0 64-bit
16.0 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
15.5 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
15.0 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
15.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
13.0 - Velvet 4.1.0 64-bit
12.5 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
10.5 - Caissa 0.9 64-bit
10.5 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every four rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14510

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

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 - 16091

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

23.5 - Igel 3.1.0 64-bit
21.0 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
20.5 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
20.5 - Black Marlin 7.0 64-bit
19.5 - Wasp 6.00 64-bit
18.0 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
18.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
17.5 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
16.5 - Velvet 4.1.0 64-bit
14.5 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
13.5 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit
13.0 - Caissa 0.9 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every four rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14510

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

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 - 16091

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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 42

27.5 - Igel 3.1.0 64-bit
25.0 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
24.5 - Black Marlin 7.0 64-bit
24.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
23.0 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
22.5 - Wasp 6.00 64-bit
20.5 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
20.5 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
19.0 - Velvet 4.1.0 64-bit
16.5 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
14.5 - Caissa 0.9 64-bit
14.5 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit


Games and standings will be available after every four rounds from the following link:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... =7&t=14510

Web based link for live viewing (courtesy of Jay - Berserk author).
http://tlcv.net/16091

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 - 16091

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]

96TH AMATEUR SERIES (Division 2)

Intel i7 Quad
ChessGUI
256mb hash each where possible
3-4-5 piece tablebases
Ponder off
ChessOK-Pre2022HQ.cgb book (limited to 8 moves depth)
40 moves in 16 minutes repeating (adapted for the CCRL)
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

29.0 - Igel 3.1.0 64-bit
26.0 - Tucano 10.00 64-bit
25.5 - Black Marlin 7.0 64-bit
25.0 - Nemorino 6.05 64-bit
23.5 - Clover 3.1 64-bit
23.5 - Wasp 6.00 64-bit
22.0 - Uralochka 3.37c 64-bit
21.5 - Booot 7.0-beta 64-bit
19.5 - Velvet 4.1.0 64-bit
18.5 - Zahak 10.0 64-bit
15.0 - Caissa 0.9 64-bit
15.0 - Lc0 0.28.2 w752187 64-bit


The complete tournament pgn (zipped) can be downloaded here:
http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discuss ... p?id=51400

[Graham Banks]

Congratulations to Volodymyr (Igel author) for winning Division 2, and gaining automatic promotion back into Division 1 in the next series.

Thanks to all who took an interest. Much appreciated.